Subwoofer wiring diagrams
Which wiring option will work best for you?
There are many ways to wire subwoofers and amplifiers together. The ideal setup is when subs and amps match their impedance and power capabilities to optimize performance. In this article, we'll help you find the best subwoofer wiring diagram for hooking up your system.
Just click on the "AMP" or "SUB" box below, answer a few questions, and you'll be presented with the wiring diagrams relevant to your search. You can find a glossary of terms below the interactive module.
Glossary of subwoofer terms
SVC
A Single Voice Coil subwoofer (or svc sub) has two wiring terminal posts, one marked positive and the other marked negative.
DVC
A Dual Voice Coil subwoofer (or dvc sub) has four wiring terminal posts, two positve terminals and two negative terminals. The extra terminals give you more options for wiring the speaker.
Ohms
The impedance of a subwoofer coil is expressed in ohms. Impedance is the amount of electrical resistance, or load, a sub puts up against an amplifier's output. Subwoofer voice coils usually come in 2-ohm, 4-ohm, or 8-ohm impedances. The value is often found printed on the magnet, if you're unsure of what you have.
Series wiring and parallel wiring
These terms refer to two ways of routing the speaker wires to your subs to properly manage the overall impedance load. Whether you need to use a series wiring configuration, parallel wiring, or a mix of both, our diagrams will show you exactly the best way to wire your speakers.
Note: When you wire dual voice coils and multiple subs together, the resulting total impedance is not always simple to figure out or practical to use.
Amplifier output
An amplifier will put out more power through a low-impedance sub than it will through a high-impedance sub. But a lower impedance also means more stress on the amp. Some amplifiers can even drive a 1-ohm load safely, and achieve maximum output. Refer to your amp manufacturer or owner's manual to determine whether or not yours can handle a low-impedance load.
Bridged mode
Bridging an amp combines two amplifier channels into one, to get more power. The disadvantage of bridging is that bridged channels can't drive impedance loads as low as they can when unbridged. How to bridge the amp is usually indicated at the amp's speaker wire terminals.
Wire
All the wires depicted in the Subwoofer Wiring Diagrams are speaker wires. For wiring subwoofers, we recommend using wires of 12- to 16-gauge in size.
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Josh from St Louis MO
Posted on 9/18/2019I recently bought a Skar audio ZVX-12v2 and im having issues figuring out what to power it with amp/wiring kit
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 9/19/2019Josh, That sub comes in DVC 1-ohm and DVC 2-ohm models, both rated for 1500 watts RMS. If you have the 1-ohm version, look for an amp that can put out up to 1500 watts RMS at 2 ohms. If you have the 2-ohm version, look for an amp that can put out up to 1500 watts RMS at 1 ohm. The amp you choose will specify what size wiring it needs.Dave Goodman from Virginia Beach
Posted on 9/12/2019I have a JL MHD 750/1 and three M10IB5 subs. What is the best method to run the wiring and is this amp capable to property run three of these subs?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 9/13/2019Dave, The only practical way to wire three SVC 4-ohm subs together results in a 1.3 ohm load, which that amp can't handle. You'd do better with an amp that can put out up to 750 watts RMS at 1 ohm.juan f ortiz jr from SARASOTA
Posted on 9/12/2019Hi your diagrams are pretty useful but im having problem identifying which one is voice coil 1 and number 2 , i see a sub with + - + - from left to right, so the first +- from left is one coil and the other combination is second right thank you
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 9/12/2019Juan, You are correct.James from Leedey
Posted on 9/4/2019I have one svc 4 ohm pioneer 1300 watts and running a dual 600 watt 2 channel amp also 4 ohm stable. Whats best way to wire? Currently have it bridged. BUT is there any other way to wire it to get more out of it or is just upgrading my amp my only option. It hits pretty good. But just seeing if was anymore i could do??
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 9/4/2019James, Bridging a 2-channel amplifier maximizes its output power capability.Bama dude from Dayton tx
Posted on 9/1/2019Hey I have a 3000 watt Mono block class D ds18 candy xxl1b With a one ohm stable I'm about to put in two Skar Audio SDR-12 D2 12" 1200 Watt Max Power Dual 2 Ohm Car Subwoofer rated at 600rms my amp is rated at 1000 watts at one ohm how should I wire this and will this set up work
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 9/3/2019Bama, The only safe way to wire that gear together is like this diagram.Joshua P St Clair from PITTSFIELD
Posted on 8/26/2019To run 4 SVC is series, do I need to split of terminal on sub or is it ok to use the terminal cup?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 8/27/2019Joshua, If you have four SVC subs each mounted in a box with a terminal cup, you can wire the subs together using the connections of the terminal cups.Colby Kemp
Posted on 8/17/2019I have a hifonics ZEX1350.1D ZEUS ELITE amp and 2 Kicker 10CVR124 12" subs. How should they be wired and what's a good starting point for the settings on the amp.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 8/19/2019Colby, The only safe way to wire that gear together is like this diagram. The amp is too powerful for the subs wired another way.Steve
Posted on 7/20/2019Hi Buck I have a Soundstream DTR1.1700D amp (it's old but works a treat) It is rated 2ohms @ 1100watts x 1 chan and 1ohm @ 1700watts x 1 chan For subwoofer i currently have a Soundstream SPLX-152HX, which i believe is a dual 2 ohm sub with 1250w RMS. Without seeing my wiring, would you assume this is wired as 1ohm? Also, i am thinking of swapping up the 15 inch to a 10inch sub, and Orion HCCA102 10", which is a 2ohm DVC, with 2000W RMS. i assume this would be wired as 1ohm? Do you see any issues running the 10 inch sub on my amp? Ideally i want the amp to be less powerful than the sub so that i do not blow the sub. Thanks
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 7/22/2019Steve, You should never assume how a sub is wired - false assumptions can be dangerous - you need to verify it by visually examining the wiring. A DVC 2-ohm sub gets wired as a 1-ohm load like this diagram. And a 4-ohm load like this diagram.Alex from Birmingham UK
Posted on 7/16/2019I have just brought myself a new Vibe BlackAir B8-V6 compact subwoofer which I am trying to use with a FLI Loaded 450S amp. The amp has a bridged output of 225watt RMS @ 4ohms and the subwoofer is DVC, 400watt RMS @ 4ohms. The amp will overheat after around 30 mins which is making me think that I need a more powerful amp closer to 400watt RMS? I was powering a Kenwood KFC-W3012 1200watt subwoofer off the same amp which wasn't anywhere near as bad with overheating.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 7/16/2019Alex, As you found out, that amp can handle a 4-ohm sub when bridged but not a sub wired as a 2-ohm load, which is why the amp overheats. The only safe way to wire that gear together is like this diagram.chris from jacksonville, FL
Posted on 7/14/2019hi, i have an Alpine Type R 15 and with a Belva bb5000d. i would like to pair them but i am not sure if the amp is just to much for the sub. Do you think there is a safe way?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 7/15/2019Chris, That amp will probably blow that sub to smithereens.-
Martin from Winter Haven
Posted on 7/14/2019Hey, I bought a pass package from skar audio and it is already wired inside the box for 1 ohm and the amp is already 1 ohm stable. It's a monoblock amp but it has 2 channels so do I just use 1 of the channels and go straight to the box or bridge both channels together since the box only has 1 port to connect to.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 7/15/2019 Martin, Your mono, 1-channel amp has two sets of speaker output terminals, wired together inside the amp, for convenience, and if you hook a speaker to each terminal it would result in the two speakers being wired in parallel, cutting the total impedance in half. For your set-up, just use one set of terminals. Pete from Sacramento
Posted on 7/5/2019I have 2 alpine swt10s2 subs wired to an alpine xa90m, after looking at some of the wiring diagrams I'm wondering if I wired them correctly and if I bought the right subs. I wired each sub directly to the amp as it has outputs for 2 subs ( does this mean it's a 2 channel amp? ) so am I getting 300w rms per sub at 4ohms? Or should I have bought 2 swt10s4's instead and would I have got more power going to them, 450w each at 2ohms?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 7/5/2019 Pete, Your mono, 1-channel amplifier has two speaker output terminals that are wired together inside the amp. The second speaker output terminal is there for convenience and if you hook a speaker to each terminal it would result in the two speakers being wired in parallel, cutting the total impedance in half. Wire a 2-ohm sub to each terminal, and the amp sees one ohm as its total load. Your amp won't like this and will probably shut down or overheat. If you can exchange those 2-ohm models for the 4-ohm versions you'd be better off. Otherwise, the only safe way to wire your gear together is like this. Bobby from Huntsville tx.
