Using a mono amp with two speakers

[jmeeter 10+ year member]

I'm currently looking at a mono amp (Alpine 500w) to 2 Kicker Comp 12" speakers.

My brother told me to ask on here, since we are using a mono amp to power the two speakers and will be hooking up two positive wires and two negative wires, will that count as bridging and therefore split the ohms from 4 to 2?

Thanks.

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[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

you cannot bridge a mono amp. what voice coils are on those kickers?

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

no its not bridging but you should be fine, what model alpine? cause you might not get 500w

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

2 speakers receiving power from a single channel?

BRILLIANT!

 

[jmeeter 10+ year member]

no its not bridging but you should be fine, what model alpine? cause you might not get 500w

These are the stats on the Amp

* Alpine products do not ship to Puerto Rico

* Professional installation is strongly recommended for this product. Please visit your local Best Buy store for details.

* 500W RMS (continuous) power x 1 @ 2 ohms, 14.4V, 20Hz - 20kHz,

* 300W RMS (continuous) power x 1 @ 4 ohms, 14.4V, 20Hz - 20kHz,

* MOSFET power supply delivers clean power with minimal heat dispersion; thermal management control helps prevent overheating

* Adjustable low-pass crossover

* EQ and bass EQ controls for customizable audio; continuously adjustable gain control

* Gold-plated RCA inputs; speaker level inputs

* Top-mounted blue LED power/status indicator

* STAR circuitry

* Overcurrent, overvoltage and thermal protection

* Signal-to-noise ratio: 100dBA

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

you cannot bridge a mono amp. what voice coils are on those kickers?

if you want our help it would be nice to know this...

 

[jmeeter 10+ year member]

How do I figure out which voice coils are in it?

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

are they dual 4 ohm, dual 2 ohm, single 4 ohm? should be one of those. Should say on the sub by the connectors, or in the model number.

 

[jmeeter 10+ year member]

On Crutchfield.com it says "Dual Voice Coil: No" and they are 4 ohm speakers. And I have two of them.

 

[jshak07 10+ year member]

So you have two SVC 4 ohm subs, wire the positivies together to the amp and the negatives together to the amp and it will see a 2 ohm load

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

I haz a dumb.

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

do they have two connectors on each sub? one on each side? if so the are dual voice coil (DVC) if they are indeed dual 4ohms, http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp?submitted=true&woofer_qty=2&woofer_imp=4

this is your options, and you couldnt wire em down to 1 ohm with that amp and would have to run them both at 4 ohms

 

[headlesskoopa 10+ year member]

I haz a dumb.

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nevermind

 

[jmeeter 10+ year member]

I haz a dumb.

Man this is so confusing. So, do you have a better mid-range amp that you can suggest (and works for my setup)?

Yes there is a wire on either side of the speaker. One is black and one is red.

 

[jshak07 10+ year member]

On Crutchfield.com it says "Dual Voice Coil: No" and they are 4 ohm speakers. And I have two of them.

I believe they are SVC