Different ohms amp/speakers

[Goldenknob 10+ year member]

I have a amp that says it's 2 ohm sterio stable/Bridgeable into 4 Ohms. I'm getting some audiobahn 1200q's that are 4ohm DVC's.. I am confused at how I can hook these up without screwing up.

my amp is... (don't laugh to hard) a Pyramid PB880 1000W 4 Channel

here are specs on the amp

# Four Channel Amplification

# 4 x 250 Watts/2 x 500 Watts Bridged

# Dual Fully Adjustable Electronic Crossovers

# Dual Variable Bass Boost (0~12db @ 60 Hz)

# Digital VU Level Meters

# Plexi-glas Top Panel

# Soft Turn On/Off Circuit

# 2 Ohm Stereo Stable/Bridgeable into 4 Ohms

# Dual MOSFET PWM Power Supplies

# Variable Gain Control/Remote Turn On

# Heavy Duty Aluminum Alloy Heatsink

# Hi/Lo Level Gold Plated MOLEX Inputs

# Power and Protection LED’s

# S/N Ratio: >95dB

# Frequency Response: 15-30k Hz

# THD:

# Fully Protected Circuitry

I know that the amp isn't powerful enough but I'd rather be underpowered than end up hooking it up wrong..

responses are appreciated.

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[bhsswrstlr 10+ year member]

wire them to 4 ohms and bridge that *****

 

[Goldenknob 10+ year member]

so your saying to use only one voice coil? per channel? this dual voice coil stuff is really confusing to try to make it match a amp.

to make matters worse...I'm wanting to use only 2 channels of the amp for the subs if possible. the other 2 channels are for my mids.

 

[Goldenknob 10+ year member]

or do I do this per channel? and leave the subs sterio?

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/wiringwizard/1_4ohmDVC_2ohm.gif

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

wire the two subs to 2 ohms and run each of them to one channel. That leaves you 2 free channels... but I doubt you will be impressed with the output. Id bridge it and get another amp for your mids.

 

[ntense702 10+ year member]

sell that stuff, search the threads and do your homework, and buy a new setup

 

[Goldenknob 10+ year member]

ya.. I know //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif but it's the best I can do till I get a new amp

 

[yeshewa 10+ year member]

i sent u a private message check it out golden

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

just wire each subs VC in parallel for a 2 ohm load and connect it to a channel do the same for the other sub and get a new bass amp and use that POS for just the mids...

^^just like SSS said

also you may want to get a new bass amp instead of a new mids amp that amp is probably putting out:

1000/5= 200 / 2 = 100 watts per channel BRIDGED

and probably about

40 watts x 4

so in reality i doubt your going to give them subs any more than 25 watts per coil using that amp

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

i doubt your going to give them subs any more than 25 watts per coil using that amp

i can cough louder than that

 

[Goldenknob 10+ year member]

well anyone got any good ideas for a amp for these subs that dosn't break the bank?.. something 1 or 2 channel of course.

 

[Decipha 10+ year member]

i can recommend a few how many watts RMS the subs handle, how much money you have to spend and how big of an alt do you have?

 

[Goldenknob 10+ year member]

the RMS on the subs is 700 each.. DVC's at 4ohms. something inexpensive but good.. expecting more than 200+ though. my alt is standard for my vehicle, so I'm not sure how big. would be cheap to step it up though.. since my vehicle is older than most of us here.

 

[yeshewa 10+ year member]

another pm for ya,