2ohm sub to 4ohm sub or visa versa?

[chriswfoster]

Can I convert a 2ohm sub to a 4ohm sub or visa versa with just wiring.

I have 2 4ohm subs and 1 2 ohm subs. Both are Alpine Type Rs and both are dual voice coil. I'm wanting to run them all on the same series circuit.

I'm wanting to wire all 3 to 1 amp. Is there any form of wiring I can do to make all the subs on the same ohm? I hear the 2ohm sub will usually draw more current. But is there any formation of wiring that can be done to make this somewhat stable? I won't be competing with this so the largest amount of power won't be going through them... Also I'm wanting to wire the subs in a series wiring. If I bang parallel for hours it'll make my amp over heat - so I try to stick with a series wiring.

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[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

No. Don't do it. Either run the two 4 ohm subs or the single 2 ohm, depending on which ever fits your amp better. No matter how you wire it, one set of subs will see more power than the others and that's not even taking into consideration the difference in parameters between the two subs. Just because they're of the same series does mean that they are all identical.

 

[streetbeater07 10+ year member]

don't do it dude.

 

[chriswfoster]

Hmm... Okay thanks guys.