Hifonics Amp to Two 12" Alpine type r's
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jhm1198 Unregistered guest | I purchased two dual 2 ohm alpine type r's and i wired them according to the diagram alpine sent, I believe they are wired in series. The Hifonics 1605D is giving them power but the speaker wire input is confusing me though, it has +,+ on the left and -,- on the right so which terminals do i hook the wire to? i only have one negative and positive wire and im not sure I have them right. the amp rates 1100x1 @ 2 ohms so the type r's should be recieving 550 watts to each correct?Any help would be appreciated. Thanks |
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Silver Member Username: Southern_bassParis, Tennessee U.S. Post Number: 411 Registered: Dec-05 | www.the12volt.com check it out |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 4168 Registered: Jul-05 | dude - just connect all + wires from both subs together into ur amp , same with the - wires . this'll give u what u need if the 1242 model of subs u bought ........... |
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Silver Member Username: TjmutlowPost Number: 675 Registered: Sep-05 | is that the bx 1605d, it shows being 1ohm stable, and if so, those dual 2s are the wrong subs for that amp. |
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Silver Member Username: N2audioLawrence, Ks USA Post Number: 115 Registered: Mar-04 | In this application I think dual 2's are better than dual 4's. I'd feel alot better with 450-550 on type r's than 700-800. Running the amp at 2 ohms will be less stress, plus you know you always have the option of upgrading to dvc 4's that can handle 300-400w more power. |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 4176 Registered: Jul-05 | oh crap ! - i made a bad rec above , totally missed the part of subs being 2ohms dvc guess i was getting sleepy -lol well use this wiring guide 2 figure out ur best option http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer_configurations.asp ....... |
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jhm1198 Unregistered guest | I thought dual 2 ohms is what i needed...lol maybe not. but i wired them according to the diagram alpine sent, and when i wired it to the amp it just doesnt seem that loud...like as to really blow my old kenwoods away. What are my alpines recieving then? If the amp is recieving a 2 ohm load i take it, it rates 1100x1 @ 2ohms so that'd be split in half to 550 to each or am i wrong? |
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jhm1198 Unregistered guest | I thought dual 2 ohms is what i needed...lol maybe not. but i wired them according to the diagram alpine sent, and when i wired it to the amp it just doesnt seem that loud...like as to really blow my old kenwoods away. What are my alpines recieving then? If the amp is recieving a 2 ohm load i take it, it rates 1100x1 @ 2ohms so that'd be split in half to 550 to each or am i wrong? |
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Silver Member Username: TjmutlowPost Number: 697 Registered: Sep-05 | double check, that amp puts out max at 1ohm not 2ohm it is the bx 1605d right... |
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Silver Member Username: TjmutlowPost Number: 698 Registered: Sep-05 | make sure it is wired to t 2ohm load not anything else....go to 12volt.com and woofer wiring |
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jhm1198 Unregistered guest | Yes, it is the 1605d http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_3546.html |
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jhm1198 Unregistered guest | So you think I should take the subs out and check the wiring out real quick?...hopefully thats my problem because they are not that loud as i thought they would be. |
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Silver Member Username: TjmutlowPost Number: 699 Registered: Sep-05 | use an ohm meter to find out if possible make sure that on one sub, you have the +on one voice coil going to - on other voice coil, do that for both subs, then + of sub1 to +of sub 2, same for - then out to amp, |
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jhm1198 Unregistered guest | heres what I did from the apline diagram the jumpers are placed in the middle of each sub which are +,- and then i ran + to + and - to - which is then running to the amp and is wired according to the parallel way the amp instructs. did i do this right?, so i should be running at 2 ohms correct? maybe i need to work with it and tune it better. Thanks for your help. |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 4183 Registered: Jul-05 | most importantly note that amp is overrated & even if u wire into 2ohms u will not be getting 1100wrms like they said , prolly about 75% estimated = 825 825 / 2 = 412.5 or roughly that amt but it should still make ur subs bump - so do check over wiring ... u should have them wired like this  also don't overlook how good or lack of good ur box is made .......... |
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jhm1198 Unregistered guest | Thanks...I figured it all out..it sounds much better after i messed with the controls and gave it a tune. How long should I break them in for? This just means i need to keep the subs on a low level and not crank it up high right? |
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