Check the amplifiers owners manual for minimum impedance the amplifier will handle before hooking up the speakers. If yours is a dvc 4 ohm sub wire it like this diagram.
Dual Voice Coil Dvc Wiring Tutorial Jl Audio Help Center
3 ohm subwoofer wiring diagram. Select your woofer quantity and woofer impedance to see available wiring configurations. The resulting impedance ohm load is considered the nominal impedance seen by the amplifier. Please check your amplifier. Step 1 choose the of subwoofers you will wire in your system from one amplifier output. If you are wanting to know how to wire your subs look no further than our wire diagram. One dual voice coil speaker in parallel.
The results will display the correct subwoofer wiring diagram and impedance load to help find a compatible amplifier. They show a typical single channel wiring scheme. Image of the rear of a home stereo receiveramplifier. The following diagrams are the most popular wiring configurations. Determine what amplifier to use with your subwoofer system. The recommended speaker impedance ratings are usually listed above the speaker wire posts.
One or all of the wiring options shown in this application may not be compatible with your amplifier because of low impedance loads. Below are the available wiring diagrams for the speaker configuration you selected. Our subwoofer wiring calculator allows you to figure out how to wire your dual 1 ohm dual 2 ohm and dual 4 ohm subwoofers in several different qualities. Subwoofer wiring diagrams for 1 ohm 2 ohm 4 ohm and 6 ohm dual voice coil subwoofers and for 4 ohm and 8 ohm single voice coil subwoofers. A home stereo for example may often list 6 16 ohms as being ok for use. Subwoofers have different impedances dual 4 ohm single 2 ohm etc that change your wiring options when you add or subtract woofers.
Also attempting to wire two 8 ohm speakers in parallel to an 8 ohm stereo would have the same effect. One dvc driver with voice coils in parallel. The final impedance of your subwoofer must match the acceptable impedances of your amplifier with 4 ohm and 2 ohm being the most common final impedances. Welcome to the ct sounds subwoofer wiring wizard. Step 2 specify 2 or 4 ohm single voice coil or 2 or 4 ohm dual voice coil subwoofers the subwoofer wiring diagram tool will then display two wiring options with the final impedance at the amplifier. Single voice coil wiring options.
4 ohm mono is equivalent to 2 ohm stereo. I have 2 dd 600 series dvc 4ohm trying to get them to 1 ohm with a 2 channel amp how do i do that. Thaddeus turner from kingsland. Connecting the two voice coils of the driver in parallel to to will result in the following impedances. If your sub is a dvc 2 ohm sub then youd wire it like this.