Dual 4 ohm sub on bridged amp?
07-23-2004, 07:16 PM
#2
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: FL
Posts: 70
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Correct me if I am wrong, but some amps are also stable to 2 ohms. So you might be able to wire the sub in parallel (making a single 2ohm load) and hook the bridged amp up to that.
07-24-2004, 02:58 PM
#3
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: California
Posts: 298
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
A dual 4 ohm sub would wire to 2 ohms in parallel or 8 ohms in series. 8 ohms is self-defeating. 2 ohms isn't good for the average bridged amp. An amp must be 1 ohm stable to be able to play a bridged 2 ohm load. A 2 ohm stable amplifier can only handle up to a 4 ohm load when bridged.
07-24-2004, 04:46 PM
#4
Registered User
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hermosa Beach, CA
Posts: 4,416
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
what amp and subs are you running, that info is needed to advise you here. some amps are not "stable" with a low load, but can chug along fine all day .. its all in the quality of the amp
you could just as easily run the amp one channel to each of the 4ohm coils .. and alomost ANY car audio amp will handle that with ease
you could just as easily run the amp one channel to each of the 4ohm coils .. and alomost ANY car audio amp will handle that with ease
07-24-2004, 07:12 PM
#5
New Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,057
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
2 ohms? there goes my plans. The woofer is a 10w6v2. So basically I need to get a mono amp? All 2 channel amps I've come across so far is bridged at 4 ohms. I was hoping to save some dollars by getting a 2 channel bridgeable amp instead of a mono amp. Looks like I'm forced to go for a mono amp.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
