How to wire sub in parallel with 10 gauge speaker wire?

[blazian87 10+ year member]

So I want to run a single Dual 2 ohm subwoofer down to 1 ohms. How would I bring it to 1 ohm final impedance if my wire is too thick. I looked at the diagrams and videos and they just twist the 2 wires together and put it in one terminal. I have 10 gauge speaker wire and I can only fit one of them into a terminal. Do I strip some of the wires and then twist it together? Or is there another way to wire in parallel? I thought there was a way to do this without putting two wires in one voice coil.

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[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

your wire's to big

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

do a search on this forum and you will find what you are looking for

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

what sub? terminals in the box?

 

[blazian87 10+ year member]

what sub? terminals in the box?

12" Fi Q.. Yes terminals are inside the box.

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

12" Fi Q.. Yes terminals are inside the box.

you really dont need that big of speaker wire. replace it or trim to fit.

 

[Nutdawg651]

improvise ,splice and solder

 

[blazian87 10+ year member]

you really dont need that big of speaker wire. replace it or trim to fit.

What gauge wire would be adequate then? Would 12 gauge work or is 14 gauge better for this application?

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

if you already have the 10 guage just trim with some wire cutters to fit.

 

[Side Show 10+ year member]

^^^this... easy done (your making it sound harder than it is)

 

[blazian87 10+ year member]

haha thanks guys.. just want to make sure that's all..

 

[CrossoverOre 10+ year member]

run both voice coils directly to the terminal cup instead of jumping from one side to the other. You can find 8 ga connectors that will fit a pair of 10 ga wires and use those to connect to the terminal cup.