2 or 4 ohm question

[YourNameHere 10+ year member]

ok so lets say i got an amp that does 500 x 2 @ 4ohms and 1000 x 1 @ 2ohms, i have stock electrical in my car, my sub is an re se 12 dual 4ohm, would it be better for me to run 500 watts to each coil @ 4ohms or 1000 @ 2ohms to both.......would i see much of a difference as far as voltage drop running 4 ohms or 2ohms, im planning on upgrading my electrical once it gets warm outside, but what would be better for my stock electrical

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[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

Thats alot of power for an SE...

I have fed them some power, but after 900watts they dont like it to much....

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

ok so lets say i got an amp that does 500 x 2 @ 4ohms and 1000 x 1 @ 2ohms, i have stock electrical in my car, my sub is an re se 12 dual 4ohm, would it be better for me to run 500 watts to each coil @ 4ohms or 1000 @ 2ohms to both.......would i see much of a difference as far as voltage drop running 4 ohms or 2ohms, im planning on upgrading my electrical once it gets warm outside, but what would be better for my stock electrical

You're a fucking idiot.

If you run power to both coils you're either going to run it at 2 ohms (getting 1000w) or 8 ohs (if you wire it in series), getting almost no power at all.

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

wats the sub rated at?

 

[YourNameHere 10+ year member]

well im prolly not gonna run full power, but what would be better 2 or 4

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

You're a fucking idiot.
If you run power to both coils you're either going to run it at 2 ohms (getting 1000w) or 8 ohs (if you wire it in series), getting almost no power at all.

250W is almost "no power at all"? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

well im prolly not gonna run full power, but what would be better 2 or 4

You can't run a dual 4 ohm sub at 4 ohms.

Dur.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

600watts, I have ran 750watts all day easliy. I even ran 900watts to one once, i wouldnt go more than 800watts personally

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

Run it at 2ohms

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

250W is almost "no power at all"? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

For a sub? Yes. In my opinion.

 

[YourNameHere 10+ year member]

subs rated at 600 rms but ive been told many times they can handle 1000 rms easly daily

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

well im prolly not gonna run full power, but what would be better 2 or 4

Whatever the amp is stable at, you can always run the amp at a lower power level...

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

subs rated at 600 rms but ive been told many times they can handle 1000 rms easly daily

Not an SE man, I have used many of them. Id say 900at max. I personally would keep it at 750~800watts

 

[YourNameHere 10+ year member]

well if its a 2 channel amp and dual 4 ohms on my subs wouldnt hooking each channel into seperate coils still give ya 4 ohms

 

[YourNameHere 10+ year member]

maybe im just a tard