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<blockquote data-quote="Nesto" data-source="post: 313768" data-attributes="member: 550111"><p>there is no difference in sound, its their impedance and you need to match it up correctly to your amp or you won't get the performance you want. go here, it'll help <a href="http://www.jlaudio.com/tutorials/wiring/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.jlaudio.com/tutorials/wiring/index.html</a></p><p></p><p>theres single voice coils and dual. with single yes you can get a 2ohm sub and run it with an amp at 2ohm (of course make sure its 2ohm stable). but with dual vc's, things get a lil tricky. dual vc's were made for more flexibility when running more than 1 sub. so it matters how many you'll be using. get whichever one will match up well with your amp, find one that will run at the impedance that gives the RMS of your sub (or whatever power you're wanting to run, less if you don't think you need it or more for overhead). not all amps are the same either, some give full power at 4ohm, some at 2ohm and so on.</p><p></p><p>tell us exactly what you're thinking of using in your setup and I'm sure we can help you out more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesto, post: 313768, member: 550111"] there is no difference in sound, its their impedance and you need to match it up correctly to your amp or you won't get the performance you want. go here, it'll help [URL="http://www.jlaudio.com/tutorials/wiring/index.html"]http://www.jlaudio.com/tutorials/wiring/index.html[/URL] theres single voice coils and dual. with single yes you can get a 2ohm sub and run it with an amp at 2ohm (of course make sure its 2ohm stable). but with dual vc's, things get a lil tricky. dual vc's were made for more flexibility when running more than 1 sub. so it matters how many you'll be using. get whichever one will match up well with your amp, find one that will run at the impedance that gives the RMS of your sub (or whatever power you're wanting to run, less if you don't think you need it or more for overhead). not all amps are the same either, some give full power at 4ohm, some at 2ohm and so on. tell us exactly what you're thinking of using in your setup and I'm sure we can help you out more. [/QUOTE]
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