an ohm question

[Chris2k6Chevy]

can you get a 4 ohm load with 2 svc 2 ohm subs? with a 2 channel amp

[Guest]

wire + to -. its called series

essentially this, except you get a 4 ohm final load.

[Chris2k6Chevy]

wire + to -. its called series

essentially this, except you get a 4 ohm final load.

Thanks a bunch always like to make sure of myself before I go and do something and screw up

[manofthehour]

Can you get a 4 ohm load with two 4 ohms subs?

[Berto]

Can you get a 4 ohm load with two 4 ohms subs?

I don't think you can. Only 2 or 8 ohms

[Cashdollar2009]

Can you get a 4 ohm load with two 4 ohms subs?

Are they single or dual voice coils?

If svc 4's, nope. Options: 2 and 8.

If dvc 4's, yep. Options: 1, 4, 4, and 16.

[manofthehour]

nah they are two MTX terminators with the one pair of 4 ohm connectors so yea its a no. I think 2 channels can take an 8 ohm load bridged no? But wouldn't it be better just leavin them separate anyways? I have a sony 1400 watt BTW

edit: yea mine can take a 8ohm load bridged but would it be better than just wiring them separately?

[Cashdollar2009]

nah they are two MTX terminators with the one pair of 4 ohm connectors so yea its a no. I think 2 channels can take an 8 ohm load bridged no? But wouldn't it be better just leavin them separate anyways? I have a sony 1400 watt BTW.

Not 100% certain, but I feel that you would be better off leaving them on the two seperate channels @ 4-ohms as opposed to running them bridged at 8. Honestly, my best advice I could give you would be to get rei of that Sony amplifer and pick up a mono-block that is 1-ohm stable. Problem solved, and you'd be getting more power. I used to hate running mismatched ohm-load to amplifier setups... Bought a mono-block as my second amplifier, was wise with the voice coil configurations I bought after that, couldn't be happier.

[manofthehour]

Not 100% certain, but I feel that you would be better off leaving them on the two seperate channels @ 4-ohms as opposed to running them bridged at 8. Honestly, my best advice I could give you would be to get rei of that Sony amplifer and pick up a mono-block that is 1-ohm stable. Problem solved, and you'd be getting more power. I used to hate running mismatched ohm-load to amplifier setups... Bought a mono-block as my second amplifier, was wise with the voice coil configurations I bought after that, couldn't be happier.

Yea this is just my first set-up and i didn't realize it till I bought it that all amps are 1,2,4ohm stable etc. lol but the next set-up I'm getn is 2 RE audio SEX 12D4s and a 1620 watt RMS amp lol its a class D mono channel that I KNOW is 1 ohm stable lol. Thanks for the advice tho.