Newbie gettin confused bout wiring

[loudjeep]

Ok sorry guys, im still very confused on wiring my subs to my amp, so im startin this post to try and get some things straight. ok first of all, i went to cardomain.com and did the wooferwizard wiring thing, which confused me. if i have 2 4ohm dual voice coil subs....how does the wiring work if i wana connect it to a 2 ch. amp., and the thing said "bridged" and i have no clue what that is. ok 2nd question, im having trouble reading that wooferwizard diagram, cause i thought that 2 channel amps have 2 sets of + and - slots, since my subs are in a sealed box that has 2 connections, meanning 2 positives nad 2 negatives..how does that all fit into a Mono block amp..which im assuming means 1 channel? please help

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[sue bee 10+ year member]

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

First, bridged is when u have 2 channels on a amp, but it can (usually) bridge it internally so u only use 1 + and 1 - from the amp. In other words it connects the 2 channels so it becomes 1, or it becomes a mono block amp. Hence the name bridging. You would have to refer to the amplifiers manual to find how which ones to use. Some amplifiers have a switch u can switch to get to bridge mode, other amps u just use the + from 1 channel and the - from the other channel.

And yes, mono blocks mean 1 channel, some mono block amps come with 2 + and 2 - connections, but they automatically bridge internally. Other's come with just 1 + and 1 -.

You would wire it according to what final load u want the amp to see

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