Pioneer GM-D9601 Mono subwoofer amplifier &#151; 1200 watts RMS at 1 ohm

Hownare you guys wiring this amp for a single sub with dual voice coil? The owners manual shows that this amp is actually a 2 channel amp. The connections for a single sub and dual voice coil sub are not covered independantly in the manual. I see it shows to connect to the right channel for a single sub...is this correct for a DVC sub and will it combine both channels and utilize the full power of the amp?

Only if the factory head unit has the outputs for it.

armando Sep 20, 2018

You can tap the factory speakers wires to provide the audio signal to the Pioneer's "speaker level inputs" (wire to RCA adapters included with the amplifier.).

ryan Sep 17, 2018 (Staff)

christopher Jul 26, 2018

What size fuse should I use in the power cable?

Hello chris, this is just a 1 channel amp with 2 channel connection to make the wiring of 2 subs easier, but internally it is one single channel. So it depends on how you wanna do it. If you want the full RMS power if you have a dvc 2ohm sub, wire both positives on your sub together, then wire that into one of the positives on the amp, same thing with the negative run a wire from the one voice coil neg, to the other then a wire from that to one of the negatives on the amp. That will be 1200 RMS @ 1 ohm. I had this running my single Alpine type R 12, wired like stated and did perfectly fine. Just get on Google and type in wiring diagrams for how you would like to set your system up. Good luck to you,hope this was atleast a little helpful.

shae-fuller Jul 31, 2018

nathandjh Jul 14, 2018

Will this amp be good for 2 jl audio 10w0-v3-4?

100A or 150A

armando Sep 20, 2018

At minimum a 150A Fuse.

daniel Jul 15, 2018

paul Jun 25, 2018

I have two dvc4 ohm subs in a sealed box , do I drop the impedece on each sub to 2 ohms with jumpers then run each sub to amp on separate speaker outputs to drop to one ohm.?

Thanks for your question. For information on selecting the best amp for your subs I would recommend reaching out to an Advisor by phone (1-800-324-9695) or online chat. They will be able to help determine the differences between the amp models and help you make the best choice for your system.

kristina Jul 03, 2018 (Staff)

jason May 22, 2018

If I have 2 12inch subs DVC 4ohms with 250 rms each what is the best hook up to get 250 rms to each speaker?

No they stay at 2 ohms.

armando Sep 20, 2018

If you purchased the product from Crutchfield, feel free to contact our Tech Support team. Our toll-free Tech Support number is printed on your invoice, and is also available under the "My Orders" tab in the "My Account" section of our website. If you did not purchase the unit from Crutchfield, then you may want to contact the manufacturer.

kristina Jun 04, 2018 (Staff)

anthony Apr 25, 2018

Will this amp work with 2 Pioneer 10inch Pioneer - Shallow Series 10" Single-Voice-Coil 4-Ohm Subwoofer with Enclosed?

You want to wire your subs to a 4 ohm load. To do this your voice coils will be wired in series, speakers wired in parallel. So wire amp+ to subA(vc1)+ to subB (vc1)+. Then wire subA (vc1) - to subA (vc2) +. Then wire subB (vc1) - to subB (vc2) +. And last wire amp - to to subA (vc2) - to subB (vc2) -. Hope this helps! (vc)=voice coil += positive, - = negative

kurt May 02, 2018

ely Apr 25, 2018

With 2 outputs for ease of wiring can i wire each 2ohm dvc sub to 1 ohm and run wires separately to each spot on the amp and get a 1ohm final impedance or will it make it a .5ohm impedance?

