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Going to be running two BRAND NEW SA-8's in my new ported box. 2 vs. 4 ohms?
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<blockquote data-quote="IonRL205" data-source="post: 7529917" data-attributes="member: 599662"><p>It depends on what amp you have. A lot of amps say x power @ 4 ohms, x power @ 2 ohms, x power @ 1 ohm</p><p></p><p>Depending on whether you have 4 ohm subs or 2 ohms, your wiring options will lead you to a certain ohm load. That certain ohm load then determines how much power your amp will put out. So if you wired your subs to 1 ohm, and your amp does 1000 watts at 1 ohm, you would be putting 1000 watts to your subs, but say you wired your subs to 4 ohms, and your amp does 250 watts at 4 ohms, you would instead be putting 250 watts to your subs.</p><p></p><p>Two DVC 4 subs - 1 ohm or 4 ohms are your wiring options</p><p></p><p>Two DVC 2 subs - .5 ohm or 2 ohms are you wiring options</p><p></p><p>Since your amp does it's most power at 2 ohms, get the dual 2 ohm versions so you can wire them to 2 ohms.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IonRL205, post: 7529917, member: 599662"] It depends on what amp you have. A lot of amps say x power @ 4 ohms, x power @ 2 ohms, x power @ 1 ohm Depending on whether you have 4 ohm subs or 2 ohms, your wiring options will lead you to a certain ohm load. That certain ohm load then determines how much power your amp will put out. So if you wired your subs to 1 ohm, and your amp does 1000 watts at 1 ohm, you would be putting 1000 watts to your subs, but say you wired your subs to 4 ohms, and your amp does 250 watts at 4 ohms, you would instead be putting 250 watts to your subs. Two DVC 4 subs - 1 ohm or 4 ohms are your wiring options Two DVC 2 subs - .5 ohm or 2 ohms are you wiring options Since your amp does it's most power at 2 ohms, get the dual 2 ohm versions so you can wire them to 2 ohms. [/QUOTE]
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