Help With Wiring

[nope327 10+ year member]

hey guys. hopefully you can help me out here.

i have 2 alpine type R subs (SWR-1222D) with dual 2-ohm voice coils. I am looking at wiring the subs in series and the coils in parallel. So i looked up how to do this, and here is the picture that matched what i want to do.

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/graphics/Support/Tutorials/wiring_images/DVC_Series_2.gif

{2 DVC drivers with Voice Coils in Series / Parallel

Connecting the two voice coils of each driver in series (+ to -) and the drivers themselves in parallel (+ to +, etc.) will result in the following impedances:

Dual-6 Ohm Subwoofers: 6 Ohms

Dual-4 Ohm Subwoofer: 4 Ohms

Dual-2 Ohm Subwoofer: 2 Ohms

 

Dual-1.5 Ohm Subwoofer: 1.5 Ohms}

The above is the text from the page. I want to get 2-ohms going to my amp and i figured this would be the best way. Now for my question - If you look at the picture, you will notice that the cables coming from the amp, and into the speakers split. How do i do this?

I have right now, two different ported enclosures... i know it is probally better to have a single box, but i bought them at two different times. can anyone help me out?

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[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

run 2 independent pair of wires, and bridge them at the amp

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

run 2 independent pair of wires, and bridge them at the amp

x2. Easiest way to do it.

 

[nope327 10+ year member]

I forgot to mention i have a Kenwood KAC-9104D Mono Amp as well

http://www.kenwoodusa.com/Car_Entertainment/Amplifiers/KAC-9104D

 

[nope327 10+ year member]

how do i go about bridging them?

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

kenwood mono amps have 2 pair of outputs, but they are paralleled inside....run a pair of wires from one sub to one + and - and the other sub to the other + and -

 

[nope327 10+ year member]

so does that mean that i dont have to do anything else to the subs themselves. i mean, do i have to still connect the subs together?

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

connect one + to - on each sub independently, then the other + and - to the amp for each sub

 

[nope327 10+ year member]

dman you are THE MAN. Thanks