dirtboi22 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 ok so i was talkin to this kid the other day who thinks he knows everything about audio and i was wanting to make sure that if you have a dual 2ohm woofer that peaks at 2000, when you only hook up 1ohm it peaks at 1000 instead of to, this true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaTTz305 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 do you mean when you hook up 1 coil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregggg Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 It doesn't really work that way, I don't think you can wire a 2 ohm sub down to a 1 ohm (don't worry about peak output, worry about RMS) Quote 2002 Toyota Solara SLE V6 Headunit - Pioneer DEH P3900MP Door Speakers - Polk Audio db6501 6-1/2" 2-way Component System Rear Speakers - Polk Audio db691 Speaker Amp - DD C4b Sub - 2 12" Alpine Type R's in a 2 @ 33hz Sub Amp - DD M2A Electrical - Big 3 - Stinger HPM 1/0 guage Wires, Optima Yellow Top Battery, 180/120 DC HO Alternator w/ MLA Confuscious say "he who say it can't be done shouldn't be bothering man busy doing it" Now feel free to go crawl back under that rock and leave this to the professionals.... refs: DC_Power_Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtboi22 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 It doesn't really work that way, I don't think you can wire a 2 ohm sub down to a 1 ohm (don't worry about peak output, worry about RMS) what is the lowest you can wire a dual 2ohm sub then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtboi22 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 do you mean when you hook up 1 coil? yea, when you only hook up one coil.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaTTz305 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 yea, when you only hook up one coil.. that would be half of the power but like he said dont worry about peak worry about RMS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basshead4life Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 when you only hook up one coil on a D2 VC it gives you a 2 ohm load but if you put both coils in parallel it gives you a 1 ohm load but the power rating wont change if you use both coils. it only changes if you use one Quote Team S.M.D. Maritime Car Audio- (2) 18" SSA ZCON D1 - American Bass 500.1 - 60 ft of 3/0 -480 Ah of battery - (2) stock alternators (70 +90) - Kenwood Excelon x-794, 4v preouts car audio is just a LOT more complicated than "this amp does this power" or "this sub will be this loud". its like 2 + 2 = banana. (if that confuses you then you get the point) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtboi22 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 when you only hook up one coil on a D2 VC it gives you a 2 ohm load but if you put both coils in parallel it gives you a 1 ohm load but the power rating wont change if you use both coils. it only changes if you use one ok, so if you only have one side of the sub, or coil its at a 2ohm load. but if you have both sides of the sub hooked up(coils) its a 1ohm load? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basshead4life Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 ok, so if you only have one side of the sub, or coil its at a 2ohm load. but if you have both sides of the sub hooked up(coils) its a 1ohm load? it can be 1 or 4 depending on wether you hook the coils up in parallel or series Quote Team S.M.D. Maritime Car Audio- (2) 18" SSA ZCON D1 - American Bass 500.1 - 60 ft of 3/0 -480 Ah of battery - (2) stock alternators (70 +90) - Kenwood Excelon x-794, 4v preouts car audio is just a LOT more complicated than "this amp does this power" or "this sub will be this loud". its like 2 + 2 = banana. (if that confuses you then you get the point) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 a dual 2 ohm sub can be wired in parallel for a 1 ohm load, or in series for a 4 ohm load. it cannot get a 2 ohm load. the configuration of the sub is what determines the ohm load the amp sees. say an amp may put out 1000 watts @ 1 ohm, 500 @ 2 ohms, and 250 @ 4 ohms. wiring that sub in parallel (1 ohm) would give the sub 1000 watts. wiring it in series would give the sub 250 watts. but for a sub to take different power levels at different ohms is wrong. the AMP will put out different power levels, but the sub wont take more or less just because it's hooked up to 1, 2, or 4 ohms, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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