Ohm question.

[jbakerinc]

can you wire 2 dual 4 ohm voice coil subwoofers to 2 ohms. i have seen where you can and where it ends up being 1 ohm. i have never had dual voice coil subs before so im not real sure what the deal is. thanks in advance.

 

[Bob Ayers]

Yes, you wire both voice coils in parallel, and then you wire the 2 subwoofers in parallel, that will give you 1 OHM.

Check this out....... No. 4 is the way you will wire the two voice coils in each speaker, even though the diagram is showing 4
speakers. Make sure you keep them phased correctly (all +'s together, all -'s together):

http://www.colomar.com/Shavano/spkr_wiring.html

 

[jbakerinc]

I dont want 1 ohm. i want 2 ohms. can i do it??

 

[Pistons23]

nope, you can only get a 1ohm or 4ohm load

 

[flyingbrick]

Why not just run one sub at 2 ohm and keep the second for a spare? also why do you want 2 ohm?

 

[jbakerinc]

well i got a dual 10 sealed box for real cheap. so i picked it up. honestly my good amp burned up when i loaned it out to a friend while i wasnt using it so im stuck with an old power acoustik sp2x-520 and i was just trying to get the most out of it as i could untill i get a new one. what is you guys opinion of power acoustik stuff. i saw their gothic series amps are good priced and was thinking about getting one cause my other PA amp has been good.

 

[Pistons23]

honestly i wouldnt run any power acoustic gear. how much power are you looking for? elemental designs has their nine.2x amp on sale for $150 shipped. it will do 600w@4ohms/12.5v. they are slightly underrated. it might make 650-700w bridged at 12.5v.
http://www.edesignaudio.com/product_info.php?products_id=47

 

[jbakerinc]

this is the one i was looking at.

http://www.cardiscountstereos.com/catalog page.asp?Product+#=OV22600

 

[Pistons23]

i think youd be lucky to get 500w out of that thing

 

[jbakerinc]

well i realize that unless your paying $500+ for a 2000 wattt amp you arent going to get 2000. i was just looking at it because i have a PA amp and its been one of the better amps i have had. i like them. never had any problems with them. yet. so i was just looking around.

 

[mazdamayham]

If your looking for decent power for a decent price check this out

http://cgi.ebay.com/HIFONICS-BXi160...4|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50



I am using one of these to push 2 JL Audio 12w3v3, at one time I had it pushing 4 of them. I like it especially for the money.

 

[Psychopete]

i think youd be lucky to get 500w out of that thing

+1 In the experience that I've used them, they always tend to not be as punchy. Not a big fan a PA stuff either sound wise, reliability - never been an issue. IMO, Basically I've used and heard several different setups with PA amps and I wouldn't likely buy another. I'd probably run one for dirt cheap or free.

I don't want to discourage you from buying it, it could certainly work perfectly for your purposes, just stating that I wasn't satisfied with it's performance compared to other products. I am not a professional in this area, more or less an experimenter, so take this with a grain of salt.

Pete