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[97dakota 10+ year member]

hey quick question. I have an infinity beta digital 100 amp. it is rated at 400 watts bridged at 4 ohms. I have two 4 ohm subs. jl 10w0. so if I wire it in series it will be a 4 ohm load. correct. thanks for the help.

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[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

w/ the amp bridged...assuming the subs are dual voice coil subs wire as follows

 

[97dakota 10+ year member]

thanks for the replys, they are svc 4 ohm subs. thanks.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

well jmac is correct.....only got the following options

2ohms

8ohms

might be able to do something like this.....jus wire like there are 2 subs....im not 100% sure tho....somoene else confirm this for me....(i think this might create a 4ohm load for 2 subs...)

 

[97dakota 10+ year member]

the amp is 1 ohm stable but if I am looking at it right it says that it puts out more power at 4 ohms than at 2 or even 1. it says bridged 4 ohm 400 watts and 2x200 2 ohm. so is that saying that if I wire them in parrell I will really begaining nothing because it is 2x100 at four ohms. am I making sense. thanks for the help.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

well.....its only 4ohm mono stable...the others are sterio......which is a bit different....

bridged/mono are the same thing.....sterio is 2 separate channels....you'd only be able to get 100x2 w/ those subs if you wired them in sterio.....

 

[97dakota 10+ year member]

so your telling me that if I would wire it in either series or parrell I would ruin something. still learning as you can tell thanks for the quick help.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

ok...if you wire it in parallel your probably going to run it at to low of an impediance so you only got series or the other way assuming someone else can verify that it will work....but in series your only going to get 100/sub....so either way your only going to get that unless that other way works....sorry

 

[Alaxan 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Goddyd4me ok...if you wire it in parallel your probably going to run it at to low of an impediance so you only got series or the other way assuming someone else can verify that it will work....but in series your only going to get 100/sub....so either way your only going to get that unless that other way works....sorry

You will not ruin anything running it in an 8ohm set up. However in this case I would recomend going witht he 2ohm load. Make sure the amp is well ventilated however as you may begin to notice a heating issue. MOST newer amps can handle a 2ohm load tho ok.

 

[Alaxan 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Jmac Depends on the amp, though ...

 

I wouldn't be running 2 ohms mono off a Jensen amp ...

is why I stressed MOST lol

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

sorry man wiring like this w/ 2 subs will produce an 8ohm load

 

[97dakota 10+ year member]

ok guys thanks alot for the quick help. I am just going to run it in parrel. thanks for the help.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

good luck....like alaxan said....make sure u got alot of air moving over the amp

 

[97dakota 10+ year member]

HEy I have an older sony headunit. cdx2250 is the model number. I have the amp hooked up right now. as far as I can tell it is working fine. I am new so any other suggestions would be great. thanks

 

[97dakota 10+ year member]

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