stupid question about wiring speakers

[leon 10+ year member]

This might be a stupid question about wiring speakers. My box will be chambered, so I will be using two terminal cups for each subs.

I have two 2-ohms 12" type-r's and a mrd-m1005 monoblock amp. I want to wire the amp down to 2-ohms so I can pump out a nice kilo of wattage to my speakers.

I understand the wiring diagrams, but I don't know what to do about the terminal cups.

Do I wire each sub as shown to their respective terminal cups, then wire one terminal cup to another, then wire that cup to the amp?

Also, I will be using 14G speaker wire. Will this be enough to handle THE POWER of 1000 watts?

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[shooked 10+ year member]

i would just wire it to one cup like shown.But u might like some more input.im using 12 gauge for almost the same setup but i would think 14 wouldn't be that bad.

 

[leon 10+ year member]

just run 2 wires from the amplifier. Just twist the two wires together and put em in the terminal.

You mean wire the terminal cups individually then twist all the wires into the amp or is it the other way around? I don't quite get what you mean.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Wire each speaker individually to a terminal cup like so:

Then wire each terminal to the amp like so, substituting the subwoofers shown in the diagram for your two terminal cups:

 

[leon 10+ year member]

Wire each speaker individually to a terminal cup like so:

Then wire each terminal to the amp like so, substituting the subwoofers shown in the diagram for your two terminal cups:

That won't hinder the effectiveness of my subs? going from a 2-ohms DVC sub to a 4-ohms SVC then back to 2-ohms?

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[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

That won't hinder the effectiveness of my subs? going from a 2-ohms DVC sub to a 4-ohms SVC then back to 2-ohms?
Otherwise, thanks! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I can't see why but if I'm wrong one of the 'gurus' will chime in and happily correct me.

 

[leon 10+ year member]

Wire each speaker individually to a terminal cup like so:

Then wire each terminal to the amp like so, substituting the subwoofers shown in the diagram for your two terminal cups:

Also, if I wire it like that way in the 2nd picture, do I take the negative/postive of one terminal and wire it to the other terminal, then from that terminal I run my wire to the amp?. Or do I just run two wires and twist them together at the amp?

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Also, if I wire it like that way in the 2nd picture, do I take the negative/postive of one terminal and wire it to the other terminal, then from that terminal I run my wire to the amp?. Or do I just run two wires and twist them together at the amp?

Whichever method is handiest/easiest for you but given a choice to keep from having to try and jam a bunch of wire into a single terminal I would go with the latter suggestion //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[leon 10+ year member]

Whichever method is handiest/easiest for you but given a choice to keep from having to try and jam a bunch of wire into a single terminal I would go with the latter suggestion //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

For some reason, I keep thinking that original wiring (2-ohm load) should work because all a terminal does is help you get the wire through the box, right? So it shouldn't become a 4-ohm load and instead stay a 2-ohm load the whole way through.

Help?