Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Prowler573" data-source="post: 1446255" data-attributes="member: 561023">//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/hilarious.gif.02a037aad04aa96f19982b298a3d70a8.gifWhere in the world do you come by your information, friend?At any rate ~Wiring in parallel means that you&#039;ve wired multiple things (individual coils on the same speaker, multiple subwoofers, or sometimes both) to where they receive power simultaneously.Wiring in series means you&#039;ve wired multiple things (refer to above) to where they receive power one after the other in a line, or in a series.See <a href="http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html?subs=1&amp;amp;impedance=DVC4x2" target="_blank">here</a> for two diagrams....the top one is an example of a dual voice coil sub wired in parallel and the other is a DVC sub wired in series.There is no real inherent advantage to one way or the other ~ it&#039;s all about wiring flexibility and presenting the optimal resistance (measured in Ohms impedence) load to whatever amplifier(s) you are using to make the best use of available power.Example: You have a single Dual 2 Ohm subwoofer (meaning it has two 2 Ohm voice coils) and an amplifier that isn&#039;t stable at a 1 Ohm load. Well, a Dual 2 Ohm sub can be wired in parallel to make a 1 Ohm load or wired in series to make a 4 Ohm load. Since the amp you want to use won&#039;t work with a 1 Ohm load you&#039;d want to wire your sub in series to make a 4 Ohm load so you&#039;re amp stays happy and out of protection mode.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Prowler573, post: 1446255, member: 561023"] [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/hilarious.gif.02a037aad04aa96f19982b298a3d70a8.gif[/IMG] Where in the world do you come by your information, friend? At any rate ~ Wiring in parallel means that you've wired multiple things (individual coils on the same speaker, multiple subwoofers, or sometimes both) to where they receive power simultaneously. Wiring in series means you've wired multiple things (refer to above) to where they receive power one after the other in a line, or in a series. See [URL="http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html?subs=1&impedance=DVC4x2"]here[/URL] for two diagrams....the top one is an example of a dual voice coil sub wired in parallel and the other is a DVC sub wired in series. There is no real inherent advantage to one way or the other ~ it's all about wiring flexibility and presenting the optimal resistance (measured in Ohms impedence) load to whatever amplifier(s) you are using to make the best use of available power. Example: You have a single Dual 2 Ohm subwoofer (meaning it has two 2 Ohm voice coils) and an amplifier that [I]isn't[/I] stable at a 1 Ohm load. Well, a Dual 2 Ohm sub can be wired in parallel to make a 1 Ohm load or wired in series to make a 4 Ohm load. Since the amp you want to use won't work with a 1 Ohm load you'd want to wire your sub in series to make a 4 Ohm load so you're amp stays happy and out of protection mode. [/QUOTE]

Verification