Two 8 ohm svc subs wired at 4 ohm

[William Wilson]

How can I hook up my two single voice coil 8 ohm subs up to my dvc 2 ohm sub

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[mahc 10+ year member]

Unpossible

 

[William Wilson]

So I can only do 4 ohm on the 8 ohm and 1 ohm on my dvc 2 ohm? Or can I go up a ohm on my dvc 2 ohm??

 

[1aespinoza Premium Member]

So I can only do 4 ohm on the 8 ohm and 1 ohm on my dvc 2 ohm? Or can I go up a ohm on my dvc 2 ohm??

You can parallel the 8 Ohm subs to 4 Ohms and series the DVC 2 Ohms sub to 4 Ohms. Then you can parallel them at the amp for a 2 Ohms load. Only difference I foresee is the DVC playing louder than the SVCs.

 

[William Wilson]

That's what I was thinking

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

Don't.

 

[1aespinoza Premium Member]

Don't

What issues would you foresee using mismatched subs?

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

Different ohm subwoofers have different TS specs. The coil winding length is different and that will also result in one coil being heavier than the other. They will never be playing "in unison". They will be seeing different power between the two even if the final ohm load is the same. You can see this if you use a modeling program to see the different phase angle and group delay.

Can it be done? Yes.
Should it be done? No.

 

[1aespinoza Premium Member]

Nice thorough explanation. Now I want to try it just for shitz and giggles.