bridged or stereo? (ohm question)

[kw_rock 10+ year member]

With 2 DVC subs, would you get more power output if you ran them stereo at 1 ohm or bridged at 2 ohm? I had them at .5 ohm for awhile but realized that my ohm was only 1 ohm stable... and you can't bridge 2 DVC subs to 1 ohm so... Not sure what I am better off doing.. =P

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[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

What amp? What subs?

 

[kw_rock 10+ year member]

Audiobahn AW1208T's

LA Sound Cali Style CAD3000 - rated at 2200wrms @ 1 ohm

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

and you can't bridge 2 DVC subs to 1 ohm so... Not sure what I am better off doing.. =P

sure you can---if they are 4ohm coils. but in your case of dual 2 ohm-your best wiring option is probably 2ohms and since that amp is mono---its pretty much your only option unless you want serious power drop.

 

[c0la 10+ year member]

Those are the dvc 2 ohm subs . So either 2 ohm or .5 ohm bridged. 1 ohm or 4 ohm stereo.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

so that means .5 or 2 or 8 ohms only---there is no stereo on a mono amp---just because there is two sets of outputs on an amp doesn't make it stereo.

 

[kw_rock 10+ year member]

well what if i'd attempt to wire them like that? haha would they even work? When I had one sub wired to 1 ohm my amp constantly went into protect... bothered the hell out of me, didn't know why, but then i bridged them to 2 ohms and hooked the other one up, it has not went into protect yet.. awesome

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

if you try to wire you subs to 1 ohm on each output you'll be putting a .5 load on your amp.the two speaker outputs are bridged internally and the reason they put 2 outputs on the amp is to make your wiring options easier. so i would simply use a series/parallel connection or just run your coils in series (per sub) then just connect one sub to each output.

 

[WMStateChamp18 10+ year member]

go to jl audio .com it willtell u how to make it at 1 ohm!

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

go to jl audio .com it willtell u how to make it at 1 ohm!

I'd like to see where it shows you how to wire two DVC 2ohm/coil subs together for a 1ohm final load.

 

[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

I'd like to see where it shows you how to wire two DVC 2ohm/coil subs together for a 1ohm final load.

Me too, if you can do it, 1,000,000 Monopoly dollars are yours!

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

...outputs are bridged internally and the reason they put 2 outputs on the amp is to make your wiring options easier

I don't mean to be an a55, but this really really irritates me. Obviously you know what you're talking about, but the 2 prs. of speaker outputs on mono amps are NOT bridged internally - they're just parallel to each other. Bridging is an entirely different process.

I see that comment made all the time by people who, otherwise, know what's going on and it always drives me crazy.

/rant