Posted on 6/30/2019Best way to wire 2 10" and 2 12" DVC kickers to one mono amp with a 2 ohm rating.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 7/1/2019 Bobby, Not knowing exactly what amplifier or subwoofers you have make it impossible to give advice on how to wire them together. If you want a question answered about a system, you must identify the equipment by brand names and model numbers, so we can get you the right answers. Greg reinhold
Posted on 6/19/2019I recently purchased a loaded box with amp (fKICKER16-PACK1868)or my jku and a Pioneer AVH-2550NEX to run everything. I have a couple of questions as I don't want to tear anything up right away. 1) The amp is 1 channel, but had 2 sets of output terminals. Do I wire a sub to each set? 2) The amp has a low and high imput. With the above mentioned head unit, which setting should I use? 3) Crossover: What is its function and how should it be set? 4) Gain: Again what is the function and how should it be set? Sorry about all the questions, but the amp didn't come with any paperwork and this is my first time attempting this. Thanks
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 6/19/2019 Greg, Your mono, 1-channel amp has two sets of speaker output terminals, wired together inside the amp, for convenience, and if you hook a speaker to each terminal it would result in the two speakers being wired in parallel, cutting the total impedance in half. For your set-up, that's exactly what you can do: wire one sub to each set of terminals. Your aftermarket receiver should provide low-level input to the sub amp via RCA cables. As for your other questions - check out Tuning your subs for some answers. George
Posted on 6/18/2019Hello I have two P/3 12inch shallow dual 2ohm Punch subs I purchased here.what is the best way to wire them to a kicker 1200w CXA600.1 mono amp? Thanks.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 6/19/2019 George, Your two DVC 2-ohm subs should get wired to that amp like this diagram. Joseph from Clovis
Posted on 6/15/2019Im buying 2 kicker comprt the dual 2 ohm with the 100-400 rms would the Alpine MRV-M500 be a good amp to run both of them or would I need a different amp.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 6/17/2019 Joseph, That amp will work, but those subs will work even better with an amp that will power them closer to their 800 watts RMS total rating, like Rockford Fosgate's R1200-1D Kevin Kidd from Axis
Posted on 6/13/2019I'm building a ported box for a pair of Massive brand SUMMO64 6.5" subs. Both subs are 4 ohm SVC. My amp is an Alpine M500. The speaker wire will run from the amp and will be introduced to the box via bolts through the side of the box. I've seen the diagram on how to get the 4 ohm subs to a 2 ohm load. The direct leads on the subwoofers are what is throwing me off. I'm not sure how to wire them up. Can I just wire the positive of each sub to 1 bolt in the box wall and the negative of each sub to the other bolt, and then run a single strand of speaker wire from the amp to the bolts?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 6/13/2019 Kevin, Yes, that's electrically the same as the diagram. Mustafa from Adana
Posted on 6/12/2019I have a four channel Sony xm-n1004 amplifier. I also have Sony xs-gs1621C speakers with tweeters. Besides, I have a Sony 1800 watt xplod subwoofer. My question is this: Sony speakers have a converter (crossover) with 4 inputs and 4 outputs each. I want to connect my subwoofer to my amplifier as well as those sony speakers and tweeters. But if I connect all the channels, sony speakers will occupy all the inputs (2 speakers, 2 tweeters. In total, 4 outputs). Instead of connecting 4 inputs, can I connect only one input by parallel connection to the crossover and take 2 outputs from that crossover (1 for tweeters, 1 for speakers)? If yes, in this case, there will be 2 channels empty on my amplifier. How should I connect my subwoofer to those two channels? Should it be parallel connection? Thank you so much for your future help.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 6/14/2019 Mustafa, The instructions for those component set crossovers is pretty unclear, but you can wire jumpers between the positive tweeter and positive woofer input connectors and also the negative to negative tweeter and woofer input connectors, and then run one speaker wire pair from your amp's output to the crossover input (one or the other, they're wired together). Now, you have two amp channels left for your sub. If your subwoofer is 2 ohms, you can hook it up to one of the channels. If it's 4 ohms, you can bridge the two channels together to power the sub. Check out How to bridge a car amplifier for more information. Anish Mirza
Posted on 6/10/2019I have purchased 2 subwoofer. Polk audio Db1242 dvc dB+ series, 370 watt rms, 1110 watt 4 ohm. Now I am confused about amplifier. I wanna buy one amplifier for both subwoofer. What amplifier required for best effects? Please guide me. I means two channel amplifier or 4 channel? How many watts? Please help me out.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 6/11/2019 Anish, Two DVC 4-ohm subs rated for 370 watts RMS each, 740 watts total, will work best with an amplifier that can put out between 555 and 1110 wats RMS at 4 ohms or one ohm. There are almost no benefits in using a 2-channel amp to drive a subwoofer system. Most 2-channel amps can't drive loads lower than 4 ohms when bridged, and don't have enough power to drive 2 subs. Mono, 1-channel amps are more powerful and are designed to work with a wider range of impedances, and have tone controls and filters specifically made to help reproduce bass. Mike mena from Vallejo CA
Posted on 6/7/2019Hello, I have a skar audio Sv2 mono amplifier 1500 watt rms stable at 1ohm. I also really want that chest pounding feeling. Is a skar audio 12' dual zvx 1 ohm subwoofer stronger than a 12' zvx dual 2ohm subwoofer? Or would a 15' subwoofer be better?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 6/7/2019 Mike, In order to optimize your amp's output, get the DVC 2-ohm model and wire it to the amp like this diagram. tj from Nashville
Posted on 5/27/2019what is a bridged wire
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 5/28/2019 TJ, The wires color-coded as bridged wires are neither positive nor negative leads, but connect different terminals together for the various wiring solutions.TJ, The wires color-coded as bridged wires are neither positive nor negative leads, but connect different terminals together for the various wiring solutions. Al from Vista
