8 ohm Kicker Comp?
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: April 29, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Topic: 8 ohm Kicker Comp?
Posted By: radiomk1
Subject: 8 ohm Kicker Comp?
Date Posted: November 15, 2006 at 7:37 PM
I got a hold of 2 kicker competition 12" but they are 8ohm. Some1 told me they must be house speakers? tru or not. How can I hook these up to sound the best with either Orion XTR 2150 or Orion 2150 SX. Any help will be appreciated. Thanx!
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Posted By: 1lowgalant
Date Posted: November 15, 2006 at 7:49 PM
no, not house speakers. you can get 8 ohm subs from alot of different car audio makers. if they are svc, a 4 ohm load is all you can get from them which should do just fine.
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Posted By: fox55
Date Posted: November 15, 2006 at 7:50 PM
Yes you can buy 8 ohm speakers from dealers as mentioned above running the speakers in a parralel setup will give you the desired 4 ohm load.
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Posted By: radiomk1
Date Posted: November 15, 2006 at 8:09 PM
My Orion 2150SX amp does - 150 X2 in 4 ohms, 300X2 in 2 ohms and 600X1 in 4 ohms mono how should I run this with these 8ohm Kicker Comp subs to get the best bump.
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Posted By: 1lowgalant
Date Posted: November 15, 2006 at 8:17 PM
it should do fine. wire them up parallel, pos to pos, neg to neg, then attach to the amps bridged outputs for the desired 600x1 @ 4 ohms. perfect match.
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Whatever you do, DO NOT let the white smoke leak out of the wires.....
Posted By: radiomk1
Date Posted: November 15, 2006 at 8:43 PM
2 questions - the encloser does not let me get access from 1 woofer to the other ( wall in middle) so can i go from amp (+) to box terminal (=) then hook up a wire from that terminal to the (+) terminal on the other woofer then do the same for the (-)'s. My other thing is the orion 2150sx has the speaker wires in it already 1yellow, 1orange 1black. / YELLOW & 1BLACK/ orange. When I bridge this how do I know which (+)/(-) to use? Thanx!
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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: November 15, 2006 at 9:10 PM
This enclosure doesn't have two separate terminal cups on the back of it, does it? If it has just one that means these subs are already wired together. You can be sure by unscrewing and pulling the subs out and examining the wiring. Draw it as a diagram on paper! If you don't have a manual for your amp, look it up online and download it.
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Posted By: radiomk1
Date Posted: November 15, 2006 at 9:17 PM
Yes the box has seperate terminals for each woofer. In the box there is a wall that seperates the box down the middle (1/2 box - 1 speaker) thaats why I wanna know if I can go from amp (+) to box terminal (+) then hook up a wire from that terminal to the (+) terminal on the other woofer then do the same for the (-)'s.
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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: November 15, 2006 at 9:23 PM
Yes, that's parallel wiring. All connections made are of the same polarity. (That's a strange way to build an enclosure for those particular subs; it's not like they should be powered by separate amplifiers...)
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Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
Posted By: radiomk1
Date Posted: November 15, 2006 at 9:34 PM
So its OK that I jump it from amp-terminal-terminal? those where not the subs in thawt box it had 2 - 12" infinity but my friend blew them. Thanx
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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: November 15, 2006 at 9:37 PM
That's what I thought... If it ends up sounding like crap because the enclosure is wrong for the subs, let the forum know if you want help designing and building a new box for them. ------------- Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
Posted By: radiomk1
Date Posted: November 15, 2006 at 9:39 PM
OK but how about the terminal to terminal wiring is that ok
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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: November 15, 2006 at 10:04 PM
radiomk1 wrote:
thaats why I wanna know if I can go from amp (+) to box terminal (+) then hook up a wire from that terminal to the (+) terminal on the other woofer then do the same for the (-)'s.
stevdart wrote:
Yes, that's parallel wiring. All connections made are of the same polarity.
You asking again just to be asking? ------------- Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
Posted By: radiomk1
Date Posted: November 15, 2006 at 10:24 PM
Sorry just don't wanna fry the sub like the 1 I did earlier 2day. Wasn't sure if wiring the outside of the box was the same as wiring the speakers inside the box 2gether. Thanx 4 all your help!
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Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: November 15, 2006 at 11:33 PM
Should be...you could take em out and check to make sure
Posted By: sin0cide
Date Posted: November 16, 2006 at 2:02 AM
you have a good chance of frying those speakers if you put them in a box thats not designed for them. especially if your running them full bore.
Posted By: radiomk1
Date Posted: November 16, 2006 at 2:34 AM
The box that they come from is about the same size except it isa little taller with a wedge shape and no wall in the middle. The 1 I am putting them in is a rectangle with a divider in the box
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