Help Wiring ALpine Type R for better bass?

[karrmite 10+ year member]

I have an hifonics 1700 watt amp i wired it like the diagram on the bottom and im not getting the bass i am looking for...

its not that powerfull do i need to bridge or something? I am completely lost and i though i would get some good loud bass like this.

http://a248.e.akamai.net/pix.crutchfield.com/ca/learningcenter/car/subwoofer_wiring/2DVC_2-ohm_mono.jpg

but when i click on 4 ohm 4ohm is wired exaxtly the same as this 2 ohm?

can someone tell me if i wired it wrong and thats why i am not getting much bass?

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[karrmite 10+ year member]

Can someone please reply to this please?

Do i need to wire it at 1ohm?

Btw the subs are dual 2ohm i think i wired it to 2ohm correctly but it doesnt feel right.

 

[Paulspikey 10+ year member]

If you put both positives together and both negatives together on a Dual 2 ohm woofer, its final impedence will be 1 ohm. If you wire both woofers in series the load will be .5 ohm. Now if you do positive to negative on both subwoofers the final load for each woofer will be 4 ohm. Then wired in series the final load to your amp will be 2 ohm. I think.

 

[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

Is the amp 1 ohm stable?

 

[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

If they are dual 2ohm, you have to do .5ohm for lowest impedance

 

[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

http://a248.e.akamai.net/pix.crutchfield.com/ca/learningcenter/car/subwoofer_wiring/2-DVC-2-ohm-2-ch-low-imp.jpg

 

[CrossoverOre 10+ year member]

I would suggest that you double check your wiring first to make sure the woofers are in phase. It can be an easy simple mistake that I have seen many customers make.

 

[karrmite 10+ year member]

Boomin that's how I have them wired now?

 

[karrmite 10+ year member]

Can somebody post diagram how I shhould wire it for 2ohm or even 1

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

Can somebody post diagram how I shhould wire it for 2ohm or even 1

the diagram posted by "boomin257" is how you wire it to 2 ohm load... you cant wire it to 1 ohm with 2, dual 2 ohm subs

 

[VisceralSound 10+ year member]

I have an hifonics 1700 watt amp i wired it like the diagram on the bottom and im not getting the bass i am looking for...its not that powerfull do i need to bridge or something? I am completely lost and i though i would get some good loud bass like this.

http://a248.e.akamai.net/pix.crutchfield.com/ca/learningcenter/car/subwoofer_wiring/2DVC_2-ohm_mono.jpg

but when i click on 4 ohm 4ohm is wired exaxtly the same as this 2 ohm?

can someone tell me if i wired it wrong and thats why i am not getting much bass?

What voice coil config. do you have? If it is Dual 2 for both subwoofers.

This is the lowest you can go to be STABLE with that amp

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[karrmite 10+ year member]

I don't understand I think that's how I have it now can you chec the link in post and tell me if its the same as that?

 

[BrownVanMan 10+ year member]

what box? how did you set your gain? and are the subs still return-able?

 

[karrmite 10+ year member]

Ported box I played with some settings on amp but I didn't. See a gain setting? Subs not returnable

 

[BrownVanMan 10+ year member]

what size (cu ft) is it per sub and whats it tuned to. the biggest issue is you got dual 2 ohm subs when you need dual 4 to get the the final ohm load to get all that your amp has to offer.

all amps have a gain. look up how to set it correctly, do so, then report back. the box could also be holding you back a whole lot