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wiring Question

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:52 am
by ferrari1
I have a kenwood 1600w class D amp, it has two channels, its pushing 2 12 inch single coil eclipse subs, what is the most effective way to wire it up? should i just go, 2ohm and one sub to each channel, 2 ohm bridge, 4 ohm bridge, or what, ive tried a few things right now i have it at 2 ohm bridged.
Thanks

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:58 am
by ridr4lif
That amp is 2 ohm stable bridged? Thats kinda strange for a 2 channel amp. Well assuming it it stable at 2 ohms bridged, leave it that way because you are probably getting maximum output out of that amp. What are the rms figures so we can give u a better idea.
TEDD

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:47 pm
by ferrari1
400 x 2 rms, yea i thought it was too cuz i realy havent seen too many amps capable of that

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:59 pm
by ridr4lif
Is that 400x2 at 4 ohms? Bridged or non-bridged?
TEDD

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:36 am
by ferrari1
400x2 @ 2 ohms

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:13 am
by Justin from Detroit1
That's not bridged, that's just @ 2 ohms.

What ohms are the subs?

wiring

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:46 pm
by dirty northern
It sound from what you said that your subs are both single voice coil 4 ohm drivers , if this is the case then you should either run them in series 8 ohm bridged or 4 ohm stereo ( like a pair of full range speakers ) I don't think the kenwood amp is rated at 2 ohm bridged (that doesn't mean it won't work like that but your gonna shorten it's life span drasticly and void any warranty you may have with it . Your only gonna get around 100 rms each channel thoug hif it states 200w rms at 2 ohms so if your subs are bigger than that you really need 2 amps

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:15 pm
by Ryan from Ohio
This would work so much easier with the MODEL # and a cut~n~paste of the specs from their website :)