dvc subs

qlc1964 · Post by **qlc1964** » Fri May 23, 2008 8:22 pm

hey fellas!!! i got a ?
can you take two mono amps and wire each one to the voice coil?
will it play with no problem? just something to pick yah minds....

Purple RS · Post by **Purple RS** » Fri May 23, 2008 9:29 pm

I don't see a problem with that as long as you don't put too much power to the sub, but these guys here are the experts. When I bought my Memphis MOJO, I was given some similar info. The 15" 15-MOJO15Q1 will take a 1000 watt mono amp on each one of 4 (1 ohm) voice coils.

I've got the 12" dual 2 ohm and decided that parallel connection was enough for me, besides, I only have room for the one amp :)

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Fri May 23, 2008 9:58 pm

yes you can do it, but both amps have to be identical, and you have to match the gain of both amps PERFECTLY.

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Sat May 24, 2008 6:49 am

Matching the gains is a MUST! so you'll definately need to bust out the dmm.

William from NOLA · Post by **William from NOLA** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:16 am

Yea, and just leaving them all the way up or all the way down doesn't cut it. DMM!

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:41 am

you really need to use a clamp and a dmm to make sure you have them matched a DMM just isnt good enough itself when doing that.

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Sat May 24, 2008 9:29 am

And if you don't mind me asking... Why would you want to? Are you actually using 1 single sub that requires that much power?
Just curious :)

qlc1964 · Post by **qlc1964** » Sat May 24, 2008 7:45 pm

nah i don`t it was a ? i thought of asking on here.
Let`s use this example
you have 2 900 rms mono amps and you decide to get one high price sub
to replace the ones you have you can't afford but one $400.00 sub
that handle 2000 rms of power so working with what you have instead
of trying to sell them and start over.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Sun May 25, 2008 8:42 am

ive done it its really not that bad just make sure you gain match. and not just with a dmm to check voltage. your current could be off as your coils will have slightly diffrent impedances. which changes your Voltage and current. which is y im a firm believe in using both dmm and clamp to set gains.

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Sun May 25, 2008 12:29 pm

^True... but sometimes I forget that not everybody has a meter with a clamp like yours and mine

lol

Although I do have a cheap lil Harbor Freight dmm too, but don't normally use it... Heck half the time I can't even find it LOL