pioneer 12" dual voice sub

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Topic: pioneer 12" dual voice sub

Posted By: doogi0122
Subject: pioneer 12" dual voice sub
Date Posted: February 01, 2006 at 11:22 PM

hey all. i got a question. i just got a pioneer 12 " dual voice sub.my question is how do i hook it up?.do i need to get 2 amps to run it? or will the sony xplod i have be ok? any help is greatly appriciated

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Posted By: willdkartunes
Date Posted: February 01, 2006 at 11:31 PM

What kind of Pioneer sub are you talkin about?? and what Sony Xplod amp? Be specific!

Posted By: doogi0122
Date Posted: February 01, 2006 at 11:40 PM

its a pioneer ts-w306dvc 12" dual voice coils and a sony xplod 2/1 channel amp

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doogi

Posted By: jlord16
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 6:36 AM

Is the sony going to be running the sub bridged or off one channel. Its proberly only 4ohm stable bridged but 2ohm stable stereo. If that is the case, run the sub off one channel with a 2ohm load, or bridge it and run an 8ohm load (will result in a power loss) or get a mono amp.

Option 1 (parallel) = 2 ohm load
Voice coils wired in parallel
Recommended Amplifier: Stable at 2 or 1 ohm mono

Option 2 (series) = 8 ohm load
Voice coils wired in series
Recommended Amplifier: Stable at 4, 2, or 1 ohm mono

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Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: February 02, 2006 at 1:29 PM

Bridge the amp, and wire the voice coils in series (assuming the sub is a dual 4 ohm voice coil).

Don't just use one channel of the amp with the voice coils in parallel, as this will not give you any more power, and will not sound as good (more THD at lower impedance levels). Also if the signal that's input to the amp is in stereo (not mono), you may only get half the audio signal left or right.

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Posted By: speg80
Date Posted: February 06, 2006 at 9:38 PM

how do you tell if the signal to the amp is stereo or mono?

Posted By: willdkartunes
Date Posted: February 06, 2006 at 11:39 PM

There should be a switch on the side of the amp that tells you.