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makmillion 
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Posted: September 12, 2006 at 2:58 AM / IP Logged  
I have three (3) 10" subs on the way in the mail, soon anyways, and they are dual 4 ohm vc each. I was wondering if I can wire two of them at 8 ohms and one at 2 ohms for a final load of 1.3xx ohms from my amp?
If I can do this, will it hurt the subs or amp at all, in any way? If it will in any way, I won't do it.. the only other option is to wire it at 6 ohms or 2.6x ohms which will only give me 650-700 watts RMS.
Please help
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Posted: September 12, 2006 at 8:32 AM / IP Logged  
Yes, you can wire them in such a way as to put a 1.33 ohm load onto the amp, but the end result will be that one woofer will receive MUCH more power than the other two.  When using multiple subs, you want to strive to make each one identical in every way;  same enclosure size/type, same power input, same signal input.  Will it kill that one sub?  You'll have to do the math to see if it will get too much power.
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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