Posted on 5/24/2019Hi I have a Sundown Audio X-15 D4 15" Dual 4-Ohm 1250W RMS Subwoofer and 2 car audio Bargain 1600.1 can I strap this 2 amp with this sub. Thanks.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 5/28/2019 Al, I don't think those amps can get strapped together to power a sub. One of those amps will power that sub just fine. Gus Varelis from Chesterfield
Posted on 5/22/2019What rms power will a crossfire cfa602 amp put out with one JL Audio 12W6 dvc 6 ohm sub wired in parallel with a 3 ohm load? The sub is the old school, continuous rms power is 300 w. The amp puts out 150x2 rms in stereo I believe in 4 ohm's.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 5/24/2019 Gus, That amplifier probably won't work at all with a 3-ohm load when bridged. Jared Churchwell from Maumelle
Posted on 5/20/2019Hey there. I have two Skar ddx 2 ohm 12s how do I hook these up to a RP-1200.1D mono 1 ohm amp
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 5/20/2019 Jared, The only safe way to wire that gear together is like this diagram. Gardy faustin from Brooklyn
Posted on 5/12/2019Hello . I have 4 Jl w7s 12 subs 3 ohm each ( SVC ) . Im going to wire them to a 1 ohm amplifier RMS 5 k Orion . Im going to wire the speakers parallel . What is your suggestion on wiring ? Is it safe to hook them to a 1 ohm load.. I know they will drop to 0.75 . Thanks.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 5/13/2019 Gardy, That amplifier will not handle a 0.75-ohm load. I think you should wire that gear together like this diagram (substituting 3s for the 2s in the diagram). That way the amp can put out about 2860 watts RMS, 715 watts to each sub. If that's not loud enough for you, you'll have to get a larger amp. Andre smith from Albany, ny
Posted on 5/11/2019I have one 2ohm dvc Comp RT and one kicker mono 600.1 amp. Any way to wire to get most sound?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 5/13/2019 Andre, The only safe way to wire that gear together is like this diagram. rico from union
Posted on 5/11/2019buck, thanks for the reply. can you refer back to my question on 5/7....would this connection be a parallel or a series?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 5/12/2019 Rico, In the setup this diagram displays, each sub's voice coils are wired together in series while the two subwoofers are wired together in parallel. Steve from longbeach
Posted on 5/10/2019I have 2 dual 4 ohm subs but my amp is only good for 2 ohm. Can I only hook up 1 coil from each sub?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 5/10/2019 Steve, You should use all the coils your subs have. When you only wire one of a dual voice coil sub's coils, you split its power-handling ability in half, threatening to burn the sub out, and increase its distortion, because the sub has to push around the dead weight of the disconnected coil. All car amplifier will work with a 4-ohm load - wire it like this diagram. Rico from Union
Posted on 5/7/2019I have the jl xd1000 v2, with two jl 12w6v2 d4. What's the proper way to wire?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 5/8/2019 Rico, The only safe way to wire that gear together is
like this diagram.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield
Posted on 5/1/2019Justin, You didn't say what speakers you have, but whatever they are, you can't change their impedance via wiring. They're probably 4-ohm speakers and you can't change that fact. Your subwoofer is a 2-ohm sub.
Cameron from PEARCEDALE
Posted on 4/29/2019Hi! I have a Polk Audio PA D1000.1 amp, already wired up. This blew my subwoofer that I got second hand (Hertz HX300D). So I am looking at another sub (or two). How would 2 of the Rockford Fosgate p2d2-12 (2-ohm) be wired up to this amp? Would there be sufficient power? Would it sound good in comparison to a single Hertz HX300D? Thanks!!
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 5/1/2019 Cameron, It doesn't surprise me that a sub rated for 600 watts RMS got blown-up by an amp feeding it 800 watts RMS. Those two DVC 2-ohm subs rated for 400 watts RMS each (800 together) will work better with your amp. Wire them like this diagram. Ken from Muskegon
Posted on 4/27/2019I have 1 2 ohm dvc and 1 4 ohm dvc can they be wired to be used in same amp
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 5/1/2019 Ken, You should not connect subs of different impedances together to the same amplifier - the lower impedance sub will get more power than the higher impedance sub, resulting in unbalanced sound levels and potentially blown subs. Justin Greiner
Posted on 4/27/2019Hello..I have the Alpine PDRV75, 5 channel amp. I have 4 midrange speakers & 1Alpine SWT10S2. Can you enlighten me on how to wire these speakers @ 2 OHMS....I have done a lot of looking but can't find the answer. Thank You
Shedric Staley from San Antonio
Posted on 4/20/2019Your chart doesn't show a way to connect two 2 ohm DVQ subwoofers to an amp for a total of a 2 ohm load. However, this rockford fosgate site does Is this accurate?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 4/22/2019 Shedric, Two DVC 2-ohm subs can get wired together to form a 2-ohm load like this diagram. Rikesh
Posted on 4/17/2019What is a bridged wire?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 4/18/2019 Rikesh, The wires color-coded as bridged wires are neither positive nor negative leads, but connect different terminals together for the various wiring solutions. Michael buitrago from Pinole ca
Posted on 4/13/2019How do I wire a Skar Audio ZVX-12v2 D2 12" 3000W Max Power Dual 2 Ohm subwoofer to a Alpine MRV 1200 mono amplifier.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 4/15/2019 Michael, The only safe way to wire that gear together is like this. Rex Barnett from Madison
Posted on 4/6/2019Is it possible to use channels 1 and 3 for bridged? And 2 and 4 for bridged? Instead of 1 and 2. 3 and 4?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 4/13/2019 Rex, Only adjacent channels can be bridged, as the manufactures dictate Gil rodegeb from San Francisco
Posted on 4/2/2019Hello, I have 2 sundown audio subwoofers E10 v3 500 watt rms two dual. I have them running on a Alpine Mrv m1200 mono amplifier. I am having trouble with this the amplifier starts to get very hot and starts to smell like smoke after playing for almost after an hour. I made sure the ground is good, the fuse to the battery is good, but still having the same problem.
