wtk: how to wire 4 dual4 subs on a 1 ohm amp

[Nathan]

i was wondering how to wire this... im using 4 dual 4 old moddel pioneer aand want to put it on a 2000 piccasso which is a 1 ohm amp... i was wondering at what ohm would the amp go down to.......... and as for current im going to use 1 stinger spv70..... please help me with the wiring

[a little louder]

it will only be able to go to 1/2 ohm or 2ohm (8ohm also) not 1ohm
try the 1/2ohm who knows the amp might not trip or blow any fuses

[Nathan]

alwright bro........... but it may be dangerous for the amp??... ill rather the 1/2 ohm............ thanks.. i still want to get 2nd and third opinions on this

[casper]

^^^u said you rather 1/2 ohm cuz it less dangerous????

[madman.devin]

i say run it 2 ohm, less power to speaker but u won't have to buy an amplifier in the near future.

[SR]

use one coil from each sub and short the other coil

or configure to 2 ohm

if its the older model pioneer subs then you wont need "2000watts" to play them

[govin1231]

this might help...

http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofe ... p?Q=4&I=42

[Nathan]

use one coil from each sub and short the other coil

or configure to 2 ohm

if its the older model pioneer subs then you wont need "2000watts" to play them

thanks bro this making alot of sense

[Nathan]

use one coil from each sub and short the other coil

or configure to 2 ohm

if its the older model pioneer subs then you wont need "2000watts" to play them

thanks bro this making alot of sense

[Nathan]

^^^u said you rather 1/2 ohm cuz it less dangerous????

lol no i know its more dangerous but i only wanted to do it for two car shows, i heard there is one in center of excillence on the 5th and well i know there is one on the 12th............. kinda afraid to go that one (shorts) disrespectful audio launching on that date.. 4 12, 9512.. anyways thanks for all the help..... alot every1

[elantra]

series parallel them...
one @ 2 another @ 8 ohm (parallel) = 1.6ohm
same config for the other 2.. then parallel both sets will give u about 0.8 ohms

[3stagevtec]

series parallel them...
one @ 2 another @ 8 ohm (parallel) = 1.6ohm
same config for the other 2.. then parallel both sets will give u about 0.8 ohms

nope.. the series pair will receive ALOT less power because of the higher impedance..

in other words the power will not be distributed evenly..

Proof:
Power = (Voltage x Voltage) / Impedance

from the above, low impedance will cause high power and vise versa..

[3stagevtec]

use one coil from each sub and short the other coil

or configure to 2 ohm

if its the older model pioneer subs then you wont need "2000watts" to play them

i just gotta highlight that part...

i will not recommend only using one coil.. unless you really know what you're doing..

[kurpal_v2]

i will not recommend only using one coil.. unless you really know what you're doing..

care to elaborate?

[3stagevtec]

i will not recommend only using one coil.. unless you really know what you're doing..

care to elaborate?

no problem..

4 12, 9512..

[kurpal_v2]

No No he padna who comming out gonna use that..


But what are the downsides to using ONE coil on a DUAL coil sub? Except the obvious.

[3stagevtec]

there was an article on that somewhere.. there are certain advantages, you can add a variable resistor to one coil which can then be used to vary certain TS parameters, so you can 'tune' the sub to your liking..

imo, this is really for the SQ guys who are looking to get the best performance out of their systems for competition use..

your average Joe will fry their sub doing this..

[Nathan]

there was an article on that somewhere.. there are certain advantages, you can add a variable resistor to one coil which can then be used to vary certain TS parameters, so you can 'tune' the sub to your liking..

imo, this is really for the SQ guys who are looking to get the best performance out of their systems for competition use..

your average Joe will fry their sub doing this..

thanks bro i wired the subs at 2 ohms and got through with everything thanks