Dual

[Lucid15 10+ year member]

If i am wiring (2) o7compcvr 12" Subwoofers to a Kicker 750.1 by following this diagram http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp?submitted=true&woofer_qty=2&woofer_imp=3 What kind of wire do i use to connect all of this?

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[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

just get some 12awg subwoofer cable. Or, if you're feeling cheap, get a spool of 14awg from wally world.

 

[Lucid15 10+ year member]

Dont those come with dual cables? How do i do hookit up with 2 wires, do i just split them apart or what? lol sorry never installed dual subs before, and is the Kicker 750.1 a good choice to power those two?

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

The 750.1 is an excellent amp for the job.

And the rest of what you're asking is confusing me.

just use this stuff

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KLE12BL

 

[Lucid15 10+ year member]

Lol, ok ill just figure it out lol how many feet should i get, cause dont i have to connect the two subs together and then run it to the enclosure outputs then to the amp?

 

[XanderMoser 10+ year member]

I assume you are going for the 2 ohm load, correct? There are two portions of the diagram that require a single conductor wire: just the parts where you connect the + of one voice coil to the - of the other on the same subwoofer. All of the other parts of the diagram can be wired with speaker wire with 2 conductors. When you wire things up, you don't have to have the wires in the exact positions that they are in the diagrams, it only matters where they end up. They draw them out like that so you can trace the path. It makes it easier to understand what is going on.

You can do that wiring job with the following:

-2 lengths of wire with 2 conductors

-2 short lengths of wire of single conductors

The first length of wire goes from the speaker terminals of the amp to the + of one voice coil of subwoofer A and the - of the other voice coil of subwoofer A

Now connect the remaining + on subwoofer A to the remaining - on subwoofer A

Now use the second length of wire. Connect one end of this wire to the exact same terminals that you connected one of the ends of the first wire. For example, you can connect the first end of this wire to either the amp speaker terminals, or you can connect it to the terminals of subwoofer A that you connected the second end of the first wire to. Make any sense?

The other end of this wire gets connected to the + of one of the voice coils of subwoofer B and the - of the other voice coil of subwoofer B

Now use the remaining small wire to connect the two remaining voice coil terminals of subwoofer B together.

I hope I made some sense instead of confusing you more. It would be so easy if I could just show you. Maybe there's a video somewhere...

 

[XanderMoser 10+ year member]

Dang, I guess all that was for nothing. It shouldn't be difficult to figure out how much you need. How far apart are the subs, and how far apart are the subs from the amps? Just get a spool of 12 gauge, you'll use the rest of it eventually.

 

[Lucid15 10+ year member]

Can you show me a link to the single wires that i need? Also is $208 for the Kicker 750.1 the cheapest price i can get on that amp?

 

[XanderMoser 10+ year member]

Just rip a regular speaker wire down the middle. Taa-daa, two single wires! You don't need special wire.

 

[Lucid15 10+ year member]

Last question should i get hte 2ohm or 4ohm Kickers? if im going to get the 750. 1

 

[XanderMoser 10+ year member]

Are those subs single voice coil? If so, then get the 4 ohm version. Then you can wire them to 2 ohms to get the most from the amp.

If they are dual voice coil, then get the 2 ohm versions. Then you can wire them to 2 ohms total.

 

[Lucid15 10+ year member]

They are dual voice coils, so then i would wire them just how you showed? Would i need to set anything specific on the amplifier or anything to get them working properly besides the Gain.