is this speaker even close to it's potential? =/

[dwightikans 10+ year member]

i'm running a 10" 2 ohm pioneer DVC with 350 W RMS

with a GM-5100T amp (pioneer) and each 2 ohm channel of the amp is running to each coil.

am i only getting 190W rms power basically? would it be much better to get a monoblock to run at 1 ohm and then hook it up to both coils?

idk, i feel like i should be hittin a LOT more.

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[dbjunior 10+ year member]

you could get a little more from it by getting a better amp but the best thing you can do for a sub is put it in a really good enclosure

 

[dbjunior 10+ year member]

the coils might not be working right either try wiring the sub to 4 ohm then bridging the amp

 

[dwightikans 10+ year member]

is wiring 2 ohms to both coils basically like having it hit twice as hard? or how does that work really? the dvc that is. my box is ported. im guessing about 12"x12"x18"

 

[Germ305 10+ year member]

DVC just gives you more wiring options...If you had the SAME EXACT sub SVC and DVC dont mean any one is more powerful than the other.

 

[dbjunior 10+ year member]

having each coil wired to a diffrent channel could be causing cancelation in the coil if the signal is not the same. wiring the sub to 4 ohms and bridging the amp will give you the same power as each channel at 2 ohm but it will be one signal. as far as the box goes just being ported means nothing you can reach full potential from the sub in the right box without more power it depends on the size of the box and tuning wich i dont think you you the tuning of your box. the position of the box and port makes a diffrence to as well as the size and type of port

 

[benzmansl65amg 10+ year member]

Rewire it to 4 ohm and bridge the amplifier

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

O dear....