voicecoil wiring options

[brent12]

i need help installing 4 speakers on my 2 remaining channels

The amp is a tma 320.4

- 80 rms watts x4 at 2-ohm

- 60 rms watts x2 at 4-ohm

(Bridged): 160W x 2 @ 4 ohm

The speakers are 4, 4" focal 100 CA1

-50watts rms at 4 ohm

the first 2 channels are takin up by my rear 6x9s, so should i bridge the last 4 speakers on the 2 left over channels then connect them all in series, or in parallel?

my amp is 2-ohm stable, from my understanding if i bridged then connected in series I could get 40 watts per speaker rms? 160/4 at 2 ohm? If not what is the optimum setup here?

Someone please help, i've been asking different people all day getting different answers. Thank you.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

i need help installing 4 speakers on my 2 remaining channels
The amp is a tma 320.4

- 80 rms watts x4 at 2-ohm

- 60 rms watts x2 at 4-ohm

(Bridged): 160W x 2 @ 4 ohm

The speakers are 4, 4" focal 100 CA1

-50watts rms at 4 ohm

the first 2 channels are takin up by my rear 6x9s, so should i bridge the last 4 speakers on the 2 left over channels then connect them all in series, or in parallel?

my amp is 2-ohm stable, from my understanding if i bridged then connected in series I could get 40 watts per speaker rms? 160/4 at 2 ohm? If not what is the optimum setup here?

Someone please help, i've been asking different people all day getting different answers. Thank you.

You don't want to connect all 4 speakers together because then it wouldn't even be stereo, it would be mono. I believe what you'll want to do, is connect each set in parallel. Then you'll have 2 sets with each having a 2 ohm load. Then connect each set to it's own channel and you'll get 40 watts to each speaker and still have your "left" and "right" speakers.

 

[brent12]

ok, so wiring them in parallel would divide the 80 watts the amp puts out on that channel by 2 because there are 2 speakers? If I were to wire them in series I believe the amp would only send 15-20 watts per speaker at 8 ohms

 

[rumple4skin 10+ year member]

god **** guys. here is the link you want for it allhttp://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/woofer_wizard.asp

 

[Slayerx 10+ year member]

How could my dvc4 be wired to 4 ohms? I can't find anything anywhere

 

[arsonbob 10+ year member]

I have a DVC 2ohm subwoofer, and want to wire it to a 4ohm load to a two channel pa2300, bridged. I'm guessing that I hook the driver up + -> -, and then + to one channel output, and the negative to the other channel output. Am I correct?

 

[don1 10+ year member]

i got a pretty simple question for anyone, just because i confused myself a little and got screwed on the equipment i ordered.... first ill start with.. i have A pioneer gm-d8500 d-mono 1200w amp and ordered 2-12" subs for that amp.. but the subs were on back order and i got an "equal replacement" sub that i was told will work perfect with my amp. it was the pioneer ws-309s4 1400w.. when i recieved the order and installed the subs i found out real quick the amp was severly underpowered and now i need a larger amp but im looking into a 2-4 channel bridgeable amp.. my question is if i have a 4ohm svc sub and wire it to 2 or 1 ohm will it damage the sub, and with the subs wired together do i double the reccomended rms and peak wattage required for the sub.. thanks for any help

 

[Jd377 10+ year member]

aw crap I was excited to see this but the images are not working anymore //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif sad day

 

[-01limited- 10+ year member]

search my friend, search.

 

[Jd377 10+ year member]

You save lives. *bookmarked

 

[Jd377 10+ year member]

Oh haha, I already have that page bookmarked. I use it a lot. I was looking for a site that will do up to 6 subs at least but Ill google it myself thanks for the help though. Much appreciated.

 

[Wingsfreak9 10+ year member]

im pretty sure this worthless thread doesnt need to be stickied anymore...just say'n

 

[jockhater2 10+ year member]

What are my options for a dual 1.4 ohm voice coil?

2.8 or .7?

 

[Gahhruuba 10+ year member]

mods, could you make this a sticky? I think it might be worth the trouble. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
***images courtesy of Rockford Corp. Rockford Fosgate® | Car Audio for Fanatics: Speakers, Amplifiers, Subs ****

single subs

I had to split it up, cause it wouldn't le tme post all at once.

If someone can give me links to large pics of quad VC configs, I'll add it here.

The links in your thread are dead.. It would be really awesome if you could fix them. Thanks

 

[Vegas WRX 10+ year member]

These old stickies need trashed and redone. You can't even refer people to them because the info is outdated and the pictures are always broken.

 

[speckdzl4shzl]

These old stickies need trashed and redone. You can't even refer people to them because the info is outdated and the pictures are always broken.

THIS! new here, looking for info, and i can't use this sticky. clean it up.

 

[Bigjohn2653]

I have a question more than one really if you have the option of wiring in series or parallel and you would have the same load either way is there any advantage from doing one or the other ? I'm looking at buying a new sub and my amp will only handle a 2 ohm load but in the future (maybe 6 or 8 more month's ) I plan on getting an amp that is 1 ohm stable . Which voice coil would y'all recommend . Do I stay at 2 ohms or get a sub that I can wire down to 1 ohm and have to play at 4 ohms till I get a different amp . This is a Dc 18xl we are talking about .Any help would be appreciated ! I'm stuck on the fence .

 

[cjkellner77]

hey guys quick question. i have the subs cutting out issue thats often discussed. now i am in the middle of the big 3 project right now. but i changed other parts of my system as well. basically my question is how would you wire two kicker compr10's to a kicker cx-600.1 mono amp. the subs are the two ohm dvc's. the way i have it set up right now is positive terminal to positive terminal to amplifier and the negative side the same way. they have the impedance switch which i have at 1 ohm on each of them. i'm pretty sure its wiring in the engine bay. but I'm a little concerned since it worked fine with one sub but not with two.

 

[Bomber Z 10+ year member]

Crutchfeild has a wire listing. Subwoofer Wiring Diagrams

 

[MikeCTM2]

I'm glad i have the rockfordfosgate website bookmarked.

Yes, this Thread is now useless. No Need to have as a sticky......