Quick VC question....

[got_focus? 10+ year member]

I have 2 Quad 1 ohm subs......need to know what my wiring options are...

I cannot find any schematic that shows this...

Thanks!

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[got_focus? 10+ year member]

bump??

 

[JohnnyChuttz 10+ year member]

I couldn't find any diagrams either so I drew some for you.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

I have 2 Quad 1 ohm subs......need to know what my wiring options are...
I cannot find any schematic that shows this...

Thanks!

Well, you can wire each individual subwoofer to either .25ohm (all coils in parallel), 1ohm (series-parallel) or 4ohm (all coils in series).

You can then wire each subwoofer together in either series or parallel.

So for a .25ohm load at each subwoofer, you could arrive at a .125 final load (subs in paralleled together) or .5ohm (subs together in series)

For the 1ohm load/sub, you could arrive at a .5ohm final load (parallel) or 2ohm load (series)

For the 4ohm/sub wiring, you could arrive at a 2ohm final load (parallel) or 8ohm final load (series)

So your final impedance options are .125ohm, .5ohm, 2ohm, and 8ohm.

This picture should help you some;

 

[got_focus? 10+ year member]

ok.....last question...

If I will be running both subs bridged to my amp which is 1 ohm stable for daily, so I would want the 2 ohm option as when it is bridged, the amp will see 1 ohm.....

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

ok.....last question...
If I will be running both subs bridged to my amp which is 1 ohm stable for daily, so I would want the 2 ohm option as when it is bridged, the amp will see 1 ohm.....

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A final 2ohm load is exactly that....2ohms. You can't change it. The amp will see a 2ohm load if that's how you wire the subwoofers.