Are these 2 types of wiring sort of the same or no???

snakey51389 · Post by **snakey51389** » Wed May 24, 2006 7:57 pm

if i got 2 DVC 4 ohm subs and wired them in a parallel circuit together it would be a 4 ohm load. i would get a 2 channel amp and bridge it. (boths subs are 800watts rms and the amp bridged at 4ohms is 800 watts so it would be perfect). i was wondering if i got the same subs and wired it parallel seperatly for each sub instead of together, to make a 2ohm load each sub instead of 4ohm together for both subs.(the amp is 400 watts for a 2 ohm load at each channel). so it would be wired parallel each sub seperatly and put them to each 400watt channel. is this just another way to wire the subs because their DVC? or does one of these wirings work better than the other?

look at these pics......

this is 1 option like the first wiring i descirbed.

would this be the same as the one above just wired differently????

joeyc · Post by **joeyc** » Wed May 24, 2006 8:36 pm

Well that depends, of course, on whether they are dual 2 ohm or dual 4 ohm subs. Check out this pic http://www.caraudiocentral.net/forums/a ... 1148529989

That will get you 4 ohms with 2 dual 4 ohm speakers

snakey51389 · Post by **snakey51389** » Wed May 24, 2006 8:42 pm

yes they would be 4 ohm subs. are the 2 types of wirings i explained the same but just a different option of wiring or are they different?

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Thu May 25, 2006 7:49 am

Must see picture.

Sorry man, I can't picture it, I do better with pics.

Your best be is to use the Rockford sub wiring turtioral. That way you know you have them hooked up right.

Is that 800 watts RMS for both subs, or is that the individual rating. With 2 subs on a 800 watt amp, you will only be getting 400 to each.

snakey51389 · Post by **snakey51389** » Thu May 25, 2006 6:46 pm

gave pics of what i said.

Rave'n · Post by **Rave'n** » Thu May 25, 2006 6:52 pm

If the amp is bridgeable to 4 ohms I would wire the subs in series then parallel them to the amp like the first pic .

I dont know how to post pics yet I'm new to this site.lol

snakey51389 · Post by **snakey51389** » Fri May 26, 2006 6:25 pm

anyone else wanna help?

Rave'n · Post by **Rave'n** » Sat May 27, 2006 4:28 am

Sorry I misread your question Both of those will work, but if you can run them in 4 ohm together like the first pic that is what I would do an, I do do. lol

What subs are you getting? CVR's?

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Sat May 27, 2006 4:48 am

Dude, do it the rockford way. The way your showing is 2 ohm stereo, and your amp probably won't like it.

Its also better to run your subs mono. If you wire them stereo you could actually loose output from some right to left chanel cancelation.

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Sat May 27, 2006 5:02 am

Would be able to give better advice if I knew what amp/subs you have exactly.

Just saying it powers 400 WRMS @ 2 Ohms doesnt tell if that rating is in mono or stereo. If its in stereo 2 Ohms then obviously you know what wiring you have which makes me ask why post this?