having trouble wiring 2 cvr10's ?? ehh

[Pro_built7 10+ year member]

hey guys i tried to find this before i asked but nothing specific came up...

i have 2 kicker cvr10's 4 ohm, and im trying to wire them to 4 ohms to my 2 channel amp... seems like kind of a newb question sorry lol

thanks guys

any diagrams would be nice too

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[bug splat 10+ year member]

here ya go

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

if they are dual voice coil then thats how you would wire them ^^^ , if not then you cant get a 4 ohm load

 

[Pro_built7 10+ year member]

ya i seen that diagram on here but it only hooks up to one channel which is why its confusing me, don't i want to hook each sub up to its own channel on my amp?

 

[fwb_1234 10+ year member]

Maybe. You could bridge your amp (which is probably stable at 4 ohms) OR run a 2 ohm load to each channe.

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

what amp do you have?

 

[bug splat 10+ year member]

If you have single voice coil subs then the only way to run them at 4ohms is to just run each sub to each channel and not bridge them. You could run them at 8ohms bridged but you wont see any increased output.

 

[Pro_built7 10+ year member]

ya guys my amp is stable at 4 ohms, so how exactly would i bridge it ? my subs are dual vc would i wire it like the diagram and then just wire the channels together ?

 

[bug splat 10+ year member]

What kind of amp and model do you have?

Bridging an amp mean you are "connecting" the right and left channels together to form one high output channel. To do this you would use the negative terminal on the left channel and the Positive terminal on the right. Those two will connect to your subs like in the diagram I posted. I'll look for a pic for ya.....brb

could not find a clear easy diagram so I just edited the first one. Hope this helps.

Oh, and be sure to check that your amp can be bridged before you try it.

 

[Pro_built7 10+ year member]

wow thanks bug splat, thats exactly what i was looking for man answered everything !!! thanks again

 

[Pro_built7 10+ year member]

what i ended up doing was wiring each speaker to 2 ohms, i looked at one of those rockford diagrams and did each sub individually instead of wiring them together like the ones for (2) subs, i used "(1) 4 ohm dvc speaker wired to 2 ohms" and now each sub goes to its own channel.

is this ok ?

 

[bug splat 10+ year member]

Your amp might not be able to handle a 2ohm load. Most 2 channel amps can only run 4 ohms. Check the owners manual and see. You could toast your amp if it is not rated for 2 ohms You will get more power if you wire it the way the diagram has it but its all up to you.