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pdmech73 
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Posted: December 26, 2005 at 8:01 PM / IP Logged  

This is my first time here, so I'm not quite accustomed to how things run here. Bare with me. I will provide the link to similar pictures of what I have.

This is my equipment: 2 Audiobahn 12" AW1251T, 2 single 12" subwoofer enclosures, Polk Momo C300.2 amplifier

Amplifier Specifications: http://www.polkaudio.com/caraudio/specs/amps/c300_2/ 

Subwoofer Specifications: http://www.cardomain.com/item/ABNAW1251T

Subwoofer boxes: http://www.electronicsoutpost.com/images/psolo10_12_15.jpg

This is what I want to see will work: I have 2 single boxes, 2 subwoofers, 1 2-channel amplifier. I want to bridge the amp at 4 ohms. How do I wire the subwoofers? The subwoofers are dual voice coil and 4 ohms (can be 2 ohms or 8 ohms depending how you wire them). Do I wire the subwoofers in series each (8 ohms) and then parallel at the amplifier?

Thanks guys, -Paul

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Posted: December 26, 2005 at 8:05 PM / IP Logged  
Yup, series the coils, and parallel the subs at the amp.
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pdmech73 
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Posted: December 26, 2005 at 8:33 PM / IP Logged  

Sorry, I'm a newbie at car audio. Just for clarification- each subwoofer will be in a single enclosure, each dual voice coil will be wired in series (8 ohms). Together, both subwoofers will be 4 ohms. If I bridge the 2-channel amplifier, it will be 4 ohms. The subwoofers 4 ohms will match the bridged amplifiers 4 ohms? I want to make sure the RMS on both subwoofers match with the amp. The amp states 450watts rms bridged and the subwoofers are 400rms. Perfect match? You guys sure do respond quick.

Thanks again guys, -Paul

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Yup, that's what I meant.
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Subwoofer & Amp Wiring -- posted image.
Each voice coil will get 112.5wrms. A perfect match would be a 800wrms @ 4ohm amp. Each sub would get 400wrms. Each voice coil would get 200wrms.
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pdmech73 
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Posted: December 27, 2005 at 11:36 AM / IP Logged  

The diagram you showed is a series/parallel design right? My question is- Is it possible to wire the subs like the diagram when I have 2 single 12" enclosures?

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yes it would be the same. just follow the diagram
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Posted: December 28, 2005 at 1:29 AM / IP Logged  

This the current setup I have in my truck. I am wondering how much RMS power am I actually getting?

This is my equipment: 1 Audiobahn 12" AW1251T and 1 Polk Momo C300.2 amplifier. The sub is a dual 4 ohm voice coil that is wired in series (8 ohms). The amplifier is unbridged. Unbridge the amp is 220 rms watts x 2 (2 ohms) and 150 rms watts x 2 (4 ohms).

Amplifier Specifications: http://www.polkaudio.com/caraudio/specs/amps/c300_2/ 

Subwoofer Specifications: http://www.cardomain.com/item/ABNAW1251T

Thanks, -Paul

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Posted: December 28, 2005 at 1:45 AM / IP Logged  

This two-channel amp is unbridged?  And you have the voice coils connected in series...so....what are you doing, using one channel for this sub?

The specs for this amp show output rated at 14.4 volts at 1000 Hz.  This output will go here and there from that point across the frequency range.  What is it outputting in the sub frequency range?  We don't know.  And will your car's electrical system be supplying 14.4 volts during play time?  We don't know that either...

You should know that when amplifier specs are provided in this manner that this would be a best-case scenario and that your actual results will be less.

Just FYI,  if you want to figure the output into an 8 ohm load by using the rated specs into a 4 ohm load, just cut the rated specs in half.  Doubling the impedance load will halve the output.  If you intend to use these pieces of gear together, bridge the 8 ohm load across the channels.  Using the rated specs, the output would be 150 watts.  If you want to figure what it would be if the electrical system were supplying an actual 12 volts, just figure wattage per volt.  150 / 14.4 = 10.41 X 12 = 125 watts.  You can read actual input DC voltage using a meter at the amp.

Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
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Posted: December 28, 2005 at 7:35 PM / IP Logged  
Actually, steve, in order to find the output, you'd have to play a test tone, and measure ac voltage at the amp's speaker outputs.  Then you'd square it, and divide by the ohm load.  If you did it your way, it wouldn't be accurate since wattage isn't linear as input voltage changes- the higher the voltage into a given load, the more amperage also, meaning a more than proportional increase in wattage.
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