2 OHM or 4 OHM

Never Too Old · Post by **Never Too Old** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:50 pm

my amp says at 4ohm monox1 it will be at 210rms and 2ohm its at 420rms. I'm hooking two 10" EA comps to it and wanna get the best I can outta it.so when I run 4ohm wire 10 ft to my amp from the sub terminals what wire guage do I want to run to the subs?

High Society · Post by **High Society** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:09 pm

I run 4ohm wire 10 ft to my amp from the sub terminals what wire guage do I want to run to the subs?

12g is fine.

Never Too Old · Post by **Never Too Old** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:12 pm

Here is my amp
http://www.kicker.com/06/tech-support/manuals/manuals/2006/2006%20ZX550-3%20700-5%20c01%20WEB.pdf
any suggestions to what would be the best hookup for me?

High Society · Post by **High Society** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:17 pm

Which one, thats for two amps? Run it @ 2ohm so you can get 200 watts each to your comps

shawndaddy · Post by **shawndaddy** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:01 pm

You want to wire your amp up like this. Starting from the amp.
LEFT POS. TO SPEAKER #1 POS. SPEAKER #1 NEGATIVE to speaker #2 pos speaker #2 neg. to the right neg on amp.

shawndaddy · Post by **shawndaddy** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:01 pm

sorry about the caps

Never Too Old · Post by **Never Too Old** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:03 pm

Thats ok and on

Which one, thats for two amps?

I have the 700.5. I forgot that it was two listed

High Society · Post by **High Society** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:15 pm

You better be using that amp to it's full potential. You are running components off it right?

High Society · Post by **High Society** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:16 pm

http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/wiringwizard.asp

use this to pick out what ohm load you can run your subs

Never Too Old · Post by **Never Too Old** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:23 pm

You are running components off it right?

Yes. Infinity Kappa 52.1i 5 1/4"
and in the back deck i'm running JL 6x9 2way
I wish I would have gotten 6.5 in the front but I was told wrong that they wouldnt fit. I found out later that they would've