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wire dual voice coil sub

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Printed Date: July 06, 2025 at 5:21 PM


Topic: wire dual voice coil sub

Posted By: walkerhounds23
Subject: wire dual voice coil sub
Date Posted: March 06, 2009 at 6:36 PM

how do i wire my ten inch aw1006t audiobahn dual voice coil sub to my sony explode 1200 watt channel amp. so it is bridged.? in 2 ohms or greater. ive never had to wire a sub that has 4 connections on it and im lost.




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Posted By: walkerhounds23
Date Posted: March 06, 2009 at 6:42 PM

and would a dual ported box sound good with this sub? i found one on ebay





Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: March 06, 2009 at 6:58 PM

Two voice coils, each one is 4 ohms.  Each one has two inputs, mainly so that in rare situations someone might want to insert PHAT wires into every one of them for that PHAT WIRY look.  But only one + and - on each coil needs to be used...using both is called "parallel wiring" and changes impedance factor.

So use just one input at each coil.  Here's a page from crutchfield.com  They show you the manufacturer's ported box requirements on that page.  A dual ported box would have to have ports the same diameter but twice as long as what you see on that page, and therefore a larger overall box size.  Keep it one port and as close to the 1.4 cu ft per sub spec as possible.  Best thing to do is have somebody build a box for you.



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Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.




Posted By: walkerhounds23
Date Posted: March 06, 2009 at 7:02 PM

thanks alot i appreciate the information. it was very helpful. any sugestions for a box?





Posted By: walkerhounds23
Date Posted: March 06, 2009 at 7:05 PM
oh nevermind i see. it says about wat box to use




Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: March 06, 2009 at 7:07 PM
I was editing/ adding so there's a bit more info in my last post.  Good luck with your setup.

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Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.




Posted By: soundnsecurity
Date Posted: March 06, 2009 at 11:38 PM
wow. 2 posts about wiring an audiobahn sub in one day. what are the odds?

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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: March 07, 2009 at 12:37 AM
soundnsecurity wrote:

wow. 2 posts about wiring an audiobahn sub in one day. what are the odds?

Unfortunately, a little too good...

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