Bronze Member Username: Shadow1290Post Number: 64 Registered: Jul-05 | http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=14926 http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Gxbh5EQIrjP/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=120&I=500MRDM105 I am bying one of these amp's and two of these these Subs http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Gxbh5EQIrjP/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=520&I=108PER121D I plan on wiring these speakers in parallel to get them down to 2 ohms but this AMP is NOT stable down to 1-Ohm so i can't just wire the subs in parallel, how can i keep these speakers at a 2-Ohm load? (Or Can I??) I could wire them in series to create a 4-Ohm load (2+2=4) but would rather keep them at 2-Ohms |
Gold Member Username: InvainMichigan United States Post Number: 3403 Registered: Aug-04 | That Alpine puts out 700 wrms at 4 ohms, and your subs are 350 wrms. Wire each sub in series to get an 8 ohm load, then wire both subs parallel to have a final load of 4 ohms. |
Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 3800 Registered: Nov-04 | For 2ohm resistance, you need 2ohms DVC, not 4. With 4ohms DVC, you can have 8ohms, 4ohms or 1ohm. If you want to maximize your amp, you could get 1 15" 4ohms DVC sub. It'll all depend on your trunk space. |