5 x 4ohm dvc subs at 1ohm

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Topic: 5 x 4ohm dvc subs at 1ohm

Posted By: markderby
Subject: 5 x 4ohm dvc subs at 1ohm
Date Posted: December 10, 2011 at 2:51 PM

Hi i have a 1ohm stable amp and about to fit 5 DVC 4 ohm subs ... and i'm trying to get 1ohm load i can do this by 4 subs @ 8ohms then 1 sub @ 1ohm = 1ohm total load .... would this be ok what about the effect on the one sub thats ran at 1ohm will this get more or less power than the others is there a chance of blowing it before others
Thanks
Mark

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Posted By: markderby
Date Posted: December 10, 2011 at 2:52 PM

sorry 1 sub at 2ohms not one .. :)

Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: December 10, 2011 at 3:20 PM

The woofer wired as a 2 ohm driver will be getting the same power as the other 4. The other 4 will have that same power distributed equally across them. The other woofer will be pounding, and the 4, not so much. Wire all of the woofers as 8 ohm and parallel them at the amp.

Posted By: markderby
Date Posted: December 10, 2011 at 3:27 PM

but thats what i was trying to avoid as this will end with a 1.6ohm load

Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: December 10, 2011 at 4:08 PM

You will never hear the difference.

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