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So you would use Voltage = SQRT(Power x Resistance) in order to adjust the gain until the amplifier's output voltage matches. Only problem is impedance is always changing. I guess it would get you close enough, but so would using your ear...

Can you build a new box, or add an aero port to the current one? This would be a big improvement in terms of output with your current driver. You could do this, see if it's enough output, if not order a new driver and use ported enclosure for even more output. Food for thought. On paper, ported will be 3dB louder, which is twice as loud. Obviously other things will affect this change in output, but you would still see a gain, certainly noticeable.

NO! lol its not a volume knob. if you set it too high you get clipping and fuck your subs. just forget about all the other factors we talked about. its nothing you need to worry about at this stage. set your gains CORRECTLY and you will be fine. Exactly. What your worrying over is pointless. Set your gain and your done. Some do it by o-scope, by ear, or by a formula that isn't very accurate. Personally I would do it by ear, by have to take a few steps back to hear any clipping / distortion. Play a test tone, or google search for clipped tones so you know what they sound like.

Your box has enough volume, and depth. I'd look for some ssds or sa10s. That's just me though. I've never heard an AQ before, so I can't really comment on it. Is your enclosure sealed or ported? If ported, what tuning? If your sealed, I'd simply port the box, or build a new one. That would be much cheaper and be a big improvement.

Depends on if he plans on running a single driver, or multiple in the near future. Didn't really specify goals, just going to assume musical with most output. I'd buy used with that budget. If you could find a used sa10 that would be pretty sweet. Or a fi ssd. But it's hard to recommend a driver when I don't know his enclosure volume, that will play a big part.

Not to mention what 99% of power from amplifier is burned off through heat on the VC, remaining percentile or so actually moves the cone. And music is dynamic, not a sine wave playing 24/7. Different frequencies produce different impedance's, thus creating more or less resistance in the circuit, amplifier's output directly follows.

Considering he had to ask whether he could wire it to 1ohms leads me to believe he would simply follow the link and purchase. But yeah I see in the product info they list number for D2 coil option Not really begging for any attention man, just tired and annoyed. Sorry OP for being an ass. Shit just gets old...real fast.

Would you buy used? Are you trying to get the most output while being musical? What type of music do you listen to?

LULZ. How about you learn what your doing instead of wasting your money buying the wrong shit. You fail. I'm sorry if I'm a dick, but it's the truth. You haven't stated ANY goals, haven't even stated driver size, assuming 10" since the other driver is a 10", but Idk im sorry, im pretty blunt but all youre doing is being a nonproductive dick. i suggest just moving on from this thread. I did in fact tell him what his wiring options were with D4. Sorry about being a dick, just so many threads with people not having the slightest clue what there doing, if they only spent some time learning the basics, they'd save so much time, money, and effort.

Yeah it honestly sounds like a problem with the amp. But try out the ipod and see what happens

That link is for a Dual 4ohm driver. That would put him right back into the same position, wiring to 2ohms or 8ohms.

LULZ. How about you learn what your doing instead of wasting your money buying the wrong shit. You fail. I'm sorry if I'm a dick, but it's the truth. You haven't stated ANY goals, haven't even stated driver size, assuming 10" since the other driver is a 10", but Idk

You can wire a single Dual 4ohm driver to either 2ohms or 8ohms. Wire it to 2ohms:

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Sounds like it's a problem with the amp since it goes into protect. Low voltage / hard clipping can send amps into protect, but since your saying that if you turn it up before the bass plays then its fine, suggests that it's probably not either. You could use a 3mm jack to rca adapter and use your ipod as a signal source instead of your HU. You may have to re set your gain since the ipod would have a different signal voltage then hu. If you do this and your amp works fine then perhaps something is screwy in your hu and it's clipping the signal. If you do this and the amp goes into protect then you know it's not the hu. Hope that helps shed some light on the problem.

There is no difference between the 10" dcon and 12" dcon, except cone size, which would also dictate proper enclosure volume. The slightly larger cone will not effect the specs enough to audibly sound better or worse, if each is used in it's appropriate volume. So BanginOnABudget, what other non-sense can you propose today?

I did state the picture is just showing the general idea, the center chamber can be much wider, so it wouldn't be "bottle necked" and act less of a port. The baffles could also be angled outward...

What type of design would this be considered? Would it have any disadvantages to a regular ported enclosure? Drivers would be mounted during the enclosure being built. Is there any negative effects by having the drivers facing each other? What would be a good distance to have between the opposing cones? The more the better? I could make the gap or "loading chamber" range from a few inches up to 17" in width. The actual design would entail 4 sa12s, but this shows the general concept and whether or not it would work. So has anyone had any experience with a design similar to this? Thanks

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an amp's efficiency level drops from 4ohms to 1ohm, so there isn't any mathematical formula you can use to find out its power rating, and then your voicecoils heat up and your impedance rises and it'll make less power. And you never mentioned at what voltage... So try again