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<blockquote data-quote="Talontsi90" data-source="post: 8671471" data-attributes="member: 676667">Sort of... The amp can output 700w at X load, usually 4ohm mono, this means that the load of the subs must equal that 700w regardless of how many you have. What happens is the wattage gets split up based on each speakers resistance as seen by the amp.If you have two 8 ohm subs, they must each be able to handle 350w as the 700w will be split in two. If you have two 4 ohm subs (and the amp cant do 2ohm mono) then you wire in series and each sub still gets 350w. But, if you have four 8 ohm subs and wire in series/parallel for a 4ohm load each sub gets 175w. This may not seem like an optimal outcome, but the rule of thumb is, in order to get a 3db gain in output you must either double your output or cone area. So even though, the 4 subs would only be getting 175w, the four would be 3db louder than the 2 sub setup. This was done in the past as subs were a LOT cheaper than a second amp was for most people.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Talontsi90, post: 8671471, member: 676667"] Sort of... The amp can output 700w at X load, usually 4ohm mono, this means that the load of the subs must equal that 700w regardless of how many you have. What happens is the wattage gets split up based on each speakers resistance as seen by the amp. If you have two 8 ohm subs, they must each be able to handle 350w as the 700w will be split in two. If you have two 4 ohm subs (and the amp cant do 2ohm mono) then you wire in series and each sub still gets 350w. But, if you have four 8 ohm subs and wire in series/parallel for a 4ohm load each sub gets 175w. This may not seem like an optimal outcome, but the rule of thumb is, in order to get a 3db gain in output you must either double your output or cone area. So even though, the 4 subs would only be getting 175w, the four would be 3db louder than the 2 sub setup. This was done in the past as subs were a LOT cheaper than a second amp was for most people. [/QUOTE]

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