4ohm or 2ohm Type R subs?

[XxAdioxX 10+ year member]

I'm looking at the Alpine type R 10" subs, and they have a 2ohm and 4ohm model. Which one do I want? I've never really understood all of this ohm stuff.

Stuff I've gotton so far...

HU - Pioneer DEH-P4800MP

Front Speakers - a/d/s/ 5.25 245ix

Rear speakers - stock

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[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

depends on the stability load of the amp that you're going to power them with.

get 2 dual 4's. wire them to 1ohm and get an amp that'll put out it's rated@1ohm.

or find an amp that'll run @.5 and get 2 dual 2's

unless you're just gonna run 1.

 

[Chode69 10+ year member]

or get 2 dual 2s and wire them to 2 ohm mono with a 2 ohm mono stability amp

 

[XxAdioxX 10+ year member]

I was just planning on going with one sub.

This is the amp I was kind-of looking at, so should I go with the 2ohm?

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_1585.html

 

[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

a 4 ohm driver (wired to 2 ohms)

 

[XxAdioxX 10+ year member]

So go with the 4ohm sub with that amp? I'll have to figure out all the wiring (4ohm to 2ohm) when I get the sub and am ready to install.

Any opinions on that amp at all? Does it look decent?

 

[Ali1 10+ year member]

does it look decent? yeah

does it perform decent? i never used a PG, but they are reputable

 

[XxAdioxX 10+ year member]

Any other opinions on this amp/sub combo?

And is this how I should wire it?

 

[Ali1 10+ year member]

this is how your going to wire your sub to get the 2ohm load

 

[XxAdioxX 10+ year member]

Ha, beat you to it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Thanks for the help.

 

[Ali1 10+ year member]

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

np

 

[tymanh99 10+ year member]

I'd get the 4ohm wired to 2ohms and pair it with either this amp

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=3739&CFID=3196204&CFTOKEN=45f5871981dd712c-179A9E36-1422-7C6E-50A4FEA760A7C3FC

or this amp.

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=2461&CFID=3196204&CFTOKEN=45f5871981dd712c-179A9E36-1422-7C6E-50A4FEA760A7C3FC

 

[Mugen 10+ year member]

Alpine amp price FTL!

BXi 1206D

Get the dual 4, wire to 1ohm, give that Type-ARRRGGHHH some POWAA

 

[tymanh99 10+ year member]

He only wants one sub though.

 

[racefan15 10+ year member]

THe amp you are looking at is a decent amp. Phoenix Gold makes a good product. Yes, the alpine amp suggested is better, but it is also another 150$ more than you were going ot spend on the PG.