Guys,

I just got the phoenix gold amp R5.0:1.

Here is the link:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-xIFsPNB...search=car+amp

My question is there are two sets of terminal speakers + -- + --.

On the manual it has a side note of: The seperate + and - terminals are internally wired in parallel.

How does this affect my wiring of one sub (Infinity Perfect 10.1d), which is dual coils? I haven't received my sub yet.

Here is a picture from JL, would I just still apply to picture one? Use the positives from the amp and connect on each side of the sub (same as the negatives)?


Thanks,
Tony

 

Yes the picture is correct. Paralell is ran + to + and - to - . Series is ran + to -

 

parallel is how you want to hook it up. that will have your amp pushing 300 rms at 2 ohms. the sub wants 350rms, so it should sound really good. also, PG is putting out more than 300 rms. my guess would be closer to 330 - 340. you should have gotten a paper that displays how many watts the amp puts out. mine says 336 rms for a 300 rms amp.

 

You can wire it as "parallel" or "independent" and get the same results. Parallel you are forcing parallel yourself, independent you are using the amp's internal parallel wiring.

 

The reason you have 2 sets of terminals on the amp is to make it easier to hook up 2 subs. Or multiple voice coils. The amp is a mono amp so It only has one channel they are giving you two sets of terminals so you have your choice to use either one. If you take each voice coil and go to each terminal it is the same as parraleling the sub first and going to only one of the terminals at the amp... It is just to make it more convinient for the user.

Nazar

 

Exactly as Nazar said . . . the two sets of terminals on the amp are for user convenience to more easily wire two separate subs or multiple voice coils on a single sub. To make it easy on yourself, tractng, I would just wire each voice coil to one of the amp's terminals, and use the amp's internal wiring to put those two sub voice coils in parallel for you.

As the two voice coils on that sub are 4 ohms each, in parallel that's 1/4 + 1/4 = 1/X, where X equals the overall impedance of the parallel system. So, X = 2 ohms. At two ohms resistance, that amp will put out 500 watts (max), around 300 something watts rms.

It just goes to show you that Crutchfield does sell some nice quality subs and amps (This is where I assume you (tractng) purchased your sub & amp?). However, Crutchfield does not have the best prices around.

 

Guys,

So basically, the sub i have is dual coils, which i will connect to all the available terminal of the amp (the negative to negative, etc).

tony