Ohms question

[sothavok 10+ year member]

i think i may have found a problem to my stereo please let me know if i did in fact make this mistake

i purchased 2 12in P3 RFF subs with 2 ohms DVC i wired them to a this amp below which says that you can wire two subs if they are 4 ohms... giving out a 2ohms load?

was i suppose to have got two 4ohms subs?

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-lWWj9zmt1j2/p_204MGA1100/Bazooka-MGA11000H.html

and these are my subs

http://www.amazon.com/Rockford-Fosga.../dp/B001AUYWJE

i wired them like such

http://a248.e.akamai.net/pix.crutchfield.com/ca/learningcenter/car/subwoofer_wiring/2DVC_2-ohm_mono.jpg

Click to read more...

 

[beat-down69 10+ year member]

what kind of amp do you have running these. Right now it looks as if you have them ran series/parralelle.

 

[beat-down69 10+ year member]

You can wire a set of 2ohm dvc subs at .5ohm, 2ohm or 8ohm. So just depending on what your amp is and how much power you are wanting to send them

 

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Subwoofer Wiring Diagrams

 

[sothavok 10+ year member]

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-TqBci2U...ml#details-tab is my amp it specifically states that it requires 2 4ohms subs to create a 2ohm load....

 

[beat-down69 10+ year member]

I dont understand why but when i click on the link it wont come up. So tell me what the brand and model number is and i will look it up.

 

[sothavok 10+ year member]

Bazooka MGA11000H Mono subwoofer amplifier — 1008 watts RMS x 1 at 2 ohms at Crutchfield.com

go to the amps ... details>features and specs> it specifies that it needs 2 4 ohms subs to put out a 2ohms load

 

[beat-down69 10+ year member]

ok well first thing i think there is a misprint or something. It says 1008watts rms x 1 at 2ohms and then it says 758watts rms x 1 at 1ohm. There is no way at 1ohm you get less power. Or atleast i have never seen a amp do that. Anyways if you have your subs wired like the way that pic shows then you are pushing 1000 watts to your two speakers. So what do you think is wrong.

 

[brandinooooo 10+ year member]

Ignore the amp information except

1008 rms @ 2 ohms

You have subs wired to 2 ohms. Doesn't matter how many or what they are. As long as they're wired to 2 ohms its fine

 

[sothavok 10+ year member]

are u sure the amp states that it needs 2 4ohms subs to put out a 2ohms load.... my subs aren't going anywhere to what 2 12's should do and when gains are turned up the amp goes into PROC mode any further past that and the subs will full excursion and make pop noises... it doesnt seem like everything is workly correclty

 

[beat-down69 10+ year member]

with a set of dvc 4ohm subs you can only wire them to 4ohm or 1ohm.

 

[brandinooooo 10+ year member]

are u sure the amp states that it needs 2 4ohms subs to put out a 2ohms load.... my subs aren't going anywhere to what 2 12's should do and when gains are turned up the amp goes into PROC mode any further past that and the subs will full excursion and make pop noises... it doesnt seem like everything is workly correclty

Either get a better amp or subs. Everything you have wired is how its supposed to be. Doesn't matter what the amp says. It can't tell the difference between 1 dual 4 sub wired to 2 ohms and 2 dual 2 subs wired to 2 ohms

 

[sothavok 10+ year member]

So it is a typo? From the information i gave you of how i wired the 2 2ohms DVC to My amp.. It seems all correct?

I cant figure out whats up with setup, guess ill keep trouble shooting

 

[sothavok 10+ year member]

The subs i know can get alot louder, especially with a line driver and 2 batteries im only left with possibly a bad ground or a ****** amp

 

[VisceralSound 10+ year member]

ok well first thing i think there is a misprint or something. It says 1008watts rms x 1 at 2ohms and then it says 758watts rms x 1 at 1ohm. There is no way at 1ohm you get less power. Or atleast i have never seen a amp do that. Anyways if you have your subs wired like the way that pic shows then you are pushing 1000 watts to your two speakers. So what do you think is wrong.

Check out the Alpine MRX-M100 does 1000@2ohms and 500@1ohm >:/

 

[brandinooooo 10+ year member]

That amp is $hitty