1000 watt amp (550@4)-(1000@2), 2 ohm sub can i just leave it at 2

[Disturbance]

i got a 1000 watt amp 2 ohm sub i want all the wattage to go to this sub but researching a 2 ohm can only be wired to 4 or 1. could i just put the sub in as it self 2 ohm and get what i need without damaging anything

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[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

Which amp? Which sub? Is it dual 2 ohm or single 2 ohm?

 

[Disturbance]

Which amp? Which sub? Is it dual 2 ohm or single 2 ohm?

kicker ix 1000.1 skar ddx 12 dvc 2 ohm

 

[BCotrell]

4 ohm load, I would advise against wiring to a one ohm load. A little more juice anyways will make that sub come to life.

 

[Disturbance]

4 ohm load, I would advise against wiring to a one ohm load. A little more juice anyways will make that sub come to life.

if its a 2 ohm sub why not just leave it at 2 ohm is what im asking

 

[dragon.breath 10+ year member]

It’s not a single 2 ohm coil. It is two 2 ohm coils.

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

if its a 2 ohm sub why not just leave it at 2 ohm is what im asking

You need a dual 4 ohm to run @ 2 ohms. Or, a single voice coil two ohm sub.

 

[Disturbance]

amp is 1000 @ 2ohms its a 2 ohm sub DVC so what would amp read if i didnt configure sub just wired it left right

 

[Disturbance]

You need a dual 4 ohm to run @ 2 ohms. Or, a single voice coil two ohm sub.

so what if i didnt use a jumper wire or configure it and just dropped it in box as a 2 ohm sub what will amp read

 

[BCotrell]

so what if i didnt use a jumper wire or configure it and just dropped it in box as a 2 ohm sub what will amp read

Um...yah, don’t. it’s dual voice coil...not If you feel like hooking it up that way.

 

[Disturbance]

Um...yah, don’t. it’s dual voice coil...not If you feel like hooking it up that way.
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can you give a str8ght answer whats wrong with that you say its DVC so why cant you do this all you said was um ya dont WHY! what will amp read

Um...yah, don’t. it’s dual voice coil...not If you feel like hooking it up that way.

 

[BCotrell]

Google is more responsive alternative if you want to get shitty about it.

Your 1 ohm sub will draw twice as much current as your 2 ohm amp can deliver, which will kill it.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

You can run one coil, but power handling will be lower -- not 1/2 as many will claim -- more like 3/4.
You can also short the open coil, but that has a big effect on t/s parameters, basically making it a different sub (I can't recall the specifics).

 

[BCotrell]

Running one cool isn’t going to much different than running it properly at 4 ohms

 

[Big Diego 27]

I have a new kicker cxa1200.1 amp and the new mono kicker amps advertise themselves to be 1 ohm stable. But the owners manual says it will still only put out the same 1200 watts rms at one ohm as it does for two ohm. But only 600 watts rms at 4 ohm.