2/8 ohm speakers

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Printed Date: November 03, 2025 at 11:19 PM

Topic: 2/8 ohm speakers

Posted By: cavyinthegarage
Subject: 2/8 ohm speakers
Date Posted: January 11, 2003 at 10:58 AM

hello there,

after searching and reading alot of information, I feel even more confused then when I started.. I need to know if you can make a pair of dual voice coil 2/8 ohm speakers to both be 4ohm.. I am trying to bridge an orion xtr175 at 4 ohms..

I went to fosgate website and the only way the chart said I could do this is from 4 dvc speakers... so I was just wondering instead of having to buy 2 more speakers or another amp... thanks for any input...

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Posted By: the12volt
Date Posted: January 11, 2003 at 11:26 AM

No, you can not wire two DVC woofers @ 8 ohms per voice coil in a 4 ohm load. You can wire them in 2, 8, or 32 ohms.

Posted By: cavyinthegarage
Date Posted: January 11, 2003 at 11:33 AM

ok thanks a million..

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Posted By: the12volt
Date Posted: January 11, 2003 at 11:37 AM

You're welcome, glad I could help.

If you ever need to determine resistance values of multiple speakers, you can always use these calculators: https://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/boxcalcs.asp#par

Posted By: cavyinthegarage
Date Posted: January 12, 2003 at 7:06 AM

I tried the calculators but I didnt understand how to make it work, thats when I went to the fosgate website like someone mentioned when I did a search...

but I understand it now I think posted_image

thanks again tho for the help.. Im just going to get 2 more 10's

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