Newbie Questions...

[brianm8000 10+ year member]

Hey, Ive got a few newbie questions.

1) Say i get an amp (mono) and the amp is 1000x1 @ 2 ohm , and i want to hook up 2 subwoofers to it that are each 500W RMS. Does this mean from that amp, i can get 1000W RMS out of EACH sub, or do i have divide it by two (since there is 2 subs) and there would be 500W RMS going through each sub?

Example:

Amp Spec's:

500x1 @ 4 ohm

1000x1 @ 2 ohm

1500x1 @ 1 ohm

Sub Spec's:

1000W Max

500W RMS

2) Does ohms on the subs affect anything? Like RMS power, Hooking up subs to amp, ect... Also, if i was making a setup like this, would i need 2ohms subs or 4ohms subs?

How would i hook them both up, and how are they affected?

3) Does Dual Voice Coils or Single Voice Coils on the subs affect anything? Like RMS power, Hooking up subs to amp, ect... Also, if i was making a setup like this, would i need Dual Voice Coil subs or Single Voice Coil subs?

How would i hook them both up, and how are they affected (with question #2 also)?

Thanks,

Brian

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[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

if you have 1000 watts, into a 2 ohm load, you split the power. Now 90% of the time, DVC subs are better, so I would opt for two DVC 2 ohm subs for your install. Most come in DVC 2 and DVC 4 ohm, and it gives you more wiring options.

you can hook them up like this

 

[brianm8000 10+ year member]

so in that picture i this setup for the amp: 1000x1 @ 2 ohm

and each sub would be producing 500W RMS? (a perfect setup)

also, i have NO CLUE on how to hook the subs up to the amp (in real life (that pic doesnt really help)), so does anyone have any pics or instructions on how to do this?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

and each sub would be producing 500W RMS?

Each sub would receive 500w RMS.

also, i have NO CLUE on how to hook the subs up to the amp (in real life (that pic doesnt really help)), so does anyone have any pics or instructions on how to do this?

Honestly, you just wire it up exactly how it looks in the pic

 

[brianm8000 10+ year member]

but dont you see how speaker wire has 2 "tips" (the blue and the white sides) . What do i do with these (twist wires together, split them appart, ect...)?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

You run one to the positive side and one to the negative side.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

You run one to the positive side and one to the negative side.

you are to newby to be saying that lololol //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[brianm8000 10+ year member]

what do i do once i get to that "3-way" area?

 

[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

3 way area?

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

where the 3 wires come together to parallel the pos's and neg's

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

if you use your imagination you can use 2 wires