best way to wire 2 dvc subs?
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Topic: best way to wire 2 dvc subs?
Posted By: silverfox3742
Subject: best way to wire 2 dvc subs?
Date Posted: January 29, 2011 at 6:29 PM
What is the best way to wire 2 dvc 4 ohm kicker cvrs to a rockford fosgate 500.2 amp. I'm looking to get as much power out of the amp as possible. Should I wire subs to 1ohm and connect direct without bridging? Thanks in advance .
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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: January 29, 2011 at 8:32 PM
Your amp will produce it's maximum amount of safe power into a 2 ohm per channel load. Connect one speaker per channel of the amp.
Duplicate the following for each woofer/channel of the amp.
Option 1 (parallel) = 2 ohm load
Voice coils wired in parallel
Recommended Amplifier: Stable at 2 or 1 ohm mono |
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Posted By: silverfox3742
Date Posted: January 29, 2011 at 8:43 PM
The amp Manual says that at 2 ohms per channel it only puts out 150watts per channel but at 1 ohm per channel 250 watts per channel. How can I accomplish this with the two subs. It also says a 2 ohm load bridged put out 500watts. Can I do this somehow?
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: January 29, 2011 at 9:32 PM
It must be a T500.2. With the woofers you have, your only safe option is the diagram I posted earlier. It is always advantageous to purchase the correct impedance speakers to be able to get the most our of your amplifier(s).
Posted By: silverfox3742
Date Posted: January 29, 2011 at 9:43 PM
Ok. As of right now one coil is wired positive to negative and the other coil goes to the terminals. Both subs are wired like this. Then I have them bridged. I bought the box like this . I do have the t5002. how many watts am I getting like this and is it unsafe?
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: January 30, 2011 at 3:43 AM
Your amp is wired at 4Ohm mono. This is the same exact electrical load as the 2Ohm stereo load I suggested.
Posted By: silverfox3742
Date Posted: January 30, 2011 at 12:39 PM
Ok. Would it be better to buy two new 2ohm subs?
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: January 30, 2011 at 1:46 PM
If you insist on being able to extract every ounce of possible power from your amp, then yes 2 dual 2Ohm drivers would help you.
Posted By: silverfox3742
Date Posted: February 01, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Sorry to be a bug I'm just trying to understand this. So in order to get the best power out of any sytem . I would have to have a class D amp with 4 ohm subs or the other option is a 2 channel amp with 2 ohm subs? Is this the best way to do a setup?
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: February 02, 2011 at 11:50 PM
The class of the amp has nothing to do with it. If you insist on getting every possible watt out of your amp, you need to figure out how many woofers you are going to use, then figure out what impedance they need to be to match the minimum operating impedance of the amp.
Posted By: silverfox3742
Date Posted: February 03, 2011 at 4:51 PM
I'm looking to for my bass to be louder. Take my amp for instance to improve the sound in my car I would have to get 2 new subs that are 2ohms each and wire them down to one ohm? Or should I purchase a new amp with more wattage? I'm trying to do this the cheapest way by buting a new amp or two new subs.
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