question about 1 ohm wiring a autotek 1400.1d

[MAD MAX101 10+ year member]

i have 2 kicker 12"s L7 dual 2 ohm and i bought a autotek 1400.1d.. i have it wired 4 ohm now it sounds good... but if wire the speaker 1 ohm , will it just add more power or will the bass sound any better... thanks

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[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

you cannot wire 2 dvc 2 ohm subs to 1 ohm.......or 4 ohms for that matter..you can only do 0.5 ohms, 2 ohms or 8 ohms and the newer autoteks do NOT like running below rated impedence.....so you either run it at 2 ohms or buy a different amp or different subs

 

[MAD MAX101 10+ year member]

you cannot wire 2 dvc 2 ohm subs to 1 ohm.......or 4 ohms for that matter..you can only do 0.5 ohms, 2 ohms or 8 ohms and the newer autoteks do NOT like running below rated impedence.....so you either run it at 2 ohms or buy a different amp or different subs

well in the kicker manual it says i can wire them 1 ohm

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

gosh ......i'd hate to say it but if it says that in the manual....it's still wrong. You can wire 2 dvc 4 ohm subs to 1 or 4 ohm. You can wire 2 dvc 1 ohm subs to 4 or 1 ohm..........but no way possible can you wire 2 dvc 2 ohm subs to 4 or 1 ohms.

 

[MAD MAX101 10+ year member]

http://www.kicker.com/06/tech-support/manuals/manuals/04Solo%20Baric%20L7%20Subwoofer%20Manual.pdf

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

that drawing is for 1 subwoofer ....you apparently have 2...which changes everything my friend

 

[audiobahn12989 10+ year member]

as long as he doesnt wire them together....he can have each on 1 ohm

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

as long as he doesnt wire them together....he can have each on 1 ohm

are you dense.....that would be a 1/2 ohm load on his amp. He needs to wire each sub to 4 ohms then connect one sub to each set of terminals..that would be 2 ohm load. Its a mono amp BTW

 

[MAD MAX101 10+ year member]

this is a mono amp but they have 2 positive and 2 negative terminals for subs i can hook up the subs and not wire them together....

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

dude i know....maybe this will help you trust me. That is MY trunk and that is an Autotek 1400.1 and a 100.4...I KNOW what i'm telling you.

the amp is internally bridged....so if you wire each sub to 1 ohm..the load equals 1/2 ohm if you wire each sub to 4 ohms ... the load equals 2 ohms

 

[MAD MAX101 10+ year member]

dude i know....maybe this will help you trust me. That is MY trunk and that is an Autotek 1400.1 and a 100.4...I KNOW what i'm telling you.

the amp is internally bridged....so if you wire each sub to 1 ohm..the load equals 1/2 ohm if you wire each sub to 4 ohms ... the load equals 2 ohms

damm man nice setup... so i would have to wire them up 2 ohm... will it still bump hard....

 

[MAD MAX101 10+ year member]

dude i know....maybe this will help you trust me. That is MY trunk and that is an Autotek 1400.1 and a 100.4...I KNOW what i'm telling you.


the amp is internally bridged....so if you wire each sub to 1 ohm..the load equals 1/2 ohm if you wire each sub to 4 ohms ... the load equals 2 ohms

so if i have my subs hooked up 4 ohm already right now.. if i hooked each speaker to a speaker terminal on amp then it would split them down to 2 ohm????

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

well....you are only gonna see 500 watts max per sub but they are rated for 750 each but can really take 1000 or so. So my opinion is get an amp that is rated around 2000 watts@2 ohms or an amp that can make 2000@1/2 daily and you'll be better off over the Autotek

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

so if i have my subs hooked up 4 ohm already right now.. if i hooked each speaker to a speaker terminal on amp then it would split them down to 2 ohm????

that is a true statement....the amp is seeing a 2 ohm load.

 

[MAD MAX101 10+ year member]

that is a true statement....the amp is seeing a 2 ohm load.

cool man thanks for your help....