if I have two 4 ohm subs and wire them down to 1 ohm will it hurt the subs

[rookanga 10+ year member]

The subs were made for 4 ohms, just wondering if it would hurt the subs if it was at full power

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[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

huh? search around a little. flame on

 

[Haunz 10+ year member]

you can't wire 2 4ohm subs to 1 ohm

 

[bassknocker23 10+ year member]

dude, it depends on what amp you have.

Yes it will hurt the subs if the amp is giving them more than they can handle,

No it will not hurt the subs if they can take it.

1. What kind of subs?

2. what kind of amp?

3. U cannot wire two 4 ohm subs down to one ohm, however, if they are DUAL 4 ohm then u can

 

[rookanga 10+ year member]

dude, it depends on what amp you have.
Yes it will hurt the subs if the amp is giving them more than they can handle,

No it will not hurt the subs if they can take it.

1. What kind of subs?

2. what kind of amp?

3. U cannot wire two 4 ohm subs down to one ohm, however, if they are DUAL 4 ohm then u can

1. two 15" kicker cvr's

2. us amp md2d

3.they are dual 4 ohms

But I already had them at 1 ohm and played them at full power, but the problem is if I am playing a bass test song after a while I can smell them like overheating or something like that. and I talked to a guy thats been working with subs and amps for about 20 years and he said that I shouldn't wire them down, I don't know if he knew they were dual 4 ohms.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

1. two 15" kicker cvr's2. us amp md2d

3.they are dual 4 ohms

But I already had them at 1 ohm and played them at full power, but the problem is if I am playing a bass test song after a while I can smell them like overheating or something like that. and I talked to a guy thats been working with subs and amps for about 20 years and he said that I shouldn't wire them down, I don't know if he knew they were dual 4 ohms.

then he doesn't know what he's talking about either. it depends on the amp. your gains obviously aren't set properly. what kind of box are they in?

 

[rookanga 10+ year member]

then he doesn't know what he's talking about either. it depends on the amp. your gains obviously aren't set properly. what kind of box are they in?

ported, don't know the size, just bought it, mabye I should go and make one, but do't know if it should be sealed or ported, for harder hitting bass

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

ported, don't know the size, just bought it, mabye I should go and make one, but do't know if it should be sealed or ported, for harder hitting bass

assuming you have the space, a ported box, 4 cubes tuned to 34-38hz should do well. if you have it in a prefab now, it will be a night and day difference. it's like having new subs.

 

[rookanga 10+ year member]

assuming you have the space, a ported box, 4 cubes tuned to 34-38hz should do well. if you have it in a prefab now, it will be a night and day difference. it's like having new subs.

I already know I have the space, the 4 cubes, what dimensions would that be or just look on kickers website and how do you tune it to 34-38 hz and what are hz

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

do you know anything about building boxes? if not maybe you should do some research. the dimensions of the box will be what you have room for. get a tape measure and go at your car. then use an online calculator I use the re audio box design program gives you all the info cut sheet and all. just remember 16" of port for every cube and ur good. and yea pre fab boxes are trash

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

actually it sounds like you should just pay someone on here 10 to 15 bucks and have them just design you a box. then you just have to build it. not trying to be a dick but box building and designing is a pita. I've built and designed about 5 boxes its fun but a headache and time consuming if you do it right.