how to wire 2 mix match subs for...

[earth_bender]

i got two 12" kicker subs one 12 4ohm svc and the other is dvc how can i wire this to a mono amp for now until i get matching subs i don't want to wait i need bass i could hook it jus for the sake of hooking it up but i want it done right as much as possible what scenario would be a good one for me

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[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

i got two 12" kicker subs one 12 4ohm svc and the other is dvc how can i wire this to a mono amp for now until i get matching subs i don't want to wait i need bass i could hook it jus for the sake of hooking it up but i want it done right as much as possible what scenario would be a good one for me

Use one sub and sell the other. Hooking both up is just a recipe for disaster

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

All positives to positive terminal than all negatives to negative terminal.

 

[Spl4200]

What amp do u have like I'd just treat as 3 4 ohm svc (Google that) wire so your not lower then your amps stable at...( As long as your dvc is a 4 ohm also)

And for all you that's going to give me **** about this, I had a buddy running 3 completely different subs n sizes ( I wouldn't) but it worked fine for him...:/ so bump them till blow.

 

[Spl4200]

Use one sub and sell the other. Hooking both up is just a recipe for disaster

This is the safest way. But F it and do what fasfocus00 said. Should drop u just under 2 ohms. Might blow ur amp tho if it's not one ohm stable.

 

[rtyauch301]

What amp do u have like I'd just treat as 3 4 ohm svc (Google that) wire so your not lower then your amps stable at...( As long as your dvc is a 4 ohm also)

And for all you that's going to give me **** about this, I had a buddy running 3 completely different subs n sizes ( I wouldn't) but it worked fine for him...:/ so bump them till blow.

Ideally if he insists on running both he should only wire one coil on the dual voice coil sub assuming it's w dual 4 ohm that would give him more consistency between the two but really he shouldn't do it at all

 

[I'mPoor:(]

He shouldn't do it quite frankly because they are kicker. Sell them and come back with a budget you won't be disappointed you decided to go with a good brand and not mainstream garbage.

 

[NSTALN 10+ year member]

Take the DVC (assuming it's 4ohm DVC) and run the two coils in parallel for a 2ohm load. Take sub(at 2ohms) and run it parallel to the 12ohm sub. The result will be 1.7ohms. Run this to a 2ohm mono stable amp and you're good to go.

By the way...the 1.7ohms is DCR(direct current resistance), that is different from nominal impedance which is reactive inductance. Once the voicecoil is energized/heated the DCR will rise due to heat and the nominal impedance will rise as well. not only that but most musical material will keep the subs playing well above 2ohms anyway.

2ohm mono amp and you're fine.

 

[earth_bender]

ok! I hear y'all one more scenario how would i go about this if i brought the matching subs and wired it to a dx1000.1 it is 1 ohm stable so total 4 subs

2 svc kicker comp 400/2 dvc kicker cvr 400 and also have a kicker comp 15" 4 ohm svc 250 rms i've hearing about head room and that you can actually push your sub with more watts than it's original rms is this true and how far would you go with this type 15" sub i got a 1.500 kicker dx

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

ok! I hear y'all one more scenario how would i go about this if i brought the matching subs and wired it to a dx1000.1 it is 1 ohm stable so total 4 subs2 svc kicker comp 400/2 dvc kicker cvr 400 and also have a kicker comp 15" 4 ohm svc 250 rms i've hearing about head room and that you can actually push your sub with more watts than it's original rms is this true and how far would you go with this type 15" sub i got a 1.500 kicker dx

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