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<blockquote data-quote="i2ain2thunder" data-source="post: 8099723" data-attributes="member: 631331">basic informationMax=the maximum watts the company was able to test their amplifier at with it still operating, this rating is essentially meaningless and a gimick for selling merchendise, by saying hey it does this many watts max.RMS=the continuous power the amplifer will perform with, rms for a subwoofer, means the amount of power it is rated to handle continuously.When looking at amps and subs you want the RMS to match.Subwoofer wiring.&nbsp; Subwoofers can be wire to a certain resistance (impedance) Subwoofers may be single or dual voice coils.&nbsp; When wiring subwoofers dual voice coils provide more options.Wiring coils.&nbsp; IF you wire a voice coil to another voice coil you need to wire them either in series or in parallel, wiring the subs in series raises the resistance (impedance) by the ammount of each coil in the equation.&nbsp; Wiring the coils in parallel will reduce (divide) the impedance by each voice coil involved.So if you take 2 subs that are single voice coils (4ohm) voice coils and you wire the 2 subs together you can either wire them to 8ohms, or to 2 ohms.If you take 2 subs that are dual voice coils (4ohm) voice coils, and you wire the 4 voice coils together you can either wire them to 4ohms, (2parallell, 2 series).&nbsp; Or you can wire them to 1ohm, all 4 coils in parallel; subs 1&amp;amp;2 both 4ohm voice coils wired together in parallel =2 ohms, both subs wire together 2ohm\2ohms in parallel=1ohmTo see what your wiring options are for your subs, check here: <a href="http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp" target="_blank">Subwoofer Wiring Diagrams</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="i2ain2thunder, post: 8099723, member: 631331"] basic information Max=the maximum watts the company was able to test their amplifier at with it still operating, this rating is essentially meaningless and a gimick for selling merchendise, by saying hey it does this many watts max. RMS=the continuous power the amplifer will perform with, rms for a subwoofer, means the amount of power it is rated to handle continuously. When looking at amps and subs you want the RMS to match. Subwoofer wiring. Subwoofers can be wire to a certain resistance (impedance) Subwoofers may be single or dual voice coils. When wiring subwoofers dual voice coils provide more options. Wiring coils. IF you wire a voice coil to another voice coil you need to wire them either in series or in parallel, wiring the subs in series raises the resistance (impedance) by the ammount of each coil in the equation. Wiring the coils in parallel will reduce (divide) the impedance by each voice coil involved. So if you take 2 subs that are single voice coils (4ohm) voice coils and you wire the 2 subs together you can either wire them to 8ohms, or to 2 ohms. If you take 2 subs that are dual voice coils (4ohm) voice coils, and you wire the 4 voice coils together you can either wire them to 4ohms, (2parallell, 2 series). Or you can wire them to 1ohm, all 4 coils in parallel; subs 1&2 both 4ohm voice coils wired together in parallel =2 ohms, both subs wire together 2ohm\2ohms in parallel=1ohm To see what your wiring options are for your subs, check here: [URL="http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp"]Subwoofer Wiring Diagrams[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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