Lacey Latham from Redding
Posted on 4/1/2019how do I wire two mono amps to two subs svc 4ohm to a 2ohm final load
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 4/1/2019 Lacey, You can wire 2 SVC 4-ohm subs together like this diagram to form a 2-ohm load. But when you wire a single SVC 4-ohm sub to an amp, it can only see it as a 4-ohm load. Danny from Los Amgles
Posted on 3/18/2019I have a ford ranger with a setup of infinity 605cs up front and kenwood kfc-c6893ps in the rear. I also have one kicker 10c104 sub I'd like to add to the mix. This is my daily work truck and I'm looking for an amp or amps that could bring out the potential in these speakers.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 3/18/2019 Danny, How about a Soundstream PN5.640D. It's not only compact it'll power four speakers and a sub. Douglas Crooks II from Dayton
Posted on 3/16/2019I have 3 4-Ohm dvc (DB Drive WDX10 3K) subs on a Wolfram 2400 monoblock with 1-ohm stability. I cant find any wiring diagrams for what I have. Can you help?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 3/17/2019 Douglas, Three DVC 4-ohm subs get wired to a mono amp like this diagram. Dan from Hartland
Posted on 3/13/2019I have a Pioneer GM-A5602 and a single Alpine R-W12D2 in a ported box. I am about to install them in my car but I would like to know if this is a good combination and if not, then which amp would better suit my need. Also, the amp specs say it's safe at 4 ohm bridged but the speaker can do 2 ohm with the bridged voice coils. Can I bridge the voice coils or would that demand too much from the amp?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 3/14/2019 Dan, Your DVC 2-ohm sub can only get wired as a 1-ohm or as a 4-ohm load. The only safe way to wire your gear together is like this. If this setup isn't loud enough, you can get a larger amp - one that can put out up to 800 watts RMS into 4 ohms. John O from Sugarland
Posted on 3/10/2019I have two 12 inch kicker compvt cvt12 shallow subs and a rockford fosgate r1200-1d. What's the best way to wire them to get good bass?Thanks
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 3/12/2019 John, Those subs come in 2-ohm and 4-ohm models. If you have the 4-ohm versions, a good way to wire them together would be like this diagram. If you have the 2-ohm models, the only safe way to wire them will be like this. Mike from Woodway
Posted on 3/9/2019Can DVC 4 ohm subwoofers be wired with DVC 2 ohm subs to the same mono-amp? And if so, how to calculate the impedance? Thanks
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 3/11/2019 Mike, You should not connect subs of different impedances together to the same amplifier - the lower impedance sub will get more power than the higher impedance sub, resulting in unbalanced sound levels and potentially blown subs. Antonio from Willows
Posted on 3/7/2019Hello there Buck. I have an alpine mrp-500 and I want to wire it up to a power acoustic 12" mofo dvc. How can I best wire this up?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 3/8/2019 Antonio, Power Acoustic makes a 2-ohm and a 4-ohm version of that sub. Not knowing exactly which one you have makes it impossible to give wiring advice. If you want a question answered about a system, you must identify the gear by brand names and model numbers so we can get the correct information to you. Justin from Louisville
Posted on 3/5/2019I have two dual 2ohm subs 1500 watts each and my amp is the nvx vad2700 it's 1ohm stable can I wire it at 1ohm and how would I do that
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 3/6/2019 Justin, Two DVC 2-ohm subs can only get wired together to form a 0.5-ohm load, a 2-ohm load, or an 8-ohm load. Odell from Vicksburg,ms
Posted on 2/28/2019How can I wire 4 2ohm subwoofers on a mono amp to get 2 ohm
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 3/1/2019 Odell, Four SVC 2-ohm subs get wired together to a mono amp
like this diagram .
THOMAS RICHEY from BILLINGS
Posted on 2/15/2019I have a AudioControl LC 1.1500 and two JL Audio 12TW3-D4. On that amp it has two speaker out puts. Should I just run one wire to the subwoofers and follow the diagram for wiring two DVC 4ohm or should I wire them separately? Would running them separately cut the ohms in half or would each speaker stay at 4ohms? Knowing that the outputs are wired in parallel internally, I wasn't sure if it would cut it in half since they have to now share? Hope my questions make since!
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 2/15/2019 Thomas, This diagram shows two DVC 4-ohm subs wired together in parallel to the amp. You could also wire the second sub to the amp directly, instead of to the other sub, and achieve the same result. When subs are wired together their individual impedances don't change, the amplifier's sense of what load it's driving does. Rob from Severn
Posted on 2/13/20191 Kicker KX600.1 connected to 1 DVS 4-ohm S12L7 Could someone help me out with the wiring? Thanks
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 2/14/2019 Rob, One DVC 4-ohm sub gets wired to a mono amp like this diagram. Derek from Columbus
Posted on 2/12/2019I have 2 Alpine Type S SWS-12D4 12 Inch and I was wondering what amp would be best to to get the bass real nice
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 2/12/2019 Derek, Two DVC 4-ohm subs rated for 500 watts RMS each will work best with an amplifier that can put out between 750 and 1500 watts RMS at 1-ohm or 4-ohms, like Hertz's Mille ML Power 1. Zack L. from Townsend, DE
Posted on 1/26/2019I'm looking into getting a 15" Deaf Bounce Machete DVC and a Hifonics Brutus amp, the amp is 1Ohm stable and and sub is 1 ohm. They are both rated for a max of 1,500 watts, how should this be wired?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 1/26/2019 Zach, Both of those companies make various versions of their products, so I can't be certain what would work. If you want a question answered about a system, you must identify the gear by their proper brand names and model numbers so we can get the right information to you. Charles from Waveland
Posted on 1/22/20192 kicker cvx 2 ohm woofers and a kicker 1800.1 2 ohm amp. How to wire?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 1/23/2019 Charles, Two DVC 2-ohm subs get wired to a sub amp like this diagram. Westley Seaburn from Riviera beach
Posted on 1/20/2019I have 2 12 sundown sa 750rms and I have a auto Tek 2000watt amp.. Which is the best way to hook them up to get more bass or do I need a bigger amp?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 1/22/2019 Westley, Sundown makes DVC 4-ohm and DVC 2-ohm SA subs. Auto Tek makes a 1-channel and a 2-channel amp claiming 2000-watt power. Without knowing precisely what amp and subs you're referring to, we can't help you with advice. If you want a question answered about a system, you must identify the gear by brand names and model numbers so we can get the right information to you. Bryce Erhart from Baton Rouge
Posted on 1/8/2019I have 4 svc 4ohm speakers how do I wire them to two ohm on one channel or can I wire them to two channels like in the digram with out upping the PowerTalk two omh it is at 1000 watts rms on one Channel if I put the two sets of two speakers on two different Channels how much power will it put to each. 300 watt rms each speaker and 1000watt rms amp at two ams
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 1/10/2019 Bryce, Without knowing precisely what amp and subs you're referring to, we can't help you with advice. If you want a question answered about a system, you must identify the gear by brand names and model numbers so we can get the right information to you. Amin from iran_fars
Posted on 1/4/2019i have 2 sub 12 inch digital disighn 612 d4, my mono amp(kenwood kac-9106d) have at 4ohm 500 watt and at 2 ohm 1000 watt (not have stability 1 ohm) ,do runing????how i do ???
