can i use just 1 voice coil on a DVC?

[LowEnd85 10+ year member]

topic pretty much says it all. will it ruin the sub?

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[NoLimit 10+ year member]

Why???

 

[eg9 10+ year member]

Why???

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[chillin 10+ year member]

^why would you want to?

 

[profundus-sanus 10+ year member]

yes you can do it but your power handling will be decreased.

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

no dont do it

 

[chillin 10+ year member]

just buy a couple pieces of wire and wire the voice coils together in parallel or series, whatever is better for the amp

 

[LowEnd85 10+ year member]

well i ask because its actually louder now just wiring up one voice coil. ive tried it in series and parallel and both of them werent as loud as this was when i wired just this one up

 

[carguy83 10+ year member]

responses like these just deteriorate the forum...

anyhow, back on topic...no it's not recommended to connect only one of the coils on a dvc sub. what kind of sub is it?

 

[Volenti 10+ year member]

well i ask because its actually louder now just wiring up one voice coil. ive tried it in series and parallel and both of them werent as loud as this was when i wired just this one up

When you just use one coil it changes the T/S parameters of the sub, this could make it peak higher in certain enclosure configs (the louder you're hearing), yes it reduces powerhandling a bit, no it won't damage the sub.

 

[LowEnd85 10+ year member]

its a mach5 maw12

 

[jeremiah 10+ year member]

ok try..........................

 

[mike dressure 10+ year member]

you can but it reduces power handling as said above also the sensitivity will drop too. not recomended but if you would rather because of more output it shouldnt hurt. just dont clip the crap out of it and you will be fine

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

When you just use one coil it changes the T/S parameters of the sub, this could make it peak higher in certain enclosure configs (the louder you're hearing), yes it reduces powerhandling a bit, no it won't damage the sub.

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Chances are the difference you are hearing is because of the shift in T/S parameters due to only powering one coil. This is changing the response characteristics of the subwoofer and how it reacts in a given enclosure.

Remember as was mentioned; Power handling is reduced. But as long as this is properly observed there is nothing damaging about it.

Generally it's recommended not to power a single coil because of the shift in T/S parameters, which many people don't take into consideration.

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

I doubt you're hearing a change in T/S specs if you're noticing a dramatic change in SPL. More than likely you're wiring it out of phase.