Simple question ..just don't wanna tear anything up

[BurgerKing 10+ year member]

Aight..1 8ohm sub bridged=4ohm right?

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[Radar 10+ year member]

You cant bridge a sub, you can bridge an amp though. If you want a 4 ohm load youre going to need a DVC 8 ohm sub.

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

^ what he said while adding, or an SVC 4ohm sub...

 

[BurgerKing 10+ year member]

Well I have a DVC 4ohm sub, I wired it to 8ohm, then I bridged the amp. That doesn't come out 4ohm? If not, what does it come out as? And how can I get it to 4ohm?

 

[BurgerKing 10+ year member]

Please someone help me out, I need help asap.

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

your amp bridged is most likely .....i think 4 ohms....but that doesnt make the sub 4 ohms, if u wired a dvc4 to 8 ohms, its 8 ohms. the amp is set at 4 ohm power load though.

 

[Nikuk 5,000+ posts]

Well I have a DVC 4ohm sub, I wired it to 8ohm, then I bridged the amp. That doesn't come out 4ohm? If not, what does it come out as? And how can I get it to 4ohm?

what kind of amp? model?

 

[BurgerKing 10+ year member]

Rockford 401s

 

[pavengmike6 10+ year member]

Like they said before the amp does not change the Ohm level. The Ohm level is ONLY the speaker. You can get either 2 or 8 Ohm out of that speaker. NOTHING different. If your amp is not rated at 2 Ohm bridged them DO NOT do 2 Ohm. At 8 Ohm you are not getting the full punch out of the amp. The the box said 4 Ohm bridged it means do not wire your speakers less than a 4 Ohm load, not that the amp is putting out 4 Ohms.

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/wiringwizard.asp?WoofQty=1+woofer&WoofImp=Dual+Voice+Coil+-+4+ohms+x+2&image.x=4&image.y=13

those are your only choices with only one sub

 

[BurgerKing 10+ year member]

Well, ok thanks guys.

 

[Nikuk 5,000+ posts]

If this is your amp then you shouldnt push that sub @ 2 ohms. the amp will not like you and it may soon pretend to be a smoke machine.

you can wire the sub at 8ohms (like you said you have it) but you're going to more then likely see half of the power output that the amp promises... at BEST 200wrms.

buy a diff amp or another sub.

 

[BurgerKing 10+ year member]

Well it says it will put out 200 rms at 2ohms, that's the way I just wired it and it sounds great.

 

[Nikuk 5,000+ posts]

Well it says it will put out 200 rms at 2ohms, that's the way I just wired it and it sounds great.

..bridged?

 

[BurgerKing 10+ year member]

nah

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[Nikuk 5,000+ posts]

nah10 chars

you running it off of one channel? i.e. left or right