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 1/7/2019 Amin, The only safe way to wire that gear together is like this diagram. Gustavo from GRAND ISLAND
Posted on 12/31/2018Im wanting to wire 2 4ohm DVC subs into 1 ohm I know my amp can handle it safely I just need to know if the gauge of the speaker wire for inside the box matters or not I tried using 12 gauge but it wouldn't for right in the terminals is there any accessories that can help with that or just smaller wire will work?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 12/31/2018 Gustavo, We recommend using any wire from 12- to 16-gauge for subs. Estella from Amarillo
Posted on 12/27/2018I just bought a MTX TERMINATOR TNE212D 1200 WATT 2 OHM DUAL 12INCH SUBWOOFER, AND A PLANET AUDIO AC1200.2 1200 MAX ANARCHY SERIES 2 CHANNEL MOSFET POWER AMP. ARE THESE A GOOD MATCH CAUSE IT PLAYS FOR A WHILE THEN SHUTS DOWN, WHAT IS THE PROPER WAY TO HOOK THESE UP AND DO I NEED A BIGGER AMP TO PUSH THESE SPEAKERS? THANK YOU
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 12/31/2018 Estella, The only safe way to wire that gear together is to power the sub using only one channel of that amp. Then the 400 watts RMS sub will get up to 420 watts RMS, which is a good match. DAVID GARCIA from Eagle Pass
Posted on 12/21/2018I have two pioneer championship series rated at 350watts rms ea., SVC 4 ohms, wiring them to 2ohm final, would I need amp rms at 700w, give and take the 75-150%??
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 12/27/2018 David, Yes. chris
Posted on 12/19/2018hi is there a way to wire 2 component speakers and 1 sub through a 2 channel amp or should i just power the speakers through the factory wires to the head unit and the amp to the sub only bridged? I have these: amp Alpine-MRV-T420 front speakers Infinity-Kappa-680-9cs sub Pioneer-TS-SWX2502 Thank you
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 12/27/2018 Chris, Two speakers and one subwoofer will need to get driven by three channels of amplification. Without knowing precisely what amp you have, I can't help you with wiring advice. Jt tutwiler from Florence
Posted on 12/16/2018I have a incriminator I series 12" dvc and a i501 amp, I'm trying find the best wiring hookup for the system
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 12/17/2018 Jt, Those subs come in DVC 2-ohm and DVC 4-ohm models. If yours is a DVC 4-ohm sub, wire it like this diagram. If your sub is a DVC 2-ohm sub, then you'd wire it like this. Thaddeus Turner from Kingsland
Posted on 12/14/2018I have 2 dd 600 series dvc 4ohm trying to get them to 1 ohm with a 2 channel amp how do i do that
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 12/15/2018 Thaddeus, Two DVC 4-ohm can get wired together as a 1-ohm load like this diagram. Jose from Wichita Falls tx
Posted on 12/11/2018I have a p300-1 punch 2ohm no bridgeable how should I wire my 2 Rockford Fosgate R2 dvc 4ohm
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 12/11/2018 Jose, The only safe way to wire that gear together is like this diagram. Two DVC 4-ohm subs can only get wired together to form a one-ohm, a 4-ohm, or a 16-ohm load. Jeremy Gieske from Lawrenceburg
Posted on 12/9/2018I have 2 4 ohm 12 in subs and a mono amp that is 2ohm stable whats the best way to wire these.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 12/10/2018 Jeremy, Two SVC (single voice coil) 4-ohm subs get wired to a mono sub amp like this diagram. Martin
Posted on 12/4/2018I have a Two 43CWR122 12" CompR and a Infinity K1000 1000W x 1 and want to wire them together which way would be the best
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 12/5/2018 Martin, Those two DVC 2-ohm subs get wired to that mono sub amp like this. Ashley Madison from Hanson
Posted on 12/4/2018I have a 300 watt channel amplifier that can handle 4 ohms and and 16 speakers or subwoofers in a mono 4 ohm configuration. I believe they only need one input an (svc) wiring. Could you possibly provide a diagram of this to help me?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 12/4/2018 Ashley, You could wire 16 SVC 4-ohm speakers together to form a 4-ohm load and connect them to one 300-watt amp, but each speaker would get only 18.75 watts each. If you're attempting to put together a system for an office or business, you'll get better advice from Crutchfield's Pro System Design team. Michael hicks from Athens alabama
Posted on 11/26/2018have a crunch px1000.4 power amp 4 channels and i need to kniw how to wire my 2 500w-250rms 12" Memphis 15-pr12s4v2 svc subs to my amp properly. Can you help me?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 11/27/2018 Michael, You should be alright wiring your gear together like this, as long as you set the amp gain low enough to never play distortion. Nick L. from Townsend
Posted on 11/24/2018What would be the best way to wire a Rockford Fosgate P3-D2 with a 1500 watt hifonics Brutus 1ohm stable amp?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 11/24/2018 Nick, The only safe way to wire that gear together is like this diagram. Any other way could endanger the sub with being over-powered by that amplifier. Nate from St. Louis
Posted on 11/22/2018Hey Buck. I just purchased the JBL GTR-1001 and two Pioneer TS-A100D4 DVC 4-ohm subwoofers. Could you please direct me to the diagram to get the most performance out of this combination?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 11/23/2018 Nate, The way to wire that gear together is like this diagram. DAVID A MACIVER from RUSSELL
Posted on 11/18/2018I have 2 Pioneer 10 in. 1,200-Watt Shallow-Mount Subwoofers with Single 4ohm Voice Coils in a shared box. The amp is a PIONEER GM-D8601 GM Digital Series Class D Mono Amp (1,600 Watts). My question is what is the best way to wire the subs? Thxs in advance ! David Maciver
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 11/19/2018 David, The best way to wire that gear together is
like this diagram.
Seth Cain from Palm Coast
Posted on 11/10/2018I have 2 12inch hifonics brutus square subs that are 4 ohms impedance and 600watt rms and a hifonics brutus 1100 watt 1ohm stable amp. What is the best way to wire these together to get the best sound quality and the most power?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 11/13/2018 Seth, If you have the dual voice coil (DVC) 4-ohm subs, you could wire them to that amplifier
like this diagram.
Josh from Tyler, Tx
Posted on 11/2/2018Hey Buck, I've got a question. I recently acquired a kicker dvc comp cvr122 and wanted to combine it with the dvc comp cvr 124 I already have setup. I'm running a kicker dx 1000.1 mono. Would it be possible to wire the cvr 122 in series and run one coil on the cvr124 for a final of 2ohms to get the most out of the amp? I know I would be using half of the 124, but with a combined rms rating of 800 watts minus the 200 lost for the unused coil. 600 is what I'm left with. Would that work? And if not, could you help me understand why?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 11/5/2018 Josh, You should never connect subs of different impedances together to the same amplifier - the lower impedance subs will get more power than the higher impedance subs, resulting in unbalanced sound levels and potentially blown subs. And when you only wire one of a dual voice coil sub's coils, you split its power-handling ability in half, threatening to burn the sub out, and increase its distortion, because the sub's motor assembly has to push around the dead weight of the disconnected coil. Carl Moss from Wichita, KS.
