quick ? on ohms

[dbolemiss 10+ year member]

I have a kicker kx600.1 2ohm mono amp,2 infinity kappa 10's that switch between 1 ohm and 4 ohms.Do i have to run the subs on 4 ohms or will it work on 1 ohm.What is the diference in sound between the two?I have it set on 4 ohms dont want to burn nothing up.

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[Qbenjamin 10+ year member]

Your subs don't just switch in between ohms. You have to wire them a certain way, series or parallel. Also, your amp should be more efficient @ 4 ohms, as opposed to running it @ 2 ohms. I am assuming that you have two Dual 4 ohm subs?

 

[Qbenjamin 10+ year member]

Also, that amp does not work @ 1 ohm. What is the voice coil configuration of your subs?

 

[CrazedCat 10+ year member]

You need to clarify more. What do you mean switch from 1 to 4 ohms? Do you mean when they are wired together or individually? What's the voice coil configuration on each sub?

If your amp is 2 ohm mono stable then you can't (well, SHOULDN'T) run both wired at 1 ohm.

 

[CrazedCat 10+ year member]

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[dbolemiss 10+ year member]

I never said the amp was 1 ohm."the model number was kx 600.1"You should read better before speaking. Thank you crazedcat for answering my ?"If your amp is 2 ohm mono stable then you can't (well, SHOULDN'T) run both wired at 1 ohm."

This is my subs and there is a switch on each sub that swaps between http://www.hifisoundconnection.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2395043/vpcsid/0/SFV/30046

and i come here asking for help.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

I have a kicker kx600.1 2ohm mono amp,2 infinity kappa 10's that switch between 1 ohm and 4 ohms.Do i have to run the subs on 4 ohms or will it work on 1 ohm.What is the diference in sound between the two?I have it set on 4 ohms dont want to burn nothing up.

Actually - when taking into consideration the gear you're running it doesn't really matter providing that you have both subs set to the same resistance value.

You're going to want to wire them to a 2 Ohm nominal load either way it goes so if you set the switches to 4 Ohm on both then you'll want to wire the two together in parallel like so:

If you set the switches to 1 Ohm then you'll want to wire them in series like so (replace everywhere that it says 4 Ohms with 1 Ohm and replace the final value of 8 Ohms with 2 Ohms for your application):

Your subs don't just switch in between ohms. You have to wire them a certain way, series or parallel. Also, your amp should be more efficient @ 4 ohms, as opposed to running it @ 2 ohms. I am assuming that you have two Dual 4 ohm subs?

You're wrong and should know a bit more about the topic at hand before you go tell someone information that isn't true - especially about products they already own!

The new Infinities do exactly as was described in the opening post. There is a switch located on the side of the sub that allows the user to choose between a 1 Ohm load or a 4 Ohm load (I'm assuming Dual 2 Ohm coils wired to said switch in some manner that allows the simple flipping of this switch to swap between parallel and series wiring)

You need to clarify more. What do you mean switch from 1 to 4 ohms? Do you mean when they are wired together or individually? What's the voice coil configuration on each sub?

See above ~

If your amp is 2 ohm mono stable then you can't (well, SHOULDN'T) run both wired at 1 ohm.

Two 1 Ohm loads then wired in series produces a nominal 2 Ohm load. That being said why shouldn't he set his subs to 1 Ohm? It really doesn't matter either way as the final result is/should be the same. Two 1 Ohm loads wired in series or two 4 Ohm loads wired in parallel....end result is the same. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I never said the amp was 1 ohm."the model number was kx 600.1"You should read better before speaking. Thank you crazedcat for answering my ?"If your amp is 2 ohm mono stable then you can't (well, SHOULDN'T) run both wired at 1 ohm."This is my subs and there is a switch on each sub that swaps between http://www.hifisoundconnection.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/vpid/2395043/vpcsid/0/SFV/30046

and i come here asking for help.

I knew what you were talking about, my fellow Louisianian. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif

 

[dbolemiss 10+ year member]

Thanks Yankee

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

The new Infinities do exactly as was described in the opening post. There is a switch located on the side of the sub that allows the user to choose between a 1 Ohm load or a 4 Ohm load (I'm assuming Dual 2 Ohm coils wired to said switch in some manner that allows the simple flipping of this switch to swap between parallel and series wiring)

i've seen that, i think the new bostons do that too. but there's a fuse you move to a diff spot.