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[Rohner 10+ year member]

Well.. i have an sx900.2 amp, and i bought a svc l7 hoping to bridge the channles at 4 ohm. But i was sent a DVC sub. Now my only option is to use 1 channle and only use half the amp power. Am i able to bridge the amp with 2 ohm load, or will this kill it? (doesnt mention 2 ohm stable)

If not, would i get more power out of 8ohm bridged, or 2 ohm 1 channle.

thanks!

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[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

I wouldnt try it, especially on a multi-channel amplifier. Wire it to 8 ohms bridged.

You were sent a DVC subwoofer because you ordered one, L7's are only avaliable in DVC configurations. You should have purchased the DVC 2 ohm version, so you would have been able to get a 4 ohm load. Where did you buy it, if the company has good CS they might be willing to allow you to send it back and get the 2 ohm version.

 

[Rohner 10+ year member]

i ordered from a guy on here who musta made a typo when he said single 4. I found it ood myself but belived it

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[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

No problem...But if it was me (not that I would make that mistake) I would deffinitly get my money back. Typo or not, you did not get what you expected and what you paid for.

 

[Rohner 10+ year member]

true, but them id have to pay $30 shipped there, $40 shipped back, and wait a good 1.5 months, in which time im not going to be living at this address and i will be bassless... ( god **** canada)

i hate to have to ask this What happens if i only hook up one of the voice coils? ( 4 ohm)

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

true, but them id have to pay $30 shipped there, $40 shipped back, and wait a good 1.5 months, in which time im not going to be living at this address and i will be bassless... ( god **** canada)

i hate to have to ask this What happens if i only hook up one of the voice coils? ( 4 ohm)

If it was a member on here, then I would assume he is not a dealer and it is used... He sent you something that was not described in the thread so HE should pay shipping back to him and then you should receive your refund for the whole deal. Then proceed to buy the correct product...

If you only hook a single coil up it will cut the subwoofers t/s parameters in half, including box requirements and thermal capability. It can be done, but it will be VERY easy to damage the subwoofer in that situation and it will only perform to 'half' of its potential.

The best way to do it, if you insist on keeping something you did not order, would be to wire the coils in series for an 8 ohm load.

 

[Rohner 10+ year member]

It was a guy from another forum, he's a good guy and in no way intentionally tried to screw me (wont mention his name).

It was brand new in the box (sexy as hell might i add) He was just given the wrong info on it by a buddy of his who's shop closed down and needed to get rid of all stock.

Lets say the birthsheet read 1060 watts at 4 ohm bridged, does this mean ill only get 530 at 8 ohm? Or is there some wierd conversion that i dont know of.

 

[jiggy2dmax 10+ year member]

It was a guy from another forum, he's a good guy and in no way intentionally tried to screw me (wont mention his name).
It was brand new in the box (sexy as hell might i add) He was just given the wrong info on it by a buddy of his who's shop closed down and needed to get rid of all stock.

Lets say the birthsheet read 1060 watts at 4 ohm bridged, does this mean ill only get 530 at 8 ohm? Or is there some wierd conversion that i dont know of.

Yeh, that would be a good approx. If it was a 2-channel amp, I would give it a try but being a 4 channel might be pushing it toooo much!! Either sell /return the sub or sell the amp.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Lets say the birthsheet read 1060 watts at 4 ohm bridged, does this mean ill only get 530 at 8 ohm? Or is there some wierd conversion that i dont know of.

Yeah, that's how it works... Not much for an L7 at all:crap:

 

[Rohner 10+ year member]

ok, well.. good news. He's willing to do somthing about it, and checking with his buddy to see if he has a D2 around.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

ok, well.. good news. He's willing to do somthing about it, and checking with his buddy to see if he has a D2 around.

Awsome. Good luck with it all buddy.

 

[brents 10+ year member]

Well.. i have an sx900.2 amp, and i bought a svc l7 hoping to bridge the channles at 4 ohm. But i was sent a DVC sub. Now my only option is to use 1 channle and only use half the amp power. Am i able to bridge the amp with 2 ohm load, or will this kill it? (doesnt mention 2 ohm stable)
If not, would i get more power out of 8ohm bridged, or 2 ohm 1 channle.

thanks!

Ok, reading what you wrote, that tells me your amp is 2 channel, and if so, yeah def. put it on the amp at 2 ohms. If it is a 4 channel amp then you should have atleast 1 sub channel (I would think). I don't see what it would hurt to try, hook up the amp, turn down the gain and volume, and free air it a little. Worst that can happen is the amp will go into protect. A kicker amp will not blow, or screw up at 2ohms.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Ok, reading what you wrote, that tells me your amp is 2 channel, and if so, yeah def. put it on the amp at 2 ohms. If it is a 4 channel amp then you should have atleast 1 sub channel (I would think). I don't see what it would hurt to try, hook up the amp, turn down the gain and volume, and free air it a little. Worst that can happen is the amp will go into protect.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif Please do not give out incorrect information... Just because the amp only has two channels does not mean it will run bridged at 2 ohms. MOST 2 channel amplifiers will only handle 4 ohms bridged, 2 ohms per channel.

Also, four channel amplifiers do not have a 'sub channel'. They have four channels, for four speakers... A five channel amplifier would be one that might have a sub output.

Idiot, this is the second time I have seen you post the exact same incorrect bullshit.

And the worst that can happen is not that the amp goes into protection mode, you could easily fry some mosfets or burn something else out by dropping the load on the amp too low.

 

[brents 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif Please do not give out incorrect information... Just because the amp only has two channels does not mean it will run bridged at 2 ohms. MOST 2 channel amplifiers will only handle 4 ohms bridged, 2 ohms per channel.
Also, four channel amplifiers do not have a 'sub channel'. They have four channels, for four speakers... A five channel amplifier would be one that might have a sub output.

Idiot, this is the second time I have seen you post the exact same incorrect bullshit.

And the worst that can happen is not that the amp goes into protection mode, you could easily fry some mosfets or burn something else out by dropping the load on the amp too low.

WTF, tell me the first time. Kicker 2 channels will run at 2 ohms. End of story, I have owned a sh*tload of kicker amps. They all run at 2 ohms, birthsheets are rated at 4, but will run 2. Yes, I am talking about the a/b 2 channels, there mono's are rated for 2 ohms. Don't jump the gun unless you are positive of what you are talking about.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

WTF, tell me the first time. Kicker 2 channels will run at 2 ohms. End of story, I have owned a sh*tload of kicker amps. They all run at 2 ohms, birthsheets are rated at 4, but will run 2. Yes, I am talking about the a/b 2 channels, there mono's are rated for 2 ohms. Don't jump the gun unless you are positive of what you are talking about.

Just because you ran your amp at 2 ohms, and it worked, does not mean they will all run that way all of the time.

I would never do it, but I like to save my money and equipment