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[haullin]

Gettin ready to buy my first subs... Please explain the difference (and which is better) btwn 2 ohm amd 4 ohm and single and or dual voice coil...

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[BASSINMYSUBS 10+ year member]

dual coils give you mor wiring options than single coils..

 

[GregU 10+ year member]

2ohms means the sub has 2ohms of resistance and 4ohms means you'll have 4ohms of resistance. The lower the ohm rating the more current the sub will want to use. Single voice coil = 1 voice coil. Dual voice coil = 2 voice coils. Most subs today are dual voicecoil to give you flexability on your ohm load. If your amp is 2ohm stable than you'll want to get dual 4ohm voicecoils to make 2ohms.

I'd google your question for a more detailed explanation.

 

[damanTO81 10+ year member]

Neaither is better just make sure the sub and amp are able to be hooked up together and be at the same ohm load or you will fry the amp most likely, dual like they said can give you more options for wireing so more options for what amp to get and most subs are dual today, example dual 2 ohm can be ran at 1 ohm or 4 ohm, single 2 ohm can be ran at 2 ohm. The most important thing is pick your sub before your amp then find a amp that can match its ohms. If you find an amp thats 1 ohm stable then you should be ok with any speaker but make sure its gonna produce the watts you need at the ohm you need dont buy an amp thats 1 ohm stable and can do 1000 watts at 1 ohm and need 1000 at 2 ohms you wont get it just read the manual on most amps and its self explains. Dont be cheap eaither you usualy get what you pay for although some cheaper subs perform well be carefull on your first buy dont buy something your going to regret then have to spend more money to change it in a few months because your not happy.

 

[haullin]

I was thinking of getting 2 10 inch re/se dual voice .. its looks like the 2 ohm would be the most flexible ? Also If I understand correctly dual voice dosen't make it any stonger it just gives you more wiring options...

 

[damanTO81 10+ year member]

yea that would be good to start with, with dual 2 ohms get a 2 channel amp thats 1 ohm stable and you can run them both at 1 or 4 ohms or you could run them together on a one channel amp but then you get into more detailed wireing and dual 4 ohm would probly be better if your going to wire them together in my opinion.