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<blockquote data-quote="Prowler573" data-source="post: 1744322" data-attributes="member: 561023"><p>Welcome to the forum //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wave.gif.002382ce7d7c19757ab945cc69819de1.gif Let's take this step by step and see if we can make some headway, shall we?</p><p></p><p>Contrary to the popular belief of it being a necessity you do not need to "break in" subwoofers prior to whatever else you plan to do with them. Urban legend and a continually disproven one at that. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gifIt will only be sending 1000 watts to each speaker if the amp's output is 2000 watts.Most (not all but most) amps are <strong><em>not</em></strong> stable at impedence loads lower than 4 Ohms when in bridged mode. If your particular amp states that the lowest impendence it will run at safely when bridged is 4 Ohms then presenting it with a load lower than that can send the amp into protection (best case scenario) or possibly damage something internally in the amp (worst case scenario)I'm not understanding what you are meaning exactly by "maxed" ~ can you elaborate on that, please?Easy answer. You do not <strong><em>need</em></strong> two channels to run more than one subwoofer. So long as the amp in question outputs appropriate power for the drivers you are wanting to power with it and can accept the resistance load you are going to attach to it then it will be fine. Not only do people run 2 subs off of a single channel amplifier there are people that run 3, 4, sometimes 6 or more off of a single amp. It all depends on the setup in question.It would be entirely dependant on the impedence presented to the amp. If the amp does 1600w at 2 Ohms then it likely does 800~1000w or so at 4 Ohms. So - if you show it a 4 Ohm load then it will do the 800~1000 watts. If you show it a 2 Ohm load then it will give you the 1600 watts output.</p><p>Have a look <a href="http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html" target="_blank">here</a> and you can see multiple wiring methods for single or multiple subwoofers. It is not a be all end all guide but it's a handy quick reference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prowler573, post: 1744322, member: 561023"] Welcome to the forum [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wave.gif.002382ce7d7c19757ab945cc69819de1.gif[/IMG] Let's take this step by step and see if we can make some headway, shall we? Contrary to the popular belief of it being a necessity you do not need to "break in" subwoofers prior to whatever else you plan to do with them. Urban legend and a continually disproven one at that. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif[/IMG]It will only be sending 1000 watts to each speaker if the amp's output is 2000 watts.Most (not all but most) amps are [B][I]not[/I][/B] stable at impedence loads lower than 4 Ohms when in bridged mode. If your particular amp states that the lowest impendence it will run at safely when bridged is 4 Ohms then presenting it with a load lower than that can send the amp into protection (best case scenario) or possibly damage something internally in the amp (worst case scenario)I'm not understanding what you are meaning exactly by "maxed" ~ can you elaborate on that, please?Easy answer. You do not [B][I]need[/I][/B] two channels to run more than one subwoofer. So long as the amp in question outputs appropriate power for the drivers you are wanting to power with it and can accept the resistance load you are going to attach to it then it will be fine. Not only do people run 2 subs off of a single channel amplifier there are people that run 3, 4, sometimes 6 or more off of a single amp. It all depends on the setup in question.It would be entirely dependant on the impedence presented to the amp. If the amp does 1600w at 2 Ohms then it likely does 800~1000w or so at 4 Ohms. So - if you show it a 4 Ohm load then it will do the 800~1000 watts. If you show it a 2 Ohm load then it will give you the 1600 watts output. Have a look [URL="http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html"]here[/URL] and you can see multiple wiring methods for single or multiple subwoofers. It is not a be all end all guide but it's a handy quick reference. [/QUOTE]
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