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2 OHM or 4 OHM
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:50 pm
by Never Too Old
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?
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:09 pm
by High Society
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:12 pm
by Never Too Old
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:17 pm
by High Society
Which one, thats for two amps? Run it @ 2ohm so you can get 200 watts each to your comps
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:01 pm
by shawndaddy
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:01 pm
by shawndaddy
sorry about the caps
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:03 pm
by Never Too Old
Thats ok and on
Which one, thats for two amps?
I have the 700.5. I forgot that it was two listed
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:15 pm
by High Society
You better be using that amp to it's full potential. You are running components off it right?
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:16 pm
by High Society
http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/wiringwizard.asp
use this to pick out what ohm load you can run your subs
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:23 pm
by Never Too Old
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