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<blockquote data-quote="DejaWiz" data-source="post: 3129386" data-attributes="member: 569941"><p>As I previously stated, you have 2 subs that are dual 4 ohm voice coils each. The best route for you would be to wire the voice coils of each sub in parallel (giving each sub a 2 ohm load), then wire the 2 subs together in parallel (giving the amp their going to be attached to a 1 ohm load).</p><p></p><p>Refer to OPTION 1 of <a href="http://www.cardomain.com/shop/wooferwizard.pl?num_of_subs=2&amp;impedance_of_subs=4ohm_dvc&amp;x=123&amp;y=8" target="_blank">this diagram</a>.</p><p></p><p>Either of the 2 amps (the Crunch GP or the Hifonics) will work great for your application.</p><p></p><p>Poke around on the forums here to learn how to set amp gains properly, and utilize the following forumula to get the desired amount of power from an amp that is capable of outputting more than what's attached to it can handle (say for example, two 600w rms subs on an amp that is capable of providing 1500+ w rms).</p><p></p><p>SQRT(WATTS * OHMS) = VOLTAGE</p><p></p><p>Simple put, you take the ohms at the amp and multiply by the watts you want to output, then find the square root of that result. The final result is the voltage desired from the amplifier's speaker output terminals.</p><p></p><p>SQRT(800*1) = 28.28V</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DejaWiz, post: 3129386, member: 569941"] As I previously stated, you have 2 subs that are dual 4 ohm voice coils each. The best route for you would be to wire the voice coils of each sub in parallel (giving each sub a 2 ohm load), then wire the 2 subs together in parallel (giving the amp their going to be attached to a 1 ohm load). Refer to OPTION 1 of [URL="http://www.cardomain.com/shop/wooferwizard.pl?num_of_subs=2&impedance_of_subs=4ohm_dvc&x=123&y=8"]this diagram[/URL]. Either of the 2 amps (the Crunch GP or the Hifonics) will work great for your application. Poke around on the forums here to learn how to set amp gains properly, and utilize the following forumula to get the desired amount of power from an amp that is capable of outputting more than what's attached to it can handle (say for example, two 600w rms subs on an amp that is capable of providing 1500+ w rms). SQRT(WATTS * OHMS) = VOLTAGE Simple put, you take the ohms at the amp and multiply by the watts you want to output, then find the square root of that result. The final result is the voltage desired from the amplifier's speaker output terminals. SQRT(800*1) = 28.28V [/QUOTE]
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