4 ohms sub to mono block

Hey guys i want to know  i have a Boss D1200M and   i have a pioneer subwoofer tws256C 800 Watts subwoofer,  it is a 4ohms sub but the amp only put out 280 rms and the sub is 350 RMS but the amp only has 180 rms at 1. I want to know if i can change the ohm of the speaker so that i can get the full 1200 watts at 2ohms at 1 on the amp the full power of the amp.

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dre

That would be a negative ghost rider....

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You can change the woofer to a Dual Voice coil 2 Ohm.     Change = Go buy a new woofer.

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dred, uh...there is no full 1200 watts.  Sorry.

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Get a New Amp.

That amp will never do 1200w

mike swanson wrote:

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Get a New Amp.

That amp will never do 1200w

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Yep as stated...No way to get 1200w from that set-up...Just hook it up...Beat it til it bleeds and replace...Did you get this stuff as a package,,,? Not the best amp in the world...But again...I install lots of boss stuff...Dealer right down the street...So hook it up...kinda enjoy...I would go ahead and prepare for the upgrade w/ correct power wire etc...

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tjjr8120 wrote:

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if your looking to do a 2 ohm load with a 4 ohm speaker but don't have the money to buy another sub then if you got a old 4 ohm speaker take the voice coil out of it and wire it together + to + and - to - and you got your 2 ohm load (not to worry the voice coil won't do anything) but make sure your sub is able to handle the rms level @ 2 ohms for those wondering where to install the voice coil put it in the enclousure and make sure you mount it securly.

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WHAT?  No, if you want the speaker to function do NOT remove the voice coil.  Sheesh.

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tjjr8120 wrote:

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if your looking to do a 2 ohm load with a 4 ohm speaker but don't have the money to buy another sub then if you got a old 4 ohm speaker take the voice coil out of it and wire it together + to + and - to - and you got your 2 ohm load (not to worry the voice coil won't do anything) but make sure your sub is able to handle the rms level @ 2 ohms for those wondering where to install the voice coil put it in the enclousure and make sure you mount it securly.

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Sometimes all I can say is WOW. 

WOW

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tjjr8120 wrote:

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if your looking to do a 2 ohm load with a 4 ohm speaker but don't have the money to buy another sub then if you got a old 4 ohm speaker take the voice coil out of it and wire it together + to + and - to - and you got your 2 ohm load (not to worry the voice coil won't do anything) but make sure your sub is able to handle the rms level @ 2 ohms for those wondering where to install the voice coil put it in the enclousure and make sure you mount it securly.

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Brutality sets in... Get ready, 'cause here it comes... Somebody told me just recently, and here on this very board, in fact, that I was an ass... Well, while that IS a defining characteristic of mine, let's see if that truth is self-evident in this post.

WTH?!?!

I'm with i am an idiot... WOW! And I would add some sort of emoticon, but I can't even BEGIN to imagine how I could convey the amazement I find with the DEPTH of the idocy of that statement... And you REALLY work in car audio? You ain't even allowed to LOOK at my CAR, let alone touch the system within!

Are you serious? Why remove the voice coil? If you parallel a four ohm voice coil (removed from the woofer) with a 4 ohm voice coil (still in the woofer), HALF OF THE POWER YOUR AMP MAKES WILL BE DISSIPATED IN THAT UNATTACHED VOICE COIL!!! It doesn't all go into the working woofer!

So, if you have an amp rated 500 watts into 4 ohms, but only 900 watts (reasonable) into 2 ohms, then you will actually only be putting 450 watts into the working woofer! You are shorting yourself out of 50 watts, and while it won't likely be a noticeable drop in output, you ARE shorting yourself!

Dude... You really need to brush up on your Ohm's Law.

To the OP... Run 4-ohms. It's a Boss amp, it'll actually last more than 6 months if you do, and you might actually get some fidelity from it. (But I wouldn't hold my breath...)

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

And there are some other times that all I can say is WOW, for completely different reasons.  This too is one of those times.

