betweenmatt Posted January 18, 2015 Report Posted January 18, 2015 Ok so the tech sheet of my subs say the RMS is 50-250, and their impedance is 4 ohms. How are these numbers affected when I switch the load to 1 ohm? Would I be damaging my subs running at the max RMS at 1 ohm? I got 4 alpine swe-10s4's and Im looking at a used hifonics 1200 watt 1 ohm stable amp which is a huge upgrade from my 400 watt 2 channel amp at 4 ohms lol.
rockFord_Expedition Posted January 18, 2015 Report Posted January 18, 2015 You arent changing the nominal impedance rating of your coils. Each is still four ohms. Wiring 4 voice coils together with a rating of 4 ohms each presents a 1 ohm nominal load to the amp. If your amp is rated for 1000 watts at 1 ohm then the subs should each get 250. Old School/New School RF Build March 2015 SOTM Winner How to crimp large wire
betweenmatt Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Posted January 18, 2015 Ok cool thank you. Is the sound difference between 1k at 4 ohms and 1k at 1 ohm load noticeable?
Triticum Agricolam Posted January 18, 2015 Report Posted January 18, 2015 A 1,000 watts is a 1,000 watts regardless of the what the ohm load you are putting to your amp. They will sound pretty much identical. "Nothing prevents people from knowing the truth more than the belief they already know it.""Making bass is easy, making music is the hard part."Builds:
islandpride684 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Posted January 18, 2015 Ok cool thank you. Is the sound difference between 1k at 4 ohms and 1k at 1 ohm load noticeable? all that matters is what your amp sees, as far as ohms...so wire your subs to what ohm you want your amp to see based on what it produces at those respective loads...1 ohm, 2 ohm...etc Build Log http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/186921-blk9te-07-yukon-slo-mo-build/page-3?hl=%2Bblk9te#entry2881410
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