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<blockquote data-quote="tinmanchris217" data-source="post: 6300105" data-attributes="member: 610505">Hokay... so a voice coil... is a coil of wire.&nbsp; (starting at the basic)Wire has resistance... like a resistor.When you put 2 resistors &quot;in series&quot;, the resistance adds.2 ohms + 2 ohms =&nbsp; 4 ohms , u dig?That is how each sub is wired, &quot;in series&quot;.&nbsp; Signal is sent to the +&#039;s (top-left), and travels through the coils to the -&#039;s (top-right).&nbsp; Then, is connected in series to the second coil (DVC sub)&#039;s + (bottom-right).&nbsp; The signal passes through the second voice coil, getting and has a total&nbsp; resistance of 4 ohms from top-left to bottom-left.Parallel is the opposite.&nbsp; When the two subs are wired in parallel, they have to &quot;split&quot; the signal.&nbsp; So when you have 2 - 4 ohm loads in parallel, it acts like 1/2 the load, or 2 ohms.It&#039;s similar to water piping, if you have 2 pipes flowing parallel, it presents 1/2 of the resistance (twice as much flow).Things get more complicated past this, but for now keep it simple.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tinmanchris217, post: 6300105, member: 610505"] Hokay... so a voice coil... is a coil of wire. (starting at the basic) Wire has resistance... like a resistor. When you put 2 resistors "in series", the resistance adds. 2 ohms + 2 ohms = 4 ohms , u dig? That is how each sub is wired, "in series". Signal is sent to the +'s (top-left), and travels through the coils to the -'s (top-right). Then, is connected in series to the second coil (DVC sub)'s + (bottom-right). The signal passes through the second voice coil, getting and has a total resistance of 4 ohms from top-left to bottom-left. Parallel is the opposite. When the two subs are wired in parallel, they have to "split" the signal. So when you have 2 - 4 ohm loads in parallel, it acts like 1/2 the load, or 2 ohms. It's similar to water piping, if you have 2 pipes flowing parallel, it presents 1/2 of the resistance (twice as much flow). Things get more complicated past this, but for now keep it simple. [/QUOTE]

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