Posted on 10/31/2018I have a Skar 8inch, DVC 2ohm sub that I am replacing the factory sub in a 2002 Tahoe. With the factory amplifier.. Replaced door speakers with Kicker 6.5 DSC650. I hooked up the Skar sub to only one voice coil. Is this the best and only safe way to run this with a factory amplifier? It doesn't sound all that great. Not a clean crisp thump like I was hoping for. I have only tried it a few minutes. P.S. This is only a second vehicle for winter use mainly so not wanting to invest a lot for audio.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 10/31/2018 Carl, When you only wire one of a dual voice coil sub's coils, you split the sub's power-handling ability in half, threatening to burn the sub out, and increase its distortion, because the sub's motor assembly has to push around the dead weight of the disconnected coil. The only safe way to wire that sub is like this. Chris Carlson from Nampa
Posted on 10/25/2018I have 2 skar audio vd-10 4 ohm dvc subs and a 2 channel pyramid amp which is 2 ohm stable. I'm using 2 seperate boxes underneath the backseat of my truck. How should i wire the subs?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 10/26/2018 Chris, The only safe way to connect that gear together is like this. John Boticki from Caledonia
Posted on 10/23/2018Purchased an Infinity K600 amp and two 4 ohm subs. I now notice that the Infinity amp has hookups for two subs, but can also be bridged. My plan was to run the amp bridged and connect both sub positives to the one positive terminal on the amp, and likewise for the negatives. Is this the correct way to get the full 600W at 2 ohm? Or should I just hook up each pair of sub terminals to their individual pos/neg terminals?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 10/24/2018 John, Your mono, 1-channel amp has two sets of speaker output terminals, wired together inside the amp, for convenience, and if you hook a speaker to each terminal it would result in the two speakers being wired in parallel, cutting the total impedance in half. For your set-up, that's exactly what you can do: wire one sub to each set of terminals. Bryce from Cali
Posted on 10/19/2018I Phoenix Gold z 500.1 and I'm trying to run two subs off of it but one is a svc 4 ohm and one is a dvc 2 ohm, can that be ran together? Can you make the DVC 2 ohm into a 4-ohm?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 10/19/2018 Bryce, Not knowing exactly what subwoofers you have make it impossible to give advice on how to wire them together. Are the subs' power-handling ratings high enough to survive that amp's output? If you want a question answered about your system, you must identify all the equipment by brand names and model numbers. Joe Pellegrino from Northford
Posted on 10/18/2018Is 2.7 ohms the lowest I can wire 3, 4ohm dvc subs or can I wire them closer to 1 ohm? My amplifier is 1 ohm stable.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 10/19/2018 Joe, Three DVC 4-ohm subs can only get wired together to form a 24-ohm load, a 2.7-ohm load, a 6-ohm load, or a 0.7-ohm load. erick from diberville
Posted on 10/18/2018how can i wire 2 dvc 2ohm 12" subwoofers to a 1 channel 1 ohm amp. is it possible?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 10/19/2018 Erick, Two DVC 2-ohm subs can only get wired together to form a 0.5-ohm load, a 2-ohm load, or an 8-ohm load. rayan anuj from delhi
Posted on 10/12/2018i have M90-60.4 and 2 subwoofer pioneer DVC D308 i wanna get idea how to connect them or these are best foe eachother ot not
ERIC from MISSISSIPPI
Posted on 10/10/2018I am going to do 4- MMATS 15" monster subs 2ohm dvc 1000 WRMS to a MMATS HD4000.1 . wil this amp be able to do this and what is the wiring diagram. thanks
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 10/11/2018 Eric, Four DVC 2-ohm subs get wired to an amp that can handle a 1-ohm load like this diagram. tony from fort bragg
Posted on 10/9/20183 SVC 4-Ohm subs wired in series. what would be the Ohm load? its the JL Audio 10w1v3-4
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 10/10/2018 Tony, Three SVC 4-ohm subs wired together in series will present a total impedance load of 12 ohms. This diagram shows how three SVC subs get wired in series. In your case, on the diagram captions, change the 2s to 4s and the 6 to a 12. Axel Kana Hischer from CANNON FALLS
Posted on 10/7/2018Hello I was wondering I have 2amps one 4chan for my door speakers and a 2channel mono (infinity reference 611a) and three subs (2-10" Rockford punch z 4ohm) and (1-12" boss phantom dual 4ohm voice coil 2300 wat max 1150 RMS max how do I wire these in correctly??????
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 10/8/2018 Axel, You have two 4-ohm subs and a DVC 4-ohm sub, which can get wired as a 2-ohm or as an 8-ohm load. You should not connect subs of different impedances together to the same amplifier - the lower impedance subs will get more power than the higher impedance subs resulting in unbalanced sound levels and potentially blown subs. The amp is powerful enough to blow those two Rockford Fosgate subs. I think your best bet would be to use the Boss sub alone wired to that amp like this. You'd get the amp's maximum output through a sub that can take it. Liam harding from Portsmouth
Posted on 9/29/2018Hi there I have 2x pioneer TS-W311S4 SUBS running of 2 separate Pioneer GM-D9601 amplifiers, would it be better to run both subs from 1 amp or keep with the set up I have? Thanks
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 10/1/2018 Liam, It depends on what you mean by "better." As you have it now, the amps put out a total of 1000 watts RMS to the two 400 watts RMS rated subs. One of those amps would power both subs with 800 watts RMS. That's 200 watts less power, but you gain some space by removing an amp. Trey L from Mobile
Posted on 9/27/2018I have two Rockford Fosgate P2D2-10s (2 ohm DVC / 75-300W RMS each) and I want to run them off of a Soundstream PN1.1000D. The amp puts out 600W RMS x 1 @ 2 ohms. I would like a final impedance of 2 ohms. Would these items work well together?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 9/28/2018 Trey, That gear will work great together wired like this. Lanne Morrison from lake jackson
Posted on 9/21/2018Purchasing a 5channel amp with these specs RMS Power @ 4/1 Ohm 120w x 4 + 800w x 1 RMS @ 2 Ohms 240w x 4 + 400w Should I purchase the DVC 700w RMS 10" sub x 4ohms Or the DVC 700w sub RMS x 2 ohms?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 9/21/2018 Lanne, Without knowing exactly which sub and amp you're referring to I can't tell for sure - but generally speaking, most subwoofer amplifiers are optimized for running a 2-ohm load, and this can be achieved by using a DVC 4-ohm sub wired like this. Ernesto1000 from Mission Tx
Posted on 9/19/2018I have a mono 1 channel 1500 watt amplifier Soundstream STL1.1500d Class d MOSFET Power Amplifier 1ohm Minimum Operation 400w x 1 @ 4 ohm 800w x 1 @ 2 ohm 1,500 w x 1 @ 1 ohm And 2 subwoofers SVC Soundstream-POC. 10 10" 300W, Picasso Series Single 4 ohm Car Subwoofer Power Handling: 300W RMS 2" SVC 4-Ohm Voice Coil Please sombody help me which one is de best way to connect
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 9/19/2018 Ernesto, You can wire your two SVC 4-ohm subs to that mono amplifier like this diagram. Nick
Posted on 9/19/2018I have 2 Rockford Fosgate 12" punch xlc 8 ohm,svc. With a alpine mrp-m450 mono 2 ohm amp. Will that run the subs even and proper? Or should I consider getting a 4 ohm 2 channel amp?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 9/19/2018 Nick, That amp will run those subs, but with about half their power capability. They'll work better with an amp that can put out between 300 and 600 watts RMS at 4 ohms. Marcos L Soliz from CORPUS Christi
Posted on 9/14/2018Yes i have a Pioneer GM -D8601 mono amp and want to run 3 SVC 10s that are rated at 250 rms that should be at a 1.3 ohm load ,I think i should be getting around, a little less than the 800 watts rms ??? but should be slightly above the rms that the subs are rated. Is this correct and how much power do you think i will have at 1.3 ohms??
