12 inch solo x, kicker 2500.1 amp wiring?

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Topic: 12 inch solo x, kicker 2500.1 amp wiring?

Posted By: joey2714
Subject: 12 inch solo x, kicker 2500.1 amp wiring?
Date Posted: April 12, 2006 at 8:46 AM

i have a 12 inch solo x subwoofer and a kicker 2500.1 amp. the sub has 2 voice coils, both at 2 ohms. the amp isn't rated for 1 ohm and at 4 ohms it only puts out 1250 watts. is there any way i can wire the sub to 2 ohms?

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Posted By: godblessdremil
Date Posted: April 12, 2006 at 9:04 AM

No the only way you can run a 2 ohm dvc is at 1 ohm or 4 with your amp.

Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: April 12, 2006 at 10:55 AM

Read this thread... Yes, you CAN run one voice coil, for a 2 ohm load. Judiscious gain matching becomes important though, so as not to overpower the woofer...

Otherwise, run the coils in series, 4 ohms, set your gain appropriately, and enjoy amp longevity, improved damping factor, lower distortion, better efficiency... ALL good things! 1250 watts is still a TON of power.

Why does everybody think they HAVE to load an amp to it's max rating?

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Posted By: kirktcashalini
Date Posted: April 12, 2006 at 1:57 PM

because I have yet to hear of anyone who buys a soloX and a 2500RMS watt amp for sound quality. lol. posted_image

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Posted By: godblessdremil
Date Posted: April 12, 2006 at 4:08 PM

^^^ The reason i didn't say to run one voice coil is because he will probally over power it.