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depends on your subs and impedience,

if you strap you only have to set gains and all on one amp but you usually have to have a 2 ohm load.

if you go with two seperate amps you can usually go to 1 ohm but you will have to gain match the amps

now i'm not saying it isnt possible to go lower, but i dont think its recommended

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some people have told me that unstrapped they gained

but i have yet to see any proof

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some people have told me that unstrapped they gained

but i have yet to see any proof

some have also said strapping them gained-

there is many variables when it comes to things like this

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exactly you will find people that have gained strapped or gain seperately no situation is the same.

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I've got the DD1 so the gain matching isn't a problem. Both subs are dual 2 and the amps are 1ohm stable each/2ohms strapped so I can run it either way. I might just swap things around and run them separately just for the hell of it. Won't take much more than a phone cable splitter and 10 minutes with the DD1

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DD-1 is not a gain matching tool.

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1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab

Alpine CDA-9887

4 Team Fi 15s

2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0

2 Ampere Audio 150.4

3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets

Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound!

8 XS Power d3400

6 XS power d680

Second Skin

Stinger

Tsunami Wiring

Sky High

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I ran strapped for over a year then started having issues..of course I strapped real low also... didn't see a gain unstrapping but solved my issues

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