Glasswolf how should subs be wired ?
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Eligh Unregistered guest | I have a 2 channel amp that puts out 550W RMS when It is bridged to mono at 4ohms. I have it hooked up to two 12 inch 8ohm DVC subs. Now, is this configuration Ok and how should subs/amp be wired ? |
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Bronze Member Username: GrmncrsnbrVA Post Number: 38 Registered: Jun-04 | are they 8 ohm per voice coil or 4 ohm per voice coil because i dont think its possible if they are 8 per coil |
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Eligh Unregistered guest | I think they are 4 per voice coil. |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 3500 Registered: Dec-03 | wire the sub coils in series to get two 8 ohm subs wire the subs in parallel for a 4 ohm load bridge teh amp to mono and you're all set that'll give each sub 225 watts |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 3501 Registered: Dec-03 | sorry I meant to say 275 watts each |
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Eligh Unregistered guest | Glass won't each sub get the full 550 watts? If not is there a way to do that? |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 3516 Registered: Dec-03 | "a 2 channel amp that puts out 550W RMS when It is bridged" 550w x 1 @ 4 ohms (bridged) 275w x 2 @ 2 ohms stereo 150w x 2 @ 4 ohms stereo that's probably about what the specs are for the amplifier. if you run two subs on a bridged amp, each sub will get half of the total power. period. to give each sub 550 watts, you'd need an amp that puts out 1100 watts bridged into 4 ohms. simple math. http://p079.ezboard.com/fcaraudiotalkfrm27.showMessage?topicID=47.topic |
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Bronze Member Username: GrmncrsnbrVA Post Number: 44 Registered: Jun-04 | easy explination power is calculated by, voltage times current. then in parallel half the current is sent to each sub, when in series half the voltage goes to each sub |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 3535 Registered: Dec-03 | well, in a perfect world anyway. you still have losses to heat to contend with.  but most people don't understand Ohm's Law anyway so they don't really understand the differences between current and voltage, or resistance and impedance, or conventional flow and electron flow.. Sometimes it's better to just leave things as simple as possible. |
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Bronze Member Username: GrmncrsnbrVA Post Number: 46 Registered: Jun-04 | of course i couldnt agre with you more on that but hey what can ya do nothing is perfect |
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Gold Member Username: GlasswolfNorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 3541 Registered: Dec-03 | think I could fit a cryo-tank in the trunk of a car? we could supercool the amplifiers and see how much efficiency jumps! muahaha </geek> |
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