Wire Help: Audiobahn 4-channel amp and 2- 12" subwoofers

[DoubleOB 10+ year member]

Any one can post how to wire this amp to 2 subs for max power??

Audiobahn A4801T 4-channel amp and two AW1206T 12" subwoofers

A4801T 4-channel amplifier

150 watts RMS x 4 at 4 ohms (250 watts RMS x 4 at 2 ohms)

500 watts RMS x 2 at 4 ohms (4-ohm stable in bridged mode)

AW1206T subwoofers (pair)

dual 4-ohm voice coils

frequency response: 20-500 Hz

power handling (each): 50-1100 watts RMS (2200 watts peak power)

any help thanks

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[Decipha 10+ year member]

you fuked up getting dual 4 ohm subs but the only way you can wire it is in 8 ohm loads

wire each sub in series for an 8 ohm load then bridge it on 2 channels of the amp

do the same for the other sub and you should be fine, not optimal performance but

then again audiobahn isin't going to give you 'optimal' perfomance IMO

 

[creater 10+ year member]

then again audiobahn isin't going to give you 'optimal' perfomance IMO

very true

 

[forbidden 10+ year member]

And the only way that amp will make that much power is if it gets struck by Lightning. Even if this amp made that much power, the subs wired the only way possible would knock whatever the true power was down by 50%. So, sell the amp and buy a real one that does the job right.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Umm...

My suggestion would be to connect each of your four 4 Ohm voice coils to each channel of your 4ch amplifier.

With 4 Ohm DVC subs your options with that amp (assuming rated RMS output for your amp is close to actual output) are giving the subs either 250 watts each if you wire the coils in series and then bridge the amp to 2ch/4Ohm mono OR 300 watts each if you wire one coil to one amp channel with the amp running 4ch/4 Ohm stereo.

Not that 50 watts will make any real, audible difference but it is what I'd do.

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

Umm...
My suggestion would be to connect each of your four 4 Ohm voice coils to each channel of your 4ch amplifier.

With 4 Ohm DVC subs your options with that amp (assuming rated RMS output for your amp is close to actual output) are giving the subs either 250 watts each if you wire the coils in series and then bridge the amp to 2ch/4Ohm mono OR 300 watts each if you wire one coil to one amp channel with the amp running 4ch/4 Ohm stereo.

Not that 50 watts will make any real, audible difference but it is what I'd do.

if he has to ask how to hook them up in the first place, chances are he will NOT be able to properly match the gains on the amp so the subwoofers dont blow a coil.

 

[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

i think decipha has it right...

what you want to do is bridge the amp so its doing 300 x 2 @ 8 ohms. I doubt the amp will run at 1 ohm per channel, but if it was that would be the way to do it.

 

[DoubleOB 10+ year member]

Tell me if this hook up is ok for one sub:

AMP 500 watts RMS x 2 at 4 ohms (4-ohm stable in bridged mode) wire to each 4 ohm coil this will produce 1000rms to the sub ??

thanks

 

[TeenWolf 10+ year member]

Tell me if this hook up is ok for one sub:
AMP 500 watts RMS x 2 at 4 ohms (4-ohm stable in bridged mode) wire to each 4 ohm coil this will produce 1000rms to the sub ??

thanks

Yes.