wiring 2 dvc

[Mercureie 10+ year member]

i jus ordered 2 10 alpine type r's dvc, 300 rms. i'll be runnin em off a M286i, 300x1, from ma audio. now if i wire each sub in series with itself then parallel the two together will that give me a 2 ohm load? and what gauge wire should i use, if it matters?

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[drkodin 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Mercureie i jus ordered 2 10 alpine type r's dvc, 300 rms. i'll be runnin em off a M286i, 300x1, from ma audio. now if i wire each sub in series with itself then parallel the two together will that give me a 2 ohm load? and what gauge wire should i use, if it matters?

8awg wire should be fine, but you might wanna run 4awg just in case you decide to upgrade later.

are they dual 2 or dual 4 Ohm VCs?

 

[Mercureie 10+ year member]

dual 4ohm

 

[drkodin 10+ year member]

then yes, wire the VC in parallel on each sub and you will get a 2Ohm load per sub.

 

[Alaxan 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by drkodin 8awg wire should be fine, but you might wanna run 4awg just in case you decide to upgrade later.

 

are they dual 2 or dual 4 Ohm VCs?

8 and 4awg wire for a sub at a mear 300watts rms? Are you on crack? Try a 12-14awg wire and you will be more than fine. There is NO need to go any lower than that unless you are pushing MUCH more than 300watts (like30,000 and even then a 12awg is not a bad choice)

 

[drkodin 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Alaxan 8 and 4awg wire for a sub at a mear 300watts rms? Are you on crack? Try a 12-14awg wire and you will be more than fine. There is NO need to go any lower than that unless you are pushing MUCH more than 300watts (like30,000 and even then a 12awg is not a bad choice)

wow, calm down dude. i see what you are talking about now, but i thought he meant power wire. i figured everyone pretty much knew that any speaker wire will work for any application.

 

[Hurst421 10+ year member]

are u talkin about speaker wire or POWER WIRE??it makes a biggg diff

 

[Alaxan 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Hurst421 are u talkin about speaker wire or POWER WIRE??it makes a biggg diff

Day late and dollar short. Doesn't life ****.

 

[rco8786 10+ year member]

Alaxan's tearin these guys up..musta had a bad day

 

[Hurst421 10+ year member]

awww..that time of the month??

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just jokin

 

[1BadHawk 10+ year member]

Cant someone throw up a picture (windows paint program) or something of how to wire the 2 DVC's as original asked?

I just recieved my 2 pioneer DVC's yeseterday and want to install them in a similarly. Thanks.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

here are your options.....im assuming you have 2ohm dvc subs....

series

parallel