Yes easily it powered 2 12s beautifully

joshua May 02, 2018

I have it hooked up yo 2 12 inch pioneers so I don't see why not sounds pretty awesome too

jeremy May 02, 2018

Im assuming the sub your mentioning is the ts-sw2502s4 (2501 same power handling). These subs handle 300w each, 600w total at a 2ohm load. Just wire amp positive to sub A positive to sub B positive. And amp negative to sub A negative to sub B negative. Word of warning this amp will put out 800+watts at 2ohm. This will be slightly more power than the subs rms rating but should be ok IF GAINS ARE PROPERLY SET. If not done so you may damage the sub.

kurt May 02, 2018

joseph Apr 10, 2018

4 answers

It's the same as having one speaker. It will not drop it.

armando Sep 20, 2018

It will make it a .5 ohm impedance the two separate outputs are wired in parallel internally it is just like you only have one output but two spots for your convenience for wiring only.

mark Apr 29, 2018

Wiring two dual voice-coil 2-ohm subs in that manner would present a 0.5-ohm load to the amp which is not recommended for the Pioneer GM-D9601 (minimum impedance is 1-ohm). For more help on selecting the right amp for your sub(s), please contact an Advisor directly by phone (888.955.6000) or online chat; they can help give you a more personalized recommendation suited to your system specs & budget. Thanks!

david Apr 28, 2018 (Staff)

Check the specs on this amp and then go on the internet for a car wiring diagram. One thing I know is, the more ohms one runs, the better the sound. Check to see if this is one ohm stable, but don't go below one ohm. In fact I would go with 2 or 4 ohms. Subs sound better with higher resistance.

raymond Apr 27, 2018

I have a single Fosgate p3d2. How do I wire it to match the 2 ohm voice coils?

jody Mar 08, 2018

Will this amp work good with Rockford Fosgate Punch P1-2X12 i like alot off bass but also want it clear sounding should i already have a a rockford fosgate 500watt hooked up but i want more bass would this be alright to use?

Sorry for a way late answer. I'm not sure if it will work you have a soeaker that is not made for that amp. If you wanted to use that you would have to get a second one and wire both. And in doing so I believe you will only get 800watts at 4ohms. I think its possible to do one at 2ohms but you will only get an out put of 500watts from this amp

armando Sep 20, 2018

This speaker has two 2 ohm voice coils. U can wire it in series to achieve 1 ohm or parallel to achieve 4. This amp can handle 1 ohm operation and in my opinion, is more responsive (punchy). I doubt this subwoofer could handle a full 1200 watts by itself for very long though. Wiring in series is when you connect the positive side of each voice coil to the negative side of the other voice coil and run your speaker wires off of on voice coil to the amp. Wiring parallel is when you wire positive to positive and negative to negative. You typically see people run each voice coil to the sub terminal on the box. Hope this helps!

jerrod Mar 08, 2018

Call the crutchfield support

jimeal Mar 08, 2018

brett michael Aug 19, 2017

So there are two speaker outputs, does that means if I run one sub to one output and another to the other, both at 4 ohm, I'll get 500 watts each speaker? Or is it cut in half!?

kenneth Aug 20, 2017 (Staff)

garrett May 17, 2017

so i have 2 alpine SWS-10D4, that are rated at 500 RMS, and i plan on buying this amp,,,i always bridge my connections. Should i , or do i have to bridge when using this amp?, will each sub get 600 paralell?, or 600 bridged

At 4 ohms you will get roughly 4 to 5 hundred. At 2 ohms youll get roughly 7 to 8 and at a full 1 ohm load youll get roughly a 1000. Obviously if it wasnt bench test certified you wont know what your truely pushing.

bernard Jun 10, 2017

the amp will output about 800 watts @ a 2 ohm load. if there are 2 subs, that is approx 400 watts ea.

geoffrey May 17, 2017

kwame Apr 11, 2017

Been told that using the bass boost remote on this unit is a sure fire way to cook the amp. Any truth to this? Or just people talking out their a**

Sorry I mean to say 1ohm

frank Apr 14, 2017

Bridge is your best option to me, the amp will perform better. About getting 600 be aware this amp is more powerful the what you think. I'm running 4 Jvl 10 and belive me I'm not using this amp (max power). FYI I'm using my at 1AMP for better performance.

frank Apr 14, 2017

tim Mar 10, 2017

5 answers

I have been using this amp for over a year and never had a problem with overheating, the bass switch works just fine for me.