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tjjr8120 wrote:

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take a old 4 ohm voice coil out of a subwoofer your not using and hook it up to your 4 ohm sub your trying to get a 2 ohm load out of and you got it and for those not listening to me (im an idiot) and (Dyohn) don't question me i been doing electronics when you was wizing in diaper's.

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ummm....what!?!?

That is awesome....I'll try it someday!  NOT!!   There won't even be a noticeable difference from a 4ohm load and a 2 ohm load.  Why would you even think about doing that?   

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tjjr8120 wrote:

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take a old 4 ohm voice coil out of a subwoofer your not using and hook it up to your 4 ohm sub your trying to get a 2 ohm load out of and you got it and for those not listening to me (im an idiot) and (Dyohn) don't question me i been doing electronics when you was wizing in diaper's.

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This is DYohn's Bio..."Wizing in pants"(wth)   Since 1973, sound system and loudspeaker designer and engineer for several audio and video related companies and manufacturers, including Oberheim, Harbinger, Sony, Ampex, Bag End, Creative Labs, Lucasfilm/THX, Precision Audio, and Tyco. Also worked as a video producer and sound designer for Columbia Pictures, Arista Records, A&M Records, MTV and The California Music Channel. Worked in several capacities for broadcast radio and television stations, and for ten years owned my own video production company. Current owner of Four Winds Audio in San Jose, CA.

Education: PhD in Cybernetic Systems from the University of California. Also a BSEE in acoustics and an MA in Broadcast Communications. University Professor in Radio and TV and in Communications at San Jose State University and Santa Clara University in California from 1990-1996.

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And I am an Idiot can do plug and play r/s's now...So leave him alone too... No reason to get nasty man...If they did miss your point, which sometimes happens...(Sometimes they like to strengthen a point... Or make sure that something incorrect doesnt happen,like the removal of the voice coil of new sub... It sucks to have to replace something from incorrect info.) Just re-point out your Idea/fix, or make your point why it will work...! Putting down is usually a last resort to not having the ability to respond accurately to the point...! Haemphyst points out the loss of power from your idea...Maybe a response to explain your point!

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... you forgot to mention I'm old enough to be some of you boys' grandpa.

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What I really want to know... is "diaper's WHAT"? And who is "diaper", anyway?

Bag End... That make all the more sense to me! :) (Kidding, Dave! BTW, when's the next trip to Todai?)

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

tommy... wrote:

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tjjr8120 wrote:

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take a old 4 ohm voice coil out of a subwoofer your not using and hook it up to your 4 ohm sub your trying to get a 2 ohm load out of and you got it and for those not listening to me (im an idiot) and (Dyohn) don't question me i been doing electronics when you was wizing in diaper's.

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This is DYohn's Bio..."Wizing in pants"(wth)   Since 1973, sound system and loudspeaker designer and engineer for several audio and video related companies and manufacturers, including Oberheim, Harbinger, Sony, Ampex, Bag End, Creative Labs, Lucasfilm/THX, Precision Audio, and Tyco. Also worked as a video producer and sound designer for Columbia Pictures, Arista Records, A&M Records, MTV and The California Music Channel. Worked in several capacities for broadcast radio and television stations, and for ten years owned my own video production company. Current owner of Four Winds Audio in San Jose, CA.

Education: PhD in Cybernetic Systems from the University of California. Also a BSEE in acoustics and an MA in Broadcast Communications. University Professor in Radio and TV and in Communications at San Jose State University and Santa Clara University in California from 1990-1996.

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I think what tjjr8120 meant to say is he is whizzing in his diaper after reading that bio 

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DYohn] wrote:

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.. you forgot to mention I'm old enough to be some of you boys' grandpa.

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That must have been you he was calling Grandpa.  I thought he was talking to me.

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Haem, you may want to download the following manual.  You never know when he may decide to remove it from the web. https://anscv.com/images/AMP/

Download the PDF file from that directory.      Sorry for posting this here, but his inbox is full.

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Can i call you grandpa...? I think the 1973 reference was all that was needed...!

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