How to wire 5 channel amp for 2ohm load

[donmcgowen]

Hi,
I have a 2007 Suburban LTZ 80mm turbo. Car audio is JVC Z1000 10.5" head unit with a Hertz HPC5D amp powering two sets of NVX components rated at 130w rms front and rear doors and a 6.5" Sundown sun in center console. Two 10" Alpine Type Rs in a ported box with Hifonics 2400.1rms Brutus amp in back. Probably does 2000w rms.

Anyway I want to run the Hertz 5ch amp at 2ohm load. I have it wired exactly like the manual shows but I don't think it's wired at 2ohm. How do I wire my front and rear components and the 6.5 to a 2ohm load?

I know how to wire 2 and 4ohm subs on a mono amp but this I'm not sure about.
I appreciate the help.

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[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

I answered this in your last thread..

Hertz HCP5 wire 2 ohm

Hi. I have a Hertz HCP5 5 channel amp. I'm trying to figure how to wire at 2 ohm. I know how to wire subs a 2 ohm or 1 ohm but not sure about a 5 channel. I guess the sub channel runs the same power at 4ohm or 2ohm so doesn't matter. I want to wire my interior speakers at 2 ohm. Any help is...

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[donmcgowen]

I'm not sure but I think I would wire the front positives together and use the front left positive and wire both negatives and use the right front negative. And do the same for the rear. But then how does the sub work. I've attached power rating of the amp at 2 and 4 ohms.

 

[donmcgowen]

I answered this in your last thread..

Hertz HCP5 wire 2 ohm

Hi. I have a Hertz HCP5 5 channel amp. I'm trying to figure how to wire at 2 ohm. I know how to wire subs a 2 ohm or 1 ohm but not sure about a 5 channel. I guess the sub channel runs the same power at 4ohm or 2ohm so doesn't matter. I want to wire my interior speakers at 2 ohm. Any help is...

www.caraudio.com

Did you? I lost track of it but I'll try and dig it up. I don't come here much.
Much appreciated

 

[donmcgowen]

I answered this in your last thread..

Hertz HCP5 wire 2 ohm

Hi. I have a Hertz HCP5 5 channel amp. I'm trying to figure how to wire at 2 ohm. I know how to wire subs a 2 ohm or 1 ohm but not sure about a 5 channel. I guess the sub channel runs the same power at 4ohm or 2ohm so doesn't matter. I want to wire my interior speakers at 2 ohm. Any help is...

www.caraudio.com

I found the other post. I actually forgot I even posted that. So I have 2 pairs of NVX component 4 ohms 6.5" drivers with crossover and tweeters. Same in front and rear doors. So I can't wire these to 2 ohm? Seems I would need 2 ohm speakers?

And what about the sub? Same for that? System sounds amazing to me. No complaints. Just wanted to extract everything I can from it.

I appreciate your help. I really do. I just tinker in car audio and this is the best system I've out together even thought most would probably laugh. Sounds great to me

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

You can not wire a single 4ohm speaker to 2 ohms.

Get rid of the sundown 6.5" subwoofer. Running it with two 10" subwoofers will do nothing but cause cancelation issues.

But to answer your question on how to wire the sundown 6.5" subwoofer to 2 ohms. It would have to be a Dual 4 ohm subwoofer wired in Parallel.

Subwoofer Wiring Diagrams for One 4 Ohm Dual Voice Coil Speaker

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