sub wiring

[ighettoboyi 10+ year member]

Isn't it possible to wire 3 subs into a regular impedence instead of the 2.67 or 1.3? To clarify, for example a given amp puts out 1000wrms x1 @ 4 ohms. You could just get two 4ohm dvc subs and wire it so that the pos and neg from the amp goes to one sub and then splits off to the other giving 500 each. Can't you do this same thing for 3? For example if I wanted to get like 3 idqv2's and give them 250 wattsrms each, couldn't i just get a 750x1 amp and split it up 3 ways instead of dealing with the wierd impedence loads?

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[jleecong 10+ year member]

Mono = No

Channels = Yes

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

If you have two 4ohm DVC subs, you can wire them series-parallel for a 4ohm load.

But if you have an odd # of subs (like 3), then you are stuck odd ohm loads.

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

correct me if im wrong but if an amp is stable at 1-4 ohm loads, the ohm load doesnt have to be a whole number, it can be a decimal.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

correct me if im wrong but if an amp is stable at 1-4 ohm loads, the ohm load doesnt have to be a whole number, it can be a decimal.

You are right

 

[ighettoboyi 10+ year member]

Mono = NoChannels = Yes

hmm...well what about a 2 channel amp that's bridged into mono...isn't that the same thing? so are you telling me my subs are NOT getting 450w rms right now? i bridged the 2ch amp so it's supposed to be 900w x1 and its going to one sub, and coming out of that same terminal it are lines to the other sub...doesn't this technically force it to split ti 450 each?

 

[ighettoboyi 10+ year member]

they're both dual 4 ohm and its bridged to a 4 ohm load..

 

[lexus rx 10+ year member]

check out:

http://jlaudio.com/tutorials/wiring/index.html#3dvcsp

3 dvc 4 0hm subs is 2.67 ohms.

if you have a 2 channel amp that is bridged then it will only work off the far right and left sides,normally. so no, you wont be getting 250 to each sub.

what brand and model amp do you have?

 

[ighettoboyi 10+ year member]

i'm pretty sure the way i have it is

http://jlaudio.com/tutorials/wiring/index.html#2dvcsp

its a cl1200 amp, 2 10" l5's