mono amp

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Topic: mono amp

Posted By: nixon75
Subject: mono amp
Date Posted: December 27, 2005 at 4:01 AM

how do i connect my 2-ohm stable mono amp to my 4-ohm dual voice coil subs so that the load would just be 4-ohms?

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Posted By: speedwayaudio1
Date Posted: December 27, 2005 at 6:27 AM

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Posted By: nixon75
Date Posted: December 28, 2005 at 3:39 AM

but i only have 1 subwoofer.

Posted By: stang351w
Date Posted: December 28, 2005 at 7:01 AM

then you cant

you can only go 2 or 8 ohms with a single DVC sub

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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: December 28, 2005 at 8:02 AM

Typically, a DVC 4 ohm sub is wired in parallel to make a 2 ohm load for use with a 2 ohm-stable mono amplifier.

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: December 28, 2005 at 1:05 PM

nixon75 wrote:

how do i connect my 2-ohm stable mono amp to my 4-ohm dual voice coil subs so that the load would just be 4-ohms?
but i only have 1 subwoofer.

The only way you can do this with one woofer is to wire only one voice coil on the woofer and then use an amplifier with an RMS output rating 1/2 the RMS rating of the woofer. But if your amplifier is 2-ohm stable, why are you worrying about producing a 4-ohm load? Wire both VCs in parallel and use a 2-ohm load.

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Posted By: nixon75
Date Posted: December 28, 2005 at 5:45 PM

thanks guys!!