Single vs Dual coil

[papoose42]

I was looking at a set of subs and they make them in both single 4ohm and dual 4ohm coils whats the difference between them. advantages/disadvantages

[EclipseChris]

Other than more wiring options, when there are more coils then the power going to the sub gets split between the coils. This gives it better power handling.

Disadvantages... umm i dunno

[papoose42]

so it will allow the sub to be wired in parallel or series.

[EclipseChris]

so it will allow the sub to be wired in parallel or series.

yep

[LT.Smoke]

Also gives you more impedance options

For instance a single 4 ohm sub can only be ran at 4 ohms

a dual 4 ohm coil can be ran at 2 or 8 by itself

single 2 = 2ohms

dual 2 = 1 or 4 ohms

so on and so forth

There are more options in a multiple sub setup when you have dual coils

[fecupe2001]

Also gives you more impedance options

For instance a single 4 ohm sub can only be ran at 4 ohms

a dual 4 ohm coil can be ran at 2 or 8 by itself

single 2 = 2ohms

dual 2 = 1 or 4 ohms

so on and so forth

There are more options in a multiple sub setup when you have dual coils

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Worst decision i´ve ever made was buying my 1510´s SVC 4 ohms instead of DVC 2 ohms, but, they didn´t have them at the time so it´s cool i guess