Question about ohms. If I have 2 subs that have 4 ohms and i wire them parallel, i now have 8 ohms but if i wire them serial i still have 4, is that correct? Also, should the ohms on the amp match that of the combined subs?

 

the amp adjust to what ohm ur subs are...isnt it if u run 2 4ohms parallel u get 2 ohms??? and if u run them in series is when u get 8 wheres fcm hes slacking today...

 

It's nothing to do with the amp. It's all to do with the wiring. I can't seem to find the website with the ohm calculator though.

Are your subs dvc?

Ideally you want to get your amp down to 1ohm (if it is 1ohm stable )

 

I've got 2 Kicker Comp 05C12 12" 4-ohm subwoofers and a 1600W, bridgable 2 or 4 channel stereo amp, 2 ohm stereo stable 4X400W max. Will that amp successfully power the subs?

 

yes

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Orpheus1985 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Question about ohms. If I have 2 subs that have 4 ohms and i wire them parallel, i now have 8 ohms but if i wire them serial i still have 4, is that correct? Also, should the ohms on the amp match that of the combined subs?</TD></TR></TABLE>Other way around, kind of, when you parallel 2 4ohm speakers the load is 2ohms, if you wire them in series it will be 8 ohms http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/boxcalcs.asp 94

 

This one's better -

http://www.the12volt.com/carau...s.asp

And it's the one I couldn't remember where it was. Thanks for the help