3ohm

3ohms

3ohms

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hahahaha

If it is dual 3 I would wire to 1.5 ohms.If it is single 3 well then 3ohms is the best you can do.

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really? On a 4ohm stable amp you would wire it down to 1.5?

Perhaps, but I dont' think he can determine the box rise and I wouldn't take a risk with it to eek out a bit more power

i still say 3 ohms

If it's a dvc I would put one coil on each channel.

A single 3 I would bridge it and put the coil on that.

Is the sub a single or dual vc sub?

If it is single then that is 3ohms on the bridged channel which come out to 1.5ohm on each channel.

A dual 3 with one one each channel would come out to 3 ohms per a channel.

The only other configuration that is safe is to bridge the amp and run the coils in series for a total of 6ohms on the amp (this will be the same as running one coil on each channel).

This 3 ohm topic always irks me.

People. When you buy a driver that has a nominal 4 ohm value, it almost always measures somewhere around 3 ohms. Likewise, when you buy a driver that has a nominal value of 2 ohms, it can measure as low 1.2-1.4 ohms. What has happened is that some manufacturers have started publishing the actual Re (DC resistance of the coil at rest) as the driver's nominal value. Measure the coils on an Eclipse Ti that are spec'd as a dual 3 ohm setup and you'll get a reading of 3.1-3.2 ohms. It should've been rated as a dual 4 ohm driver from day one.

The point is, any time you see a specification of 3 ohms for a voice coil, just treat it exactly as you would a 4 ohm coil. It will be just fine to run it on an amplifier that's rated to run a 4 ohm load while bridged. That's exactly what the amplifier is expecting to "see" - an actual Re of around 3 ohms. It has ALWAYS been this way, it's just that marketing departments are fucking things up.

Some links to drive this point home. Note the nominal impedance of each driver and then the corresponding Re value.

https://www.madisound.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=45_338_340&products_id=8637

https://www.madisound.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=45_338_340&products_id=8682

https://www.madisound.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=45_338_340&products_id=8535

What's the sub in question?

Ciaonzo is correct. and i love his avatar (im a lil jealous)

If it's a dvc I would put one coil on each channel.

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Don't do this. just wire the woofer in series and bridge the amplifier.

The Ti's are DVC subs, so you need to series wire it to a 6ohm load and bridge your amp.

6ohm is the way to go