two amps wired to 1 pair of subs
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Topic: two amps wired to 1 pair of subs
Posted By: only1foodstamp
Subject: two amps wired to 1 pair of subs
Date Posted: April 22, 2012 at 2:11 AM
I have 2 Sony 1300w max svc 4 ohm 12"subs,a pioneer gm-5400t 760w 2ch. amp and a spl z4x-600 600w max 4ch amp i was told there is a way to wire 1 amp to each sub then wire the subs together letting share the combined wattage of the 2 amps. anyone heard or know about this
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Posted By: only1foodstamp
Date Posted: April 22, 2012 at 2:29 AM
My car is a 2001 Ford Taurus I've got all 4gauge wire ran, capacitor is a 1.0 radar lightning audio striker I've got60 watt inline fuse within 10" of battery seperate grounds for each amp and power cap all to sanded bare metal spot on chassis the subs are seperated because pioneer amp only gets the 380w rms I need when bridged and then it not stable to 2 ohm needs a 4 ohm load so its either 1 sub or wire them both sries for 8 ohm load or seperate channels that would be 125 x2 @4 ohm or both on 1 channel which is 190 x2@ 2 ohm the subs are 380 rms 1300 max hence seperate amps. the spl offers170 x2@ 4 ohm which isn't enough to push alone. I know better subs and bigger amp is the best answer but I've these for now
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: April 22, 2012 at 9:18 AM
only1foodstamp wrote:
I have 2 Sony 1300w max svc 4 ohm 12"subs,a pioneer gm-5400t 760w 2ch. amp and a spl z4x-600 600w max 4ch amp i was told there is a way to wire 1 amp to each sub then wire the subs together letting share the combined wattage of the 2 amps. anyone heard or know about this
No, you can't do that. One amp to each SVC sub, that you can do. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: only1foodstamp
Date Posted: April 22, 2012 at 9:38 AM
That's what I thought an aquaintance says he's seen it done.. sounds crazy thanks..
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: April 22, 2012 at 9:53 AM
There are some amps that can be strapped together, but they must be matched, from the same company, and designed for that purpose. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: only1foodstamp
Date Posted: April 22, 2012 at 10:01 AM
Yeah heard of that never seen it but he talkin out side of his neck...
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