Mixed Loads

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

im not sure even if the higher impedance sub would play electricity flows through the path of least resistance.

The 2 ohm sub will get twice the power that the 4 ohm sub receives.

There is no combination of wiring that will result in equal power handling. Do not mix different voice coils.

 

[Ed Lester 10+ year member]

and always keep in mind that when wiring in parallel, the combined ohm load is always lower than the lowest single resistance. so if the dual 2 is in series to equal 4ohms and the dual 4 is paralleled to equal 2 ohms and then paralleled to the 4ohm load of the dual 2, then you have

4x2/4+2= 1.333 ohms.

Then you still have one sub getting twice the power and it will still sound like poo.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

and always keep in mind that when wiring in parallel, the combined ohm load is always lower than the lowest single resistance. so if the dual 2 is in series to equal 4ohms and the dual 4 is paralleled to equal 2 ohms and then paralleled to the 4ohm load of the dual 2, then you have 4x2/4+2= 1.333 ohms.

Then you still have one sub getting twice the power and it will still sound like poo.

math is a good idea, but you may have lost quite a few people on the configuration calculations:laugh:

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

Someone has done this before and just won't admit it. Everyone was a noob at one time so someone tell me whats the deal with this please

nahh. worst i've done is my first sub was a jl 10w0-8... yeah. didnt know what the **** impendance had to do with a sub at the time (i was into electronics, but just never really applied that to voice coiles)

was a tight *** sub tho for sure. just bought me a 6w0 2 days ago //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif thinkin about putting it under the passenger seat as a.... surprise, for any girls. lol.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

and always keep in mind that when wiring in parallel, the combined ohm load is always lower than the lowest single resistance. so if the dual 2 is in series to equal 4ohms and the dual 4 is paralleled to equal 2 ohms and then paralleled to the 4ohm load of the dual 2, then you have 4x2/4+2= 1.333 ohms.

Then you still have one sub getting twice the power and it will still sound like poo.

while you get 1.33 with a 4 and a 2 in parallel, your formula is incorrect.

1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 ...

1/R = 1/2 + 1/4

1/R = 3/4

R = 4/3 = 1.33

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

If you solve all the way through, the formula he used is correct.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

If you solve all the way through, the formula he used is correct.

Hmm... True. I quickly did 3x3/3+3 and somehow came up with something other than 1.5, which is why I commented on the equation.

 

[1ndatrunk 10+ year member]

Thanks guys, see thats why the scientific answers are cool, nobody can understand them and they always start a disagreement or two.LOL!

 

[PaulD 10+ year member]

you would think the "scientific" answers would get the least agruments .... pretty hard to argue with calculations where you show your work. The fun ones are where people are just spouting opinions

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

I hope you realize half of the "scientific" stuff you're talking about is as much bs as the "bs" opinions you see

 

[DJ Nitrous 427 10+ year member]

yea most of the "scientific" information on this site is just hear-say that the poster accepts to be true because he/she read it on the internet...because you know everything on the internet is true