Which Ohm to wire at?

[Staninator 10+ year member]

Hi guys I have a hifonics brutus amp that will push out close to 1200 watts at 1-ohm to two subwoofers. I have two 12" zeus 2-ohm DVC subs that are 500 RMS and 1000 MAX. Now I am wondering how I should wire them? There a a few wire diagrams that say I can wire them to 2-ohm or 0.5-ohm. Which one would I be able to wire them at? Would the 0.5-ohm be good or would it be too low for the amp to handle?

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[xNaStYx 10+ year member]

Either wire them to 2ohms or get new 4ohm subs

 

[Staninator 10+ year member]

Either wire them to 2ohms or get new 4ohm subs

Well I got the 2-ohm subs on purpose so I can have a better chance of running them at 1-ohm. 0.5 ohm is too low?

 

[xNaStYx 10+ year member]

Well I got the 2-ohm subs on purpose so I can have a better chance of running them at 1-ohm.

Fail.. unless you plan on buying two more subs

 

[jpexpc 10+ year member]

With rise you'll probably be okay at .5. Just be sure to set your gains properly.

 

[xNaStYx 10+ year member]

It is possible to run at .5.. Just make sure you know what you are doing

 

[mossberg385t 10+ year member]

i would say .5 is to low, you amp will get insanely hot especially in the summer..... like now...... which will cause it to go into thermal protect and your bass will cut out periodically. unless you do what i did for my friends little kicker impulse. i built a little fiberglass tunnel for it and put 2 80mm blue led fans on either side of it, it looks sweet and it doesnt get hot anymore

 

[mossberg385t 10+ year member]

also would putting the subs VCs in series and the subs in parallel be 2 ohms? bridge the amp = 1 ohm? or is it monoblock

 

[Staninator 10+ year member]

also would putting the subs VCs in series and the subs in parallel be 2 ohms? bridge the amp = 1 ohm? or is it monoblock

It's a mono D class amp yeah. I was planning on wiring the subs parallel in 2 ohms or 0.5 ohms. How do I wire them to 1 ohm?

 

[jpexpc 10+ year member]

1 ohm isn't an option for those subs if you are running 2 of them.

 

[xNaStYx 10+ year member]

It's a mono D class amp yeah. I was planning on wiring the subs parallel in 2 ohms or 0.5 ohms. How do I wire them to 1 ohm?

you dont

 

[Staninator 10+ year member]

1 ohm isn't an option for those subs if you are running 2 of them.

So then I can only wire them to 2-ohm or 0.5 ohm in parallel?

 

[mossberg385t 10+ year member]

if its monoblock you cant..... im used to my oldschool amps...... orion xtr475......modified orion hcca 225...... ppi 1200A mmmmmmmmm non-monoblock goodness lol

 

[xNaStYx 10+ year member]

So then I can only wire them to 2-ohm or 0.5 ohm in parallel?

Correct

 

[jpexpc 10+ year member]

0.5 = parallel

2 = series/parallel

8 = series