guys, i bought 2 Alpine R-W12D4 subwoofers DVC subs
They are DVC 4 ohm subs at 750 watts rms each
I have an amp which is a JL Audio JX1000, capable of 1000 watts rms at 2ohm or 500 watts rms at 4ohm
The manual says the amp will go into protection mode if it detects any load lower than 2 ohm
So when I connect the subwoofers on a 2 ohm configuration (meant for 2ohm subs), wiring guidance from the JL manual and alpine manual I get a 1 ohm load, tested via my multi meter which i bought just for this, it clearly shows 1 ohm
If i connect the subs at a 4ohm configuration then the multimeter confirms 3.9 ohms
But the amp will only push out 500 watts rms at 4ohm and with 2 subwoofers thats basically 250 watts rms to each sub, thats very low for 750 watt subwoofers
My investigation leads to that you cannot wire 2x DVC 4ohm subs at a 2ohm configuration, its either 1ohm or 4 ohm
Ive tested many configurations and i cannot acheive a final 2 ohm impedance on my 2 alpine 4ohm subwoofers
Am i getting this right or do i need to return the subs for an exchange
Thank you
They are DVC 4 ohm subs at 750 watts rms each
I have an amp which is a JL Audio JX1000, capable of 1000 watts rms at 2ohm or 500 watts rms at 4ohm
The manual says the amp will go into protection mode if it detects any load lower than 2 ohm
So when I connect the subwoofers on a 2 ohm configuration (meant for 2ohm subs), wiring guidance from the JL manual and alpine manual I get a 1 ohm load, tested via my multi meter which i bought just for this, it clearly shows 1 ohm
If i connect the subs at a 4ohm configuration then the multimeter confirms 3.9 ohms
But the amp will only push out 500 watts rms at 4ohm and with 2 subwoofers thats basically 250 watts rms to each sub, thats very low for 750 watt subwoofers
My investigation leads to that you cannot wire 2x DVC 4ohm subs at a 2ohm configuration, its either 1ohm or 4 ohm
Ive tested many configurations and i cannot acheive a final 2 ohm impedance on my 2 alpine 4ohm subwoofers
Am i getting this right or do i need to return the subs for an exchange
Thank you