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wiring 8 inch sub with two 12 inch subs?

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Topic: wiring 8 inch sub with two 12 inch subs?

Posted By: garrett12
Subject: wiring 8 inch sub with two 12 inch subs?
Date Posted: June 01, 2010 at 1:23 PM

ok i have two dual voil coil 12 inch kicker cvx's(700 watts rms)  i have them wired to a 2200 rms two channel power acoustiks amp i have them bridged, wired in paralell equaling a 1 ohm load,   and i just recently got an 8in kicker L7 (450 watts rms)  and i was trying to figure out if i can wire them all up to equal 1 ohm, or would i have to get a second 8in sub to make it even, the amp has more than enough power for it all but i would like to know how i could wire it up safely.



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Posted By: audiocableguy
Date Posted: June 01, 2010 at 11:16 PM
First of all that amp isn't doing anywhere near 2200W. You might get Half that. It's Power Acoustic, famous for inflated BS numbers.

You do not want to mix the 8's and the 12's. Pick one or the other not both. Now if you want to crossover the 8" at a different frequency, seperate enclosures, adding additional amp channels that's something different.

Adding the 8" and the 12's together will offer you no advantages.




Posted By: garrett12
Date Posted: June 02, 2010 at 8:56 AM
ok thank you ill just stick with the 12s




Posted By: nismo542
Date Posted: June 06, 2010 at 12:53 AM

yeah just stick with the 12s.  if you need more midbass then you could run the 8 on a seperate amp with a crossover so it will only reprocdue the midbass frequencys






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