DVC or SVC subs

[mrburner 10+ year member]

okay i have a question, do you perfer DVC or SVC subs. The reason I am asking is because of wiring, for example:

I have an phoniex gold octane R. 800x1 @ 2ohm, 400x1 @ 4ohm

okay looked at the kicker comp 03CVR124 and CVR122:

2-ohm DVC models let you run at 1 or 4 ohms, while 4-ohm DVC models allow 2-ohm or 8-ohm operation.

know if I get a DVC 4 ohm sub does that mean my amp is only push 400 watts and not nowhere near 800 RMS?

Should I look for a sub that is at 2ohm so I can reach or get near my 800 RMS?

I'm alittle confused on this.

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[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

The final wired impedance is all that matters in how much the amp will put out. If you have a 4 ohm DVC and wire it to 2 ohms, your amp will "see" 2 ohms and put out whatever power it puts out at 2 ohms.

As far as preference, I prefer whatever will get me the impedance I need to match the number of woofers I want to the load my amp is capable of driving. If I want 1 sub and need a 2 ohm final load, then it doesn't matter to me if the sub is a DVC 4, a DVC 1, a SVC 2 or a QVC 2. If they made a triple coil 6 it would work.

 

[mrburner 10+ year member]

okay, understand, but how do you wire a 2 4ohn subs to make the amp see a 2ohm load? or

2 2ohm subs to make the amp see a 2 ohm load,

I just to be able to wire the subs so that my amp will see 2 ohms

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

okay, understand, but how do you wire a 2 4ohn subs to make the amp see a 2ohm load? or

Wire both subs' positive terminals to the amp's positive connection and the subs' negative terminals to the amp's negative connection, a parallel configuration.

2 2ohm subs to make the amp see a 2 ohm load,

You can't.

 

[BoneStockSystem 10+ year member]

so # of vcs only has to do with impedience and nothign else no other real pros or cons?