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Best way to wire and power 8 10inch subwoofers?


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I have (8) 10 inch subwoofers that are 8ohm and 50 watts RMS each. Building a speaker tower and am a bit confused on what wiring configuration I should use and what method would be best to power it. Budget is sort of tight. Im not cheaping out, but im not looking to blow big money on an am for this small project. Help is heavily appreciated! Thanks!

B.T.T.M

-Jake Ryan

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I have ( 8) 10 inch subwoofers that are 8ohm and 50 watts RMS each. Building a speaker tower and am a bit confused on what wiring configuration I should use and what method would be best to power it. Budget is sort of tight. Im not cheaping out, but im not looking to blow big money on an am for this small project. Help is heavily appreciated! Thanks!

Are all 8 going in the same box or going in two separate boxes? There are a variety of options

#1: Two separate boxes, 4x10's in each, wired series/parallel to 8 ohm load, 200w RMS, with an amp (or two) that puts out 200-400w RMS at 8 ohms

#2: One single box, all 8x10's in, wired series per pair/parallel/parallel to 4 ohm load, aim for 400-800w RMS at 4 ohms

#3: (not recommended) Two separate boxes, wired parallel/parallel to 2 ohm load, risk overpowering subs/amp on conventional amps (fine if you're using car amp on battery/inverter)

POTATO!

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Yea just one big enclosure. Thanks for the help! Any chance on having any source for wiring diagrams for the 2nd option?

B.T.T.M

-Jake Ryan

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