4 subs one amp

[wywy 10+ year member]

i have one PA gothic 1600w 310w x2 @4ohm amp and four kenwood typhoon subs 35-400rms i had two of the subs runin on this amp fine now i have two more .. is it possible to run all 4 subs? by putting two subs on each channel or do i need another amp?

thank you

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[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

what is the voice coil configuration on those

 

[wywy 10+ year member]

single

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

well I assume they are single 4 ohm subs and the amp is not stable to 1 ohm bridged. Yes you can hook them all up to that one amp.

To do this, simply hook up 2 subs to each channel, which will give you a 2 ohm load on the amp, which should give you about 600 watts per channel, 300 watts per sub. That amp will run all four nicely.

 

[wywy 10+ year member]

that will give me a 2ohm load? hmm that works out nice then ill try it thanks

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

i was going to say the same thing.

good luck //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

You mean 2 ohm stereo. There is no way to get a 2 ohm mono load on that amp with those subs. In mono he can either get a 16, 4, or 1 ohm load.

To get a 4 ohm mono load he needs to hook them up in a series/parallel configuration. Hook them up into 2 pairs in series creating 2 - 8 ohm loads and then combining those 2 to in parallel to get a 4 ohm mono load which is the same power output as a 2 ohm stereo only with subs you don't want it in stereo. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

^yes.. thats a great idea. 4 ohms bridged = 2 ohms stereo

 

[wywy 10+ year member]

wait lol so what should i do .. should i use this display (the 4ohm load one)

http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html?subs=4&impedance=SVC4

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Yes, you want opition # 2 on that web page. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

no. thats not what i meant.

do TWO subs on EACH channel. or you can do the 4ohm mono. eaither way works. eaither way will get you about the same power.

id prolly choose mono //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[BlackHaze- 10+ year member]

hopefully they can take 300w each without blowing tho..