gage Mar 10, 2017

i had this amp before upgrading my amp and subs. I can say this little monster can handle what you dish to it. you can have that amp bass gain knob full tilt and the bass gain on 7 8 or 9 and you wont cook the amp at 2 ohms... at 1 ohm all bets are off most amps after continuous beating at 1 ohm will fry. but the amp is nice. I have it powering 4 8 inch subs and my Rockford fosgate are running my 4 12s at 2 ohm all full gain on the bass boost knob and 9 on the gain and stable and no clipping.

bernard Mar 10, 2017

IMHO: the boost remote is intended for music that is not natively bass heavy to start with. that is how I use it, have no problems. Whether it can fry the amp, I never heard of that before, but anything is possible if an amp is not properly adjusted to start with and they are playing very bass heavy music with the boost up full.

geoffrey Mar 10, 2017

Honestly I have this amp for about a year and I have no problem with it using the remote. So far the best amp I have in long time with no prblem. Moving 4 10 jvl

frank Mar 10, 2017

Nope in my personal experience i had one for 2 years and abused that bass boost remote and the amp was always rock solid in preformace

sean Mar 10, 2017

Can I get 1200 watts x 2 out of this amp?

francisco a Nov 21, 2016

What is a good size dround and power wire to run from my distribution blocks? Off both distribution blocks i have 0 gauge going into them.

no, it is a 1 channel amp. It is designed for driving sub woofers. The amp needs a 1 ohm load for that rating.

geoffrey Nov 22, 2016

No. It's a 1200 watt RMS single channel

jason Nov 22, 2016

Only way your gonna get 1200 RMS from that amp is at 1 ohm which with the design at 4 ohms you get 400 watts 2 ohms you get 800 watts and 1ohm you will get 1200 watts. But thats a rough calculation

bernard Nov 22, 2016

chris Aug 17, 2016

What speaker terminals do I use to run my pioneer amp in mono 1 ohm?

depends on the load on the amp, most car audio installers would recommend 4 AWG, but 8 AWG would work if you have it setup for 800 Watts or less.

geoffrey Aug 17, 2016

HI Chris...honestly I'm running straight fromega the battery a # 10 going into a cap and from the cap #10 to the amp. Also from the amp ground #10 straight the chassis of my truck. The amp is working great.

frank Aug 17, 2016

4 Guage is suitable and recommended for both wires.

bernard Aug 17, 2016

devin May 25, 2016

hi I have the pioneer amp GM-D9601 amp in a dodge truck crew cab with a sealed box under rear seat for 2-10inch subs whats the best sub for this set up ? single or dual voice and what ohm should I buy

i used 12 awg. i bought the soundblocker wire for speakers at local retialer for like 16 bucks for 20 feet. more then enough to run your subs from youre amp.

bernard May 26, 2016

Just bridge it to either Chanel mine is mounted so deep for me to get too call me

linda s May 26, 2016

it does not really matter, both terminals are very likely connected together internally. (do a continuity test with a multi meter to be sure.) most mono amps are like this if two terminals are present.

geoffrey May 25, 2016

ricky Feb 10, 2016

How would I wire two Kicker 40CWR124 12" subwoofers too my Pioneer GM-D9601 amplifier at 1 ohm to these Subs? Also should I get the 2ohm DVC or 4ohm DVC to do this?

Thanks for your question. For information on selecting the best sub for your amp I would recommend reaching out to an Advisor by phone (1-800-324-9695) or online chat. They will be able to help determine the differences between the sub models and help you make the best choice for your system.

kenneth Feb 10, 2016 (Staff)

austin Jan 14, 2016

I have two pioneer ts-w380d2 12's I am wanting to hook up, is this amp bridgeable?

to drop your subs to 1 ohm you have to buy a 3rd sub which is 4 ohm and run the speakera in parallel. with 3 subs it starts at 4 ohms and splits to 2 subs at 2 ohms and then adding the 3rd sub would split the 2 ohm load to 1 ohm stable. but with 4 ohm voice coils the best you will get with a pair is 2 ohm.

bernard May 26, 2016

I'm not sure that you can. As typically, the speakers ohm rating has to match that of the amp. But I could be wrong.

mr. james a. Jan 16, 2016

timothy Sep 02, 2015

What are the speaker level inputs via supplied rca type adapters that is says is included?

