How should I wire 2 subwoofers?

[g4bandit]

Hello all, I have a general question about how to wire 2 subwoofers to a 2 channel amp

(please don't knock what I have, i got a very good price on the lot and am not looking for competition grade, just some extra bass)

2 Sony Xplod 12in SVC 4ohm subs

1 Sony 2 channel amp rated at 185rms x 2, 400 rms in bridged (cea compliant numbers)

What gets better results (or rather the pros in cons) between wiring it 2 ways

1. Wiring them parallel and running the amp in bridged mode (2ohm impedance)

VS

2. Wiring each sub to a channel (4ohm impedance on both)

From what I understand I will lose stereo sound with wiring them in parallel but seeing as subwoofers are omnidirectional I don't think this is much of a loss.

So what are the pros and cons of wiring them these 2 ways, which provides more volume and response time, and just plain sounds better?

I'm guessing this has been answered before but I can't seem to word this easily in a search to find results and the rest of the web has been rather useless on the subject.

TL;DR? whats better, parallel bridging subs vs running each sub off of 1 channel.

Thanks for the help (and don't rip on my too hard please, first post.)

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[calebkhill 10+ year member]

You'll get more bass if you bridge them, just be easy on the amp because its not 2 ohm stable.

Try it unabridged first though, you might get the bass you want that way too.

 

[RicksI30 10+ year member]

Subwoofers do not produce stereo sound(left/right separation). 2 ohms bridged is how I would wire them.

 

[RicksI30 10+ year member]

You'll get more bass if you bridge them, just be easy on the amp because its not 2 ohm stable.
Try it unabridged first though, you might get the bass you want that way too.

I am stupid....

 

[calebkhill 10+ year member]

4 ohms per channel is the same load as 2 ohms bridged.

No its not.

 

[RicksI30 10+ year member]

No its not.

Disregard my post OP, I'm drunk and wrong.

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

You didn't say which amp, but most 2 channel amps aren't bridgeable into 2 ohms. I wouldn't do that with a Sony. Shame your subs are SVC 4 ohm. If each sub can handle 400w I'd be tempted to use just one of them bridged. Otherwise you'll have to run them to separate channels.