Best way to wire subs?

[R0ID_RAGE 10+ year member]

2 kicker 12" compVR 4ohm dual coils...wired to a pioneer 760 watt 2-channel amp...(http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/v3/pg/product/details/0,,2076_310069933_369685152,00.html)

my buddy keeps telling me that if he wires them in series, he can get 2ohms...but everything i'm reading is telling me that he cant...

If i wired them in series, would it be 2ohms per channel?

how exactly should i wire them? i want to make sure they aren't going to get ****ed up while he's wiring!

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[azbass 5,000+ posts]

i wire my subs with speaker wire //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[mtlhead 10+ year member]

i wire my subs with speaker wire //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

psh...you should use bluetooth...everything uses bluetooth now-a-days

 

[Grinder1989 5,000+ posts]

No. Series parallel, 4ohms, Parallel, 1 ohm, Series, 16ohms... Go with Series parallel.

 

[Trixter 10+ year member]

you can't get 2ohms, you can get 4ohm or 1ohm...wire them at 4ohm and you should be good.

 

[jmoreno150 10+ year member]

psh...you should use bluetooth...everything uses bluetooth now-a-days

u just made my day .lol

yo u cant get a 2ohm fron 2 dvc 4's . u can get 1 the least and in series 4

 

[jmoreno150 10+ year member]

**** jonnie red label is no joke im twisted

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Wire 'em like so:

Bridge the amp for a 4 Ohm mono output and call it a day. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[R0ID_RAGE 10+ year member]

on crutchfield (http://www.crutchfield.com/ISEO-rgbtcspd/learningcenter/car/amplifiers_faq.html#22) it says "If you parallel wire two 4-ohm speakers, the amp sees a 2-ohm load"

is that if your speakers are single-coil??

prowler, is that parallel/series wiring you have a picture of?

that crutchfield site also tells me to only bridge 1 4ohm sub to the amp, are they Bullshitting or???

"If you want to bridge your amp, you should use one 4-ohm speaker or, if you prefer multiple woofers, wire two 8-ohm speakers in parallel"

 

[R0ID_RAGE 10+ year member]

what i want to know...if i bridge a 2-channel amp, does it act like a mono?

i just want to know if wiring it like THIS would be ok?

http://crutchfield.custhelp.com/rnt/rnw/img/enduser/Mono_2-4ODVC.jpg

(or should i hook 1 subs positive to the other subs negative)

or if i should just stick to wiring it like THIS--

http://crutchfield.custhelp.com/rnt/rnw/img/enduser/2Ch_2-4ODVC.jpg

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

what i want to know...if i bridge a 2-channel amp, does it act like a mono?

It acts like a monoblock that only offers 4 Ohm load stability.

Your best bet is to wire it like the diagram I posted above and then bridge the amp to a single mono output.

You can wire each sub's coils in parallel to achieve a 2 Ohm load per sub and then drive each sub off of its own dedicated amp channel but IMO the way I posted is easier to wire and still gives you the same results. (regarding watts into each sub)

 

[R0ID_RAGE 10+ year member]

...thanks for the replys!

pretty much my buddy is determined to do this:

1. connect the inside (+) and (-) together(on each sub)

2. have the right (+) connect to the left (-)(connecting the 2 subs together)

3. Bridge the amp and have the left subs (+) go into the bridged amps (+), and the right subs (-) connect to the bridged amps (-)

(pretty much crutchfields diagram i have in my previous post, except the subs are connected before they reach the amp)

WILL THIS BLOW MY amp? he says he's done it many times before with no problems...i'm less sure!

prowler, in your diagram you end up having 2 wires in each bridged slot correct?

how much difference would bridging the amp make sound-wise from wiring them normally?

 

[Trixter 10+ year member]

if you bridge the amp and run it at 4ohm, it will be the same as not bridging it and running each channel at 2ohm.

1. connect the inside (+) and (-) together(on each sub)2. have the right (+) connect to the left (-)(connecting the 2 subs together)

3. Bridge the amp and have the left subs (+) go into the bridged amps (+), and the right subs (-) connect to the bridged amps (-)

i didn't follw this at all....there are pics posted as a sticky on the wiring forum

 

[R0ID_RAGE 10+ year member]

here is a picture now...this is how he wants to wire it--

the end result would be a 2ohm mono load, no? the only problem with this, is that my amp is not 2ohm mono stable, only stereo??

the way prowler put up ends up being 4ohm?

 

[R0ID_RAGE 10+ year member]

lil more help??

THE ONE from fosgate that prowler put up, are there 2 wires going to each bridged input??

AND will my model work, or no?