rmireles1 Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 I currently have 4 dual 2 Ohm voice coil subwoofers wired down to 1 ohm to a single amp. Since the RMS rating of the amp if 2600 watts, i'm guessing i'm getting 650 watts per sub. Is it possible to wire 3 subs in series/parallel down to 1.33 Ohms and add the 4th sub wired in parallel at 1 Ohm to a single amp channel? First of....will that even work and second, if it does will it give me est. 0.65 ohms???? I know its not safe load to run the amp at but i am power hungry and want to squeeze all the power i can get. If i toast the amp so be it....more of a reason to get 2 new amps. Just don't want to burn my truck. thanks in advance for any help and support! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranny Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 wire like this. thats it. what you're asking to do isn't going to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmireles1 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Thanks Kranny. yeah, that's exactly how i currently have it wired up. what would happen if I tried it??? Just want the most of my setup before I change. If its possible but will eventually damage my amp and/or subs...i'll go for it. Let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullz Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Buy a bigger amp. Quote 01 Ford focus ZX3 Pioneer AVH-X491BHS PPI PC 4800.2 Morel Maximo 6.5" x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmireles1 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Buy a bigger amp. You buying??? LOL j/k yeah i know but don't have the cash right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullz Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Don't ruin an amp to try something that won't work as you can sell it to recoup some of the money spent on a new one. Quote 01 Ford focus ZX3 Pioneer AVH-X491BHS PPI PC 4800.2 Morel Maximo 6.5" x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkolfo4 Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 If you wire it the way you are describing, the single sub will not be powered the same as the other three (that single sub would get more power than the other 3 combined!). Wire it as you have it (which should be as Kranny posted). If you want more power, buy a different amp. Quote Current system: 1997 Blazer - (4) Customer Fi NEO subs with (8) American Bass Elite 2800.1s Previous systems: 2000 Suburban - (4) BTL 15's and (4) IA 40.1's = 157.7 dB at 37 Hz. 1992 Astro Van - (6) BTL 15's and (6) IA 40.1's = 159.7 dB at 43 Hz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmireles1 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 If you wire it the way you are describing, the single sub will not be powered the same as the other three (that single sub would get more power than the other 3 combined!). Wire it as you have it (which should be as Kranny posted). If you want more power, buy a different amp. you just made me think. Think I should have mentioned this but i actually have 2 subs that are 1000RMS and the other 2 are 700 RMS. So is it possible to connect several subs to 1 channel and give subs different power??? If the answer is yes, how do you recommend i connect it right now?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkolfo4 Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Let's say your amp does 3000 watts at .57 ohms. The 3 subs wired the same would get 425 watts each, while the single sub would get 1725. Quote Current system: 1997 Blazer - (4) Customer Fi NEO subs with (8) American Bass Elite 2800.1s Previous systems: 2000 Suburban - (4) BTL 15's and (4) IA 40.1's = 157.7 dB at 37 Hz. 1992 Astro Van - (6) BTL 15's and (6) IA 40.1's = 159.7 dB at 43 Hz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmireles1 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Don't ruin an amp to try something that won't work as you can sell it to recoup some of the money spent on a new one. Don't ruin an amp to try something that won't work as you can sell it to recoup some of the money spent on a new one. Little secret....it's my friends amp. LOL so I can't sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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