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by ridr4lif » Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:22 pm

The driver is essentially a 4 ohm load. It was designed to be powered by one voice coil.
Taken right off of Ascendant's site.

In this pic, the gold terminals is the 2 ohm side, and the silver is the 4 ohm side
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by sinister audio » Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:23 pm

you arnt suppose to power that VC just in a certain box i think. i checked into them before and you just change that to go with the box you want. its pretty weird setup

by ridr4lif » Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:19 am

http://www.ascendantaudio.com/archive/Atlas%2015.htm

thats is a direct link to the specs of the Atlas 15. It is essentially a single 4 ohm driver, but uses a secondary voice coil to change the QTS of the sub.

It does say something in the "advanced wiring" section about a 6 ohm driver, but it doesnt allow you to click on it.

edit: here is another link from them, showing the 2 voice coils and how the second v.c. changed QTS
http://www.ascendantaudio.com/archive/A ... wiring.htm

It says right on the page to NEVER POWER the second v.c.

by High Society » Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:18 am

the problem is that they are in cali,and i am in kansas
A trade thats gonna cost money, I wouldn't say it's worth it ether. Even tho I would take ascendant audio over eD anyday, thats just because of all the crap I hear about eD.

by High Society » Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:15 am

Those subs are kinda like one voice coil, then there’s another terminal post on the sub that can change it to ether 4-6 ohms. I'm not %100 sure, but its something like that.

by Ryan from Ohio » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:06 am

two4fifteen wrote:how can the sub be ran at 4 or 6 ohm?
4 real...

lol

I can see 2 or 8 Ohms... If its a dual 4 Ohm coils...

by racerraul » Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:28 am

diceman1000 wrote:the problem is that they are in cali,and i am in kansas...what do you guys think it would do if i raised the resistence os my sub,i.e.-the atlas can be ran at 4 or 6 ohms,if my amp is 600wrms@4ohms,what would it be at 6?

Damon
Around 400watts @ 6ohm... that is an educated guess & as good as any without benching it. The higher the impedance the lower the output power from the amp.

I'd keep the eD's unless you are just itching for a 15" real bad... It would likely be a move backwards in output since you have 2 12" & the SQ is definitely arguable without reputable sources to referrence. Add to that the fact that is a long distance trade... I do not see any obvious reasons to make the trade.

by two4fifteen » Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:25 am

how can the sub be ran at 4 or 6 ohm?

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by diceman1000 » Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:20 am

the problem is that they are in cali,and i am in kansas...what do you guys think it would do if i raised the resistence os my sub,i.e.-the atlas can be ran at 4 or 6 ohms,if my amp is 600wrms@4ohms,what would it be at 6?

Damon

by sinister audio » Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:56 pm

i havent delt with them yet but i have heard very good things. id do it.

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