Yessir. But if your doin 2 12's its up to you but I'd put a bigger sized amp to get the full potential of the subs. Might be cool but I'm powerin 2 jl audio shallow 10's with it. I had a 1700 watt hifoniks Brutus with my old truck an that had 2 shallow mount 12's alpine type Rs an probably my favorite I've had so far for shallow subs

justin Sep 02, 2015

devin Aug 07, 2015

If I have two subs rated at 2 ohms, would this amp work?

The RCA plugs ends that came included. You can wire speaker wires to them, and plug them to the RCA inputs. The amp accepts high level and low lever inputs at the same place, and automatically determines what level is being used, and adjusts accordingly.

jason Aug 08, 2015

mr. james a. Apr 18, 2015

Is this amp too powerful for a pioneer 10" sub TS-W260D4?

kristina Apr 18, 2015 (Staff)

mr. t-p Nov 02, 2014

If I wanted to run this amp at 1200 watts at 1 ohm into 3 subs in a sealed box which ones (subs) would you recommend?

kristina Nov 02, 2014 (Staff)

michael s Sep 19, 2014

4 answers

i have 3 12 inch kicker comp r subs and that amp and it pounded the heck out of my car

bernard May 26, 2016

For this application I suggest infinity kappa 10s. I have one running off this amp and I have all settings turned all the way down and it shakes my truck.

ryan Sep 28, 2014

This is my understanding - If you are running qty(3) subs in parallel @ 1ohm, each sub will only see 400w. I don't know what wiring setup would give you 1ohm without imbalance. If you wire qty(2) 4ohm subs in parallel, it gives you 2ohms. Then you could run wires from that pair to the amp along with a single 2ohm sub, which would give you 1ohm load to the amp BUT THAT WILL NOT PRESENT AN EVEN POWER DISTRIBUTION TO ALL THREE SPEAKERS. NOT RECOMMENDED. Qty(3) 4ohm speakers in parallel with even power distribution = 1.33ohm load to the amp. This is balanced, and doesn't take the amp to its limit. This is not a huge amount of power for each driver, so you could use just about any good sub - it doesn't have to be a monster. Kicker Comp VR's will run all day long with that amount of power. There's no replacement for displacement - get the biggest subs that your available space will allow. But don't put big 15' subs in a box that's too small to support their internal volume recommendation. If you think you might reconfigure down the road, you could step up to Kicker Comp R, which handle twice the power of the Comp VR (but cost ~$50 more per driver)!

kevin Sep 26, 2014

We have not received any answers from other customers on your question. I would recommend reaching out to an Advisor by phone (1-800-324-9695) or online chat. They should be able to help answer your question.

kristina Sep 21, 2014 (Staff)

Hello my name is josh i would like to know how many amp watts i would need for two Pioneer TS-W3003D4 12" 2,000-Watt Champion Pro Subwoofers?

joshua Aug 06, 2014

would it be a good idea to hook two dual voice coil 4 ohm subs at 1000 rms watts and 3500 watts peak power? please help me out

Thanks for your question. For information on comparing two or more models I would recommend reaching out to an Advisor by phone (1-800-324-9695) or online chat. They will be able to help determine the differences and help you make the best choice for your system and your budget.

kristina Aug 08, 2014 (Staff)

knut Feb 16, 2014

Own amp, can't find any subs that can handle the workload. Any suggestions on 12" sub?

jeff Feb 17, 2014 (Staff)

steven Feb 15, 2014

Does this amplifier work without the bass knob installed?

Thanks for your question. For information on selecting the best subs for your amp. I would recommend reaching out to an Advisor by phone (1-800-324-9695) or online chat. They will be able to help determine the differences between the subs models and help you make the best choice for your system.

kristina Feb 16, 2014 (Staff)

brian Dec 29, 2013