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 9/15/2018 Marcos, The way I figure it, if the amp puts out 500 watts RMS at 2 ohms and 800 watts RMS at 1 ohm, it'll probably put out 700 watts RMS at 1.3 ohms. That's about 233 watts RMS per sub. Bryan from Brea
Posted on 9/7/2018I'm looking at getting a Massive Audio HIPPO84 subwoofer (Dual 4 Ohm Coils, 500W RMS, 1000W peak) and install it in a ported box. I have a Kenwood Excelon x700-5 amplifier (40Wx4 / 300Wx1 at 4 Ohms, 50Wx4 / 500Wx1 at 2 Ohms, 1200W peak). From everything I've read on this site, this should work just fine, if not well, correct? I'm a little confused by the product wording of "Dual 4 Ohm Coils". Is this a single 4 ohm DVC?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 9/8/2018 Bryan, Your subwoofer has two voice coils, each of which have an impedance of 4 ohms. That means the sub can get wired as an 8 ohm or as a 2 ohm load, which is what you want. Joe from Illinois
Posted on 8/29/2018Got 3 be8d and a boss elite 1500 monoblock how do I wire these up for the best bang! ?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 8/30/2018 Joe, Three DVC 4-ohm subs get wired to a mono amp like this diagram. DREW from CARY
Posted on 8/24/2018HOW TO WIRE THREE 4 OHM SVC TO A 2 OHM 1 CHANNEL AMP?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 8/25/2018 Drew, Three SVC 4-ohm subs can only get wired together to form a 12-ohm or a 1.3-ohm load. Mario from Friars point
Posted on 8/21/2018I have 2 memphis mojos 15 dvc 2omhs 2200rsm. And a sundown scv 4000D. I want to do half omhs load.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 8/22/2018 Mario, Your subs can be wired as a half-ohm load, but your amp can't handle that. Devan from Longmont
Posted on 8/20/2018Hey i have (2) mtx t81244 subs and (2) jbl gtx500 amps. I intend to hook up both amps and subs wired one to one. I wanna make sure that they pair up nicely as far as power and handling go. Thanks.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 8/20/2018 Devan, That gear matches perfectly - a 500 watts RMS rated sub to a 500 watts RMS amp.. Wire each sub/amp combo like this diagram. Don R from Arlington
Posted on 8/18/2018I have 2 4ohm dvc subs and 1 3ohm dvc. I want to run all 3 off of my jl 1000/1 amp and would like it at 1 ohm. Is this even possible and if so, how?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 8/20/2018 Don, You should never connect subs of different impedances together to the same amplifier - the lower impedance subs will get more power than the higher impedance subs, resulting in unbalanced sound levels and potentially blown subs. Two DVC 4-ohm subs can get wired together to form a 1-ohm load, but that amplifier won't work with a load that small. Juan from Minneapolis
Posted on 7/19/2018I have a Kappa K-600 and want to buy a couple of subs Kicker 44CWCS104 or 44CWCD104. Which one will match better (600W RMS). K-600 is mono but it has two + and two -, terminals that they say are wired in parallel inside the amp. Please advise which one and how to wire those, don't know what is the lowest impedance for K-600 using two subs.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 7/21/2018 Juan, You'd be better off with the CWCS104s, as they are single voice coil 4-ohm subs and can safely get wired to that amp like this or one sub to each terminal pair. The amp will see 2 ohms, which is its minimum safe impedance load. Andy
Posted on 6/30/2018I have 2 x 2ohm DVC subs wired up for 2 ohm load on my amp. The wrms of the 2 subs is 1600 and the impedance is 2.1 ohm. When using a multimeter to set gain is the correct formula for this situation square root of 1600 x 2.1 = 57.96 vac. When I adjust the gain, the amp indicates that it is clipping the signal well before that voltage. Gauging the amp output monitor it clips anywhere after 35 vac. If it helps the RCA to the amp is split from 1 RCA to 2 RCA at the BitTen D. Any idea what's going on here? Am I missing something?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 7/2/2018 Andy, First, Your multimeter measures DC resistance, not AC impedance. A voice coil changes its impedance depending on what frequency the signal is. We use the manufacturer's "nominal" (in name only) impedance for calculations. Secondly, most multimeters are only accurate measuring the AC voltage of a 60 Hz signal. I do not recommend setting gain with a multimeter because you have no way of knowing whether the source or amp is clipping, as well as the inaccuracy of the meter. I recommend playing 0 dB test tones and turn it up 'til it buzzes, then turn it down 'til it stops. For more detail, check out How to set amplifier gain using test tones. donwell cacacho from manila philippines
Posted on 6/23/2018Hi i have 1 12inch 500rms DVC 2OHMS subwoofer , what is the best wiring diagram for my 1500rms mono amp thanks in advance
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 6/25/2018 Donwell, You should not connect a 500 watts RMS rated subwoofer to a 1500 watts RMS rated amplifier - the amp will damage the sub. Derek from White Hall
Posted on 6/21/2018I have an SVC 4 ohm sub and a 2 ohm single channel D mono amp. How would I safely and efficiently wire these together?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 6/21/2018 Derek, I can't tell you if it'll be safe or not without knowing the RMS power ratings for both the sub and amp. For example, a 2000 watts RMS amp will blow a 125 watts RMS rated sub to smithereens. If your amp and sub have similar power ratings, you can wire them together like this. Tim from North Carolina from Winston
Posted on 6/20/2018Hi, thanks for your detailed help. I have 4 kicker SVC 12" Comp C 4 ohm subs (300 rms each) and a 1200.1 mono (600 rms) 2 ohm amp. How can I maximize use and which diagram would I use. Thanks in advance.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 6/21/2018 Tim, The only safe way to wire that gear together is like this diagram. If this setup isn't loud enough for you, get a more powerful amp - one that can put out around 1200 watts RMS at 4 ohms, like an Alpine PDX-M12. Keith from New Orleans
Posted on 6/16/2018I have 4 dvc 4 ohms woofers and a mono amp. My question, is it possible to run my woofers as svc instead of dvc to get to the 1 ohm I'm looking for
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 6/18/2018 Keith, When you only wire one of a dual voice coil sub's coils, you split the sub's power-handling ability in half, threatening to burn the sub out, and increase its distortion, because the sub has to push around the dead weight of the disconnected coil. The only really safe way to connect your gear together is like this. Alain from Akron
Posted on 6/16/2018I have a couple questions...How would I wire a Sony xplod XM 2200GTX to a 6 inch subwoofer Pyle PLPW6D 600 watt dual 4 ohm. ? And would this be a good subwoofer for the amp? Or any other subwoofer's, preferably 6-8 inches that would be good for this amp. Thanks!
