Mikey Bates Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 ive asked this before but it seemed like people understood it different. just look at the pic. any questions just ask. just kinda confused one what it would be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blownengine Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Just wire it to one set of the amps outputs, not both. Quote 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT (Yea its got a Hemi)Alpine CDA-105KnuKonceptz 0ga CCA Big 3 with Yellow Top 15" SoundQubed HDC3DC Audio 1.2K (Bass)Pioneer 6x9's (Front)Pioneer 6.5's (Rear)Kicker 3.5's (Dash)Sony amp on the highs. (Hey it was free) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Ratcliffe Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Should still be right at 2 ohms, unless you are using high resistance speaker wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Ratcliffe Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Normally people only use one set of outputs, but if you are using a small gauge speaker wire due to not being able to acquire a larger gauge, having two runs might help a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Bates Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 would i lose power by doing what im doing?? and its speakers wire that came in an amp kit by cadence so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b.knue Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 either run one voicecoil to each channel of the amp or bridge the amp while the sub is wired in parallel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) 2 ohms. no idea why you're trying to use both sets of speaker terminals though. what kind of amp? i hope a monoblock either run one voicecoil to each channel of the amp or bridge the amp while the sub is wired in parallel. if he's running a 2 channel, why the FUCK would you run each coil to each channel? what happens when the bass signal isnt perfectly 50/50 on the left and right channels? the voice coils somewhat fight with each other, and one works harder than the other. Edited May 16, 2012 by Kranny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Bates Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 its a mono amp not 2 channel and my thought was if each terminal on the sub was 8 gauge lets say, then only running 1 8gauge for + and 1 for - would take away from power. stupid lol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Ratcliffe Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 No, 8 gauge is pretty large. The only time you would be limiting power is you are running like 1000 watts, and only running a 16 gauge wire. Then you could double up that and it would allow a bit more current flow, but probably not an audible difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 unless you're running 2000w, you dont need 8 gauge for sub wire. if you have like 16 gauge for sub wire, you better upgrade that shit. the ONLY reason why there are two sets of speaker terminals, and i could've sworn you've been told this before, is solely to make wiring like 8 subs easier. so you can put 4 on one side and 4 on the other instead of having a wiring headache and trying to get all 8 subs to go down to 2 wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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