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<blockquote data-quote="SPL Blazer" data-source="post: 4203516" data-attributes="member: 587873">The final ohm load at the amp is what determines how much power it&#039;s going to send to the subs, mixing different voice coil configurations shouldn&#039;t change anything as far as power. A 1000 watt dual 4 ohm sub and a 1000 watt dual 2 ohm sub would both be getting the same power as the other one, the difference is how you wire them to the amp. One way would draw more power from the amp than the other would. But you can mix the voice coils if you want, you just have to know exactly how to wire them. If you have a DMM you can always try different wiring configurations and measure the resistance at the speaker wires going into the box. If the ohms are a good match for the amp then let them pound.Your only real options would be a .2, .6 or .8 ohm load, so unless your amp is stable to .5 ohms I wouldn&#039;t waste the time. And I believe that Rockford says not to mix them because it&#039;s not always a simple process when your trying to mix VC configurations and you could damage the subs or amp if hooked up wrong, telling you not to saves them the hassle of noobs trying to get their gear replaced under warranty.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SPL Blazer, post: 4203516, member: 587873"] The final ohm load at the amp is what determines how much power it's going to send to the subs, mixing different voice coil configurations shouldn't change anything as far as power. A 1000 watt dual 4 ohm sub and a 1000 watt dual 2 ohm sub would both be getting the same power as the other one, the difference is how you wire them to the amp. One way would draw more power from the amp than the other would. But you can mix the voice coils if you want, you just have to know exactly how to wire them. If you have a DMM you can always try different wiring configurations and measure the resistance at the speaker wires going into the box. If the ohms are a good match for the amp then let them pound. Your only real options would be a .2, .6 or .8 ohm load, so unless your amp is stable to .5 ohms I wouldn't waste the time. And I believe that Rockford says not to mix them because it's not always a simple process when your trying to mix VC configurations and you could damage the subs or amp if hooked up wrong, telling you not to saves them the hassle of noobs trying to get their gear replaced under warranty. [/QUOTE]

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