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Okay so ive seen this here and there...people saying that running 4 subs to one amp will have much more rise than 1 amp per sub. Any real truth to this?

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yes that is correct... if you ever get a chance to use a multi meter on multiple subs hooked together you will notice that the impedance is a little higher each time you add woofers.... say for instance... when i had my 4 type r's... they were dual 2's... if i hooked one of them up in a parallel circuit, the multimeter would read like .95ohms or so..... then i would series each one and parallel them all together and the multimeter would read like 1.6 or so... so just by having 4 of them hooked up at a 1ohm load, my impedance was rising to almost 2ohms... that that was just sitting out on my work bench with no box and no power...

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yes that is correct... if you ever get a chance to use a multi meter on multiple subs hooked together you will notice that the impedance is a little higher each time you add woofers.... say for instance... when i had my 4 type r's... they were dual 2's... if i hooked one of them up in a parallel circuit, the multimeter would read like .95ohms or so..... then i would series each one and parallel them all together and the multimeter would read like 1.6 or so... so just by having 4 of them hooked up at a 1ohm load, my impedance was rising to almost 2ohms... that that was just sitting out on my work bench with no box and no power...

Thanks for this comment makes a lot of sense.

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Thanks for this comment makes a lot of sense.

no problem... just sharing my hands on experience...lol.. lets just say... i had the 4 of them hooked up to an aq2200d and they barely moved... im guessing with voltage drop and impedance rise i was getting somewhere in the neighborhood of 1400rms to them... plus they were new and very stiff... but it was loud as shit though

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93 Saturn SC2My system4 SA-15's Walled

2 Cerwin-Vega S2000's

3 Kinetik Hc2000's

Dual 200amp alts.

you guys done with the peepee touching contest or do I need to end it?

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yes that is correct... if you ever get a chance to use a multi meter on multiple subs hooked together you will notice that the impedance is a little higher each time you add woofers.... say for instance... when i had my 4 type r's... they were dual 2's... if i hooked one of them up in a parallel circuit, the multimeter would read like .95ohms or so..... then i would series each one and parallel them all together and the multimeter would read like 1.6 or so... so just by having 4 of them hooked up at a 1ohm load, my impedance was rising to almost 2ohms... that that was just sitting out on my work bench with no box and no power...

thats DC resistance, not impedance.

i havnt experimented with this yet but i do plan to some time... whenever i get around to it lol.

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It is said to have less impedance rise.. I will be testing this within a few months... Last year i tried testing but amps didnt like the low load...

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thats DC resistance, not impedance.

i havnt experimented with this yet but i do plan to some time... whenever i get around to it lol.

very true, but the dc resistance is an example... and an easy way to see how impedance rise effects a load when adding resistors.

fyi: impedance is a measure for the manner and degree a component resists the flow of electrical current if a given voltage is applied.

anyways if someone knows for a fact that im wrong, please feel free to chime in...

http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/79921-rogers-700-dream-car-update-page-17-a-wall/?p=2335774

93 Saturn SC2My system4 SA-15's Walled

2 Cerwin-Vega S2000's

3 Kinetik Hc2000's

Dual 200amp alts.

you guys done with the peepee touching contest or do I need to end it?

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very true, but the dc resistance is an example... and an easy way to see how impedance rise effects a load when adding resistors.

fyi: impedance is a measure for the manner and degree a component resists the flow of electrical current if a given voltage is applied.

anyways if someone knows for a fact that im wrong, please feel free to chime in...

impedance is the opposition of flow in AC. resistance is the opposition of flow in DC.

If I answered you in a well mannered, informative way, you asked a good question or had a good attitude. If I was an asshole, you asked a stupid question or you had a fucktard attitude... or I was in a bad mood.

Team BassickHU: Pioneer AVIC Z110Front: Peerless SLS 6.5", Peerless HDS 4", Rainbow tweeter - running activeAmp: JL HD600/4 and DC 4 channel (bridged to midbass)Processor: JBL MS-8Subs: 2x 12" AA MayhemsAmp: DC 3kElectrical: DC power 270xp alt. 1/0 big 4. XSpower D3400 and six D680s.

http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/121795-29-update-the-buick-is-getting-a-rebuild/

Top career scores: DBdrag 151.7 MECA SQ 82.25My SOTM build

Yeah. im pretty sure they dont warranty retarded people.

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