are dual voice coil subs better than single?

[Eddie Jones]

I am getting a rockford fosgate 10 inch r2d2 it is dual voice coil 2 ohms. when i ordered online i didn't pay attention to that. it is replacing a 4 ohm single voice coil pioneer TS-W253R. is the rockford an upgrade? it will be powered by a phoenix gold qx500.1d. should i show the amp 1 ohm or 4 ohm at the terminal?

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[TaylorFade 10+ year member]

Looks like that amp is only 2 ohm stable. You'll have to run it into 4 ohms and won't be getting 500w. I suggest you try to cancel your order and switch it to a D4.

 

[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

Looks like that amp is only 2 ohm stable. You'll have to run it into 4 ohms and won't be getting 500w. I suggest you try to cancel your order and switch it to a D4.

What he said.

 

[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

If you're staying with that amp, I'd get some dual voice coil 4ohms or single 2ohms to get good power out of it.

 

[Eddie Jones]

Can i add a second d2 and get to 2 ohms at the amp

 

[Eddie Jones]

is a dual coil sub better than single in general?

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

is a dual coil sub better than single in general?

yes they give you 3 sets of wiring options...

 

[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

I'd recommend a single 400w rms dual 4ohm sub. That amp should be able to power that well, there are a lot of decent ones out there MTX,Pioneer,Rockford,Kicker,Polk,Audiobahn,JBL,Kenwood,MBQuart I think all make a 12 inch dvc 4ohm 400rms sub.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

The dual voice coils simply give you more wiring options.