What voice coil ohms should I get?

[TheAtomicMan 10+ year member]

I'm planning on getting a pair of 12W3V2's and a 500.1 amp and was wondering if it's better if I get dual 2 or dual 4 ohm voice coils? Or should I just get a 12W6V2for this amp? Which settup would sound better? Thanks

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[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

You'll get the same power out of that amp regardless of the coil configuration though with the D4 arragement wired to 4 ohms, it should allow the amp to run cooler and draw a touch less current.

 

[lifted95blaze 10+ year member]

yea defenately get the d4 models.... wire them to 2 ohm then wire them to get a 4 ohm load........ keep that amp runnin cooler and pulling less current

 

[TheAtomicMan 10+ year member]

Is it really worth it because I can get the 2 ohms for cheaper?

 

[Ctminime 10+ year member]

yea if u get 2 2ohm subs u have to have a mono amp that can be stable at .5 ohms... and if u get 4 ohm subs u can just get a mono 1 ohm amp witch are more common and almost always less expensive..... if neither of those comments tell yah to get 4 ohmers.... its possible (if u cant get a .5 ohm amp that u will have to power the subs seperatly each with their own amp.... 4 ohmer FTW

 

[PatFitz9 10+ year member]

yea if u get 2 2ohm subs u have to have a mono amp that can be stable at .5 ohms...

not true. you can wire the dual two ohm subs in series to get two 4 ohm loads. put those in parallel and whamo you get 2 ohms. and that amp puts out constant power from 1-4 ohms so that would work just fine.

 

[Ctminime 10+ year member]

not true. you can wire the dual two ohm subs in series to get two 4 ohm loads. put those in parallel and whamo you get 2 ohms. and that amp puts out constant power from 1-4 ohms so that would work just fine.

didnt even think about that.... man i just got owned lol

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

yea defenately get the d4 models.... wire them to 2 ohm then wire them to get a 4 ohm load........ keep that amp runnin cooler and pulling less current

Series the coils to get an 8 ohm load per sub then parallel the two to get 4 ohms final. It will sound better with the individual subs wired in parallel.

The difference between 2 and 4 ohms won't be that significant so if you can get a better deal on the 2 ohm version go for it.

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

if it's 2 ohm stable, D2

1 ohm D4

.5 stable (DOUBT IT!) D2

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

if it's 2 ohm stable, D2
1 ohm D4

.5 stable (DOUBT IT!) D2

The amp produces 500W at any load between 1.5 and 4 ohms. Either configuration will work and he'll want a series/parallel wiring setup either way (4 ohm or 2 ohm final load)

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

The amp produces 500W at any load between 1.5 and 4 ohms. Either configuration will work and he'll want a series/parallel wiring setup either way (4 ohm or 2 ohm final load)

Yeah, I thought about that after I posted, I still prefer D2... No matter what really... dunno why... I just like it better.