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why doesn't my subwoofers sound louder?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bellmeister" data-source="post: 8775765" data-attributes="member: 684504"><p>I said 1 ohm is worst way to run an amp. Resistance at 1 ohms is where amp is running wide open and runs hotter while producing lower quality sound. Wiring at 4 ohms, the amp runs cooler and sounds better but at a lower volume than 1 ohm.</p><p>Then I spoke about speaker/sub power balancing. For systems over 400 watt total power, its recommended to do a 40/60 up to 25/75 ratio. Meaning 25% power to speakers, 75% to sub. If your HU is putting out 100 Watts to speakers then 400 watts to subwoofer is the max.</p><p>Youre thinking its crazy cos lots of dudes will have a stock stereo and add subs totalling way more than the 25/75 ratio.</p><p></p><p>That just means that the sub(s) are overpowering the rest of the system and you guys dont notice or care. But that's not optimal.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>1 OHM SUB</th><th>4 OHM SUB</th></tr><tr><td>Produces a louder sound</td><td>Produces better sound quality</td></tr><tr><td>Expensive</td><td>Slightly cheap (for the most part)</td></tr><tr><td>Puts much strain on the amp</td><td>Better amp efficiency</td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bellmeister, post: 8775765, member: 684504"] I said 1 ohm is worst way to run an amp. Resistance at 1 ohms is where amp is running wide open and runs hotter while producing lower quality sound. Wiring at 4 ohms, the amp runs cooler and sounds better but at a lower volume than 1 ohm. Then I spoke about speaker/sub power balancing. For systems over 400 watt total power, its recommended to do a 40/60 up to 25/75 ratio. Meaning 25% power to speakers, 75% to sub. If your HU is putting out 100 Watts to speakers then 400 watts to subwoofer is the max. Youre thinking its crazy cos lots of dudes will have a stock stereo and add subs totalling way more than the 25/75 ratio. That just means that the sub(s) are overpowering the rest of the system and you guys dont notice or care. But that's not optimal. [TABLE] [TR] [TH]1 OHM SUB[/TH] [TH]4 OHM SUB[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Produces a louder sound[/TD] [TD]Produces better sound quality[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Expensive[/TD] [TD]Slightly cheap (for the most part)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Puts much strain on the amp[/TD] [TD]Better amp efficiency[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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