SplBuild from Newport News
Posted on 6/13/2018I have 2 12's and they are dual .7 ohm. If i get one amp how close can i get to .7 ohm or 1ohm when wiring them up and how?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 6/15/2018 SPL, I've never heard of a DVC 0.7 ohm sub, nor a sub amplifier that can deal with a 0.7 ohm load. But if that's what you have, and the amp can handle it, you wire two DVC 0.7 ohm subs together like this diagram, changing all the 2-ohm labels to 0.7 ohms. Preston from Puyallup
Posted on 6/11/2018I have 4 dvc subs and a mini amp I want to run low imp. Two of the subs are normal Mount two are reverse/inverted, how would I run these? Would it be : sub 1 + and - to sub 2 - to + to sub 3 + to - to sub 4 - to +? I hope this makes sense.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield on 6/11/2018 Preston, You didn't identify whether your subs are DVC 2-ohm or 4-ohm subs. If they're DVC 2-ohm models, you can wire them to a mono amp that can handle a 1-ohm load like this. For your installation, you would want to reverse the polarity of the two rear-facing subs. Using the diagram as a guide, on each rear-facing sub you'd switch the wires of the outer terminals - what was once wired to the positive terminal now goes to the negative terminal, and vice versa. You'll want to do this to keep all the subwoofer cones moving in the same direction at the same time, no matter which way they face. shaquille from bahamas
Posted on 6/1/2018I think the info provided was very helpful . Ive wired 2 12s pioneer premiers wt3000 dvc4@ 1£ to a planet audio pulse 3000w with 1 ohm stable .Am hoping the amp can hold in the long run and also the speaker might could use more power to get the max output.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield
Posted on 5/23/2018Manuel, Capacitors don't put out power, they smooth out voltage fluctuations. And a capacitor won't do much of anything for a 4-channel amp.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield
Posted on 5/23/2018Greg, You best bet is to get a SVC 4-ohm sub rated for between 250 and 500 watts RMS, like a Jensen DUBw12.
Manuel Santana from Springfield
Posted on 5/19/2018I have 2 dvc 4 ohm subs wired in series. can i have each sub wired in series with each one having separate wires pluged in to my mono amp will that still give 4 ohm or do both leads need to be wired together then wired to the amp. Amp has 1 an 2 plugged in or 1 an 2 together to make 1 an then plug 1 in to amp if that makes sense?
Manuel Santana from Springfield
Posted on 5/18/2018Hello again. Sorry for so many questions but i believe you guys have the best advice. I have a 6.6 farad capacitor and a 4 farad capacitor. The 4 farad is hooked up to my mono planet audio anarchy 4000 but the dash an head lights still flicker when my trucks runing at low rpms an the 6.6 farad capacitor is hooked up to my Rockford fosgate punch 4 channel p4004. Can I run a postive wire from my 6.6 farad capacitor over to my 4 farad capacitor to give it more power. I think 6.6 capacitor is to powerful for my Rockford fosgate 4 channel an the 4 farad capacitor i think does not put out enough power for my planet audio anarchy 4000. I would just switch each capacitor to the other amp but the terminals on the caps are postive an negative and the other is negative postive. So on is +- an other is -+ an the wires hooked up verly reach cause they were cut short. So can i just run a postive lead from the 6.6 farad cap to the 4 farad cap? Will that give more power?
Greg from Greensville
Posted on 5/17/2018I have an old pioneer gm5500t amp. It's an 860w max 400w rms amp with 2 channels and says 4 ohms stable. Would I be able to run it down at 2ohms or should I just grab a cheap 12" subwoofer single voice coil 4ohm and call it a day. It's for my work truck.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield
Posted on 5/14/2018Rob, Alpine makes several models of DVC 4-ohm subs, but they'll all work with that amplifier wired together like this diagram.
ROB from WARREN
Posted on 5/12/2018I have the pioneer d8601 and I picked a pair of alpine 12 inch Dual voice coil 4 ohm subs. Will this work with this amplifier? If so I am not sure of the wiring
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield
Posted on 5/11/2018Manuel, Your subs probably blew because they were being driven with twice their rated power. In order to prevent blowing your replacements, you must understand about setting the amp's gain and other controls correctly. To help you through the process, check out our Tuning your subs article.
Manuel from Springfield
Posted on 5/11/2018Hello again, i was also wondering with my brand new uninstalled pair of planet audio anarchy 10s that are dual voice coil 4ohm that going to get hooked up to my planet audio anarchy mono 4000 watt amp. The subs are 1500 watt with 750 rms each with a total of 1500 rms and the amp is 1 ohm stable an has a 2800-3000 rms at 1ohm, 2000 at 2ohm, and. Around a 1000-1500 at 4ohm. What independence should i run them at? Subsonic filters what should it be turned at along with the other nobs to? Should i turn the subwoofer frequency on the stereo down to 40 hz or leave at the through frequency cause the subs i believe there frequency is around 40 hz and i just wanna get as much bass as possible.
Manuel from Springfield
Posted on 5/11/2018Hello, I know a little bit about hooking systems up and have for awile but i recently bought a pair of planet audio anarchy 10s that where 1500 watts with a 750 rms each and i think i fried the coils less then a month of having them. I thought i broke em in but im wondering if the cause of this was from not actualy breaking them in all the way. My amp is a matching planet audio anarchy 4000. About 2800-3000 rms at 1ohm, about 2000 at 2ohm, and 1400 at 4 ohm. I had them wired down to 1ohm with parallel wiring and when they went all wack i wasnt bumping much harder then my old 400 watt rms system i thought. I bought 2 more planet audio 10s and dont wanna repeat this accident how ever i feel they should maybe be able go louder an they were not flexin all the way out. Maybe its me an i was pushing them at what they could handle but im not sure whats your opinion? What ohm should i wire at and what gauge of speaker wire should i use from amp to sub?
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield
Posted on 5/4/2018Kenneth, I'd leave your subs wired the way they are. Plus, I doubt that three subs that can get wired together as a 4-ohm load can get rewired as a 1-ohm load.
Kenneth from North Las Vegas
Posted on 5/1/2018Hi so i just bought 3 mtx speakers their already in a box . on the back of the box it says 4ohm so im guessing their wired for 4ohm? I just bought a 1 ohm stable amp 3000 watt planet audio . u think i could run those speakers at 1ohm or should i just keep it at 4ohm
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield
Posted on 4/24/2018Justin, Check out this short video showing what's involved in an amplifier installation. Our Car amplifier installation guide offers a more detail description. As for a diagram, I can point you to our Amplifier wiring diagrams. Just pretend, in the upper diagram, that the two amps share the same chassis and do not need the extra power, ground, or turn-on lead wires.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield
Posted on 4/24/2018Cole, Wired the way you describe, each sub will receive up to 500 watts RMS.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield
Posted on 4/24/2018Chad, When an amplifier's spec says that it's stable at 2 ohms, it means that that is the minimum impedance the amp can deal with. Seeing as 2.7 is larger than 2, you'll be fine running the amp with that load.
Buck Pomerantz from Crutchfield
Posted on 4/24/2018Stephen, Two DVC 2-ohm subs can only get wired together to form a 0.5-ohm load, a 2-ohm load, or an 8-ohm load.
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