2 Kenwood subs wired to 2 ohms didn't work. Why ?

[Alex Kaminski]

So I wired my 2 kenwood subs using the sonicelectronics wire diagram. And my amp is 2 ohm stable. And for some reason the just made a humming sound. And didn't work. Any reason for this ? Cuz right now I just have the wires going straight into the amp at 4 ohms. So to power them efficiently, my amp has to be cranked all the way up. I want my amp to last. ?

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[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Is it a 2 ch amp?

Did you bridge it when you wired the subs for two ohms?

2 ch's are stable at 2 ohms PER CHANNEL, not when bridged.

 

[Alex Kaminski]

That mayyy actual have been the problem. Im quite sure I did have the amp bridged ! Ohp. Right now im on my mono block. But I wired them back to 4 ohms so I didn't damage them. I'll have to give it another shot in the mono

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

is this single or dual voice coil?. What model amp?

 

[Alex Kaminski]

Single voice coil. 12 inch performance series. It was a 2 channel lanzar 1200 watt amp

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, those cheap amps will overheat even at 4 ohms bridged. Not going to work at 2.