Quick question

[cirv908 10+ year member]

Ok guys I just got my box in the car all wired up and subs screwed up. I have a audipipe ap3000 and two dc lvl 4's with dual 1.4 coils now my question is after wired and routed through the box they are still coming out to 1.4 ohms and I thought some guys told me that after wired through the impedance rise should be right around 2 to be safe with my amp... Am I not measuring these right or what. This is with no power just the wires after the box any help is appreiciated

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[Jh8909 10+ year member]

are you measuring when the subs are playing? if you measure them while they are idle then you should come out around the 1.4 ohm mark but they should go up from impedance rise when music is playing.

 

[cirv908 10+ year member]

Ooo ok no I didn't hook anything up yet I was too afraid to blow anything haha ok so where should I measure when I power them up?

 

[Jh8909 10+ year member]

right at the speaker leads going into the amp when the music is playing.

 

[cirv908 10+ year member]

Ok and let's say it's under 2 ohms should I stop putting power or what?

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

I Have a dsc 1500.1 and my sub is wired to .7 I wang it all freaking day and it gets a tid bit warm. youll be fine bro

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

mind you the amp is 1ohm stable.

 

[Jh8909 10+ year member]

no that means that your doing it right and you have very little impedance rise. I would expect something around 3 ohms if not more depending on the box.

also fyi if you're worried about blowing up your subs then get a better sub amp and send them a clean signal.

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

AKA dont be stupid with your stuff and youll be fine. set your gains right and the amp will put out what the subs ask and you will have living equipment.