8 8” 4ohm dvc wiring

[Steven Trees]

I just got 8 8s and I’m not sure how to wire them up exactly. I have 2 boxes that each hold 4 subs. If I’m to wire both boxes to .5 ohm can I hook both wires to the 1 channel amp and get 1ohm?

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[dragon.breath 10+ year member]

Yes you can. If you wire the 4 subs for .5 ohms you would wire the 2 boxes in series to get a 1 ohm load.

Subwoofer Wiring Diagrams for Four 4 Ohm Dual Voice Coil Speakers

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[Doxquzme Premium Member]

Need to know what the woofers are, make model, dual, single voice coils and their respective impedances to provide you with the best way to wire for a desired load. Need to know what the amplifier you will be using is also and whether it can handle a .5 ohm load. You indicate in your other thread that you are getting an RF amplifier, they are usually not .5 ohm stable. Might want to keep all this in this or that thread for continuity too.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Deff need to lnow what subs.. Make and Model# would help quite a bit.
What amplifier will you be using?

 

[Steven Trees]

Need to know what the woofers are, make model, dual, single voice coils and their respective impedances to provide you with the best way to wire for a desired load. Need to know what the amplifier you will be using is also and whether it can handle a .5 ohm load. You indicate in your other thread that you are getting an RF amplifier, they are usually not .5 ohm stable. Might want to keep all this in this or that thread for continuity too.

I have 8 Rockville W8K6D4 V2 dvc 4ohm 1400 peak 350 rms 8” subs. I’m gonna wire them to a Taramps bass 3k 1 ohm 1 channel amp. I’d like to wire everything to 1 ohm

 

[Steven Trees]

Deff need to lnow what subs.. Make and Model# would help quite a bit.
What amplifier will you be using?

I have 8 Rockville W8K6D4 V2 dvc 4ohm 1400 peak 350 rms 8” subs. I’m gonna wire them to a Taramps bass 3k 1 ohm 1 channel amp. I’d like to wire everything to 1 ohm

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

Geez, my brain hurts. It's a series parallel configuration. You will need to run a 4x4 and parallel the two groups.

2 groups of 4 woofer series/parpelle like this then the two groups in parallel should get you to 1 ohms.

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

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[Doxquzme Premium Member]

My brain hurts just looking at those diagrams. It's late so if anyone sees a problem with either of those, please feel free to chime in!