Dual 2 ohm or dual 4 ohm?

[97chameleonbird 10+ year member]

Im considering getting (two) 12 inch Cerwin Vega Strokers. I noticed there are two different ones, one with dual 2 ohm and one with dual 4 ohm. Is there an advantage to getting the 2 ohm one, wiring it with 1 ohm and getting more power, or is it better to get the dual 4 ohm and wiring it to 2 ohms.

Thanks,

-Jeff

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[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

Dual 2 can be wired to 2 or 8 ohm loads

Dual 4 can be wired 1 or 4 ohm load

 

[dB-SPL 10+ year member]

Alot of that option depends on what amp and how many drivers you're planning to use.

-Bill-

 

[KidThump 10+ year member]

Dual 2 can be wired to 2 or 8 ohm loadsDual 4 can be wired 1 or 4 ohm load

Thats wrong Hes talkin of Single sub setups . but if im wrong i listed both single and dual sub

Single Sub Setups:

Dual 2 : 1 ohm , 4 ohm

Dual 4: 2 ohm , 8 ohm

Dual Sub Setups

Dual 2: .5 ohm, 2 ohm , 8 ohm

Dual 4: 1 ohm. 4 ohm

EDIT: DB_Drag_SPL was right

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

Alot of that option depends on what amp and how many drivers you're planning to use.
-Bill-

true, but I went off the assumption of 2 subs/1amp

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

Backwards buddy

not so much buddy.

http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp?Q=2&I=42

 

[Kold_Killa 10+ year member]

not so much buddy.
http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp?Q=2&I=42

He thought you meant for one, but again you were going off the assumption of 2.

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

He thought you meant for one, but again you was going off the assumption of 2.

ah, well i can excuse him then //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[KidThump 10+ year member]

Yuh i edited it check it now

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

Actually the OP states he is looking at getting (2) strokers, if you would have read the original post you would have realized this.

 

[dB-SPL 10+ year member]

A quick example of this:

Two 4-Ohm drivers will be looking for an amp that is capable of a given power output @ 1- or 4-Ohms.

Four 4-Ohm drivers will be looking for an amp that is capable of a given power output @ 2- or 8-Ohms.

Hope you can understand it.

I would do the Dual 2-Ohm as it will probably be easier to find an amp that does that kind of power at 2-Ohms rather than 4-Ohms efficiently.

Again, it's dependant upon how many amps/subs and what kind of amp(s) you plan to use //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

-Bill-

 

[Jdm94Coupe 10+ year member]

...........the difference is just wiring options...........

 

[97chameleonbird 10+ year member]

Sorry for the confusion. I do plan on hooking up (two) 12inch subs to (one) amplifier. I have basically no knowledge on these ohms and they confuse the crap out of me.

So if im getting this right, you are saying:

if i have (two) dual 2 ohm subs i will get 2 ohms or 8 ohms?

if i have (two) dual 4 ohm subs i will get 1 or 4 ohms?

i dont know im getting confused again, haha.

So (two) dual 4 ohm subs hooked up to one amp, or (two) dual 2 ohm subs hooked up to one amp. would it be better going with the lower ohms, like 1 ohm, or something higher like 2 or 4?

sorry for confusing people, im confusing myself in this whole mess and im trying to get it sorted out, but thanks for the help and all your replies.

 

[dB-SPL 10+ year member]

Run one amp:

Two 2-Ohm subs will be 2- or 8-Ohms (Example: 4000 Watts x 1 @ 2-Ohms)

Two 4-Ohm subs will be 1- or 4-Ohms (Example: 4000 Watts x 1 @ 1-Ohms) Hifonics XXV Cyclops

Or you can run two amps where:

One 2-ohm sub will be 1- or 4-Ohms (Example: 2000 Watts x 1 @ 1-Ohms)

One 4-ohm sub will be 2- or 8-Ohms (Example: 2000 Watts x 1 @ 2-Ohms)

-Bill-

 

[97chameleonbird 10+ year member]

alright, thanks dB-SPL. i understand how it works now. But now my question is:

would it be better to get the 2 ohms compination or 1 ohm combination.