well i have some older CP12 Kickers and they are 8ohms a piece so total of 16ohms and i was wondering if there was any way possible to get it down to 2ohms cuz im at 4 now and was wondering if i could go any lower

 

Ya buy two more 8 ohm speakers or one four ohm speaker power delivery on that one would be uneven though.

 

In short no, 2 x 8 ohm VC can be wired in parallel for a 4 ohm load, [sounds like you already have them that way] there is no way to get the impedance lower, [unless you add 2 more 8 ohm subs]. 94

 

are the SVC or DVC because if they are SVC then your options for wiring are 4 ohms and 16 ohms, obviously you would want 4 ohm which is wiring in parallel

if they are DVC (4 ohms per coil) you can get 1 ohm by wiring ur coils in parallel then wiring the two subs in parallel. (thats 2 ohms per speaker, in parallel =1 ohm)

 

http://www.polkaudio.com/carau...id=58

check taht out

 

i do have them wired in parrallel and they are at 4ohms right now and i was wondering about what you said about svc and dvc cuz im not really familier with that please more info and they are wired to a 920 kenwood 2 channel.

 

SVC = Single Voice Coil
DVC = Dual Voice Coil

 

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DVC = Dual Voice Coil</TD></TR></TABLE>

ding ding a weiner.

if you look at that link i posted it will give you different wiring options and tell you the impedance each one will give


if your amp is 1 ohm stable in bridged mode then i would wire it how i said before, but i dont think that amp is 1 ohm stable, so your only option is 4 ohm

if your subs really are 8 ohm, its kinda hard to find 8 ohm, are you 100% sure that they are 8 ohm?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93egsedan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> its kinda hard to find 8 ohm, </TD></TR></TABLE>
What? your not looking very hard. 94

 

8 ohm SVC? i been trying to find an 8 inch to use for my pc speakers and cant find one.

a DVC you can get a dual 4 ohm and make it 8

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93egsedan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">8 ohm SVC? i been trying to find an 8 inch to use for my pc speakers and cant find one.

a DVC you can get a dual 4 ohm and make it 8</TD></TR></TABLE>
http://www.partsexpress.com

Two pages of them can be found here

your not looking very hard.

 

nice site,


im not looking very hard.

are those car speakers subs, or home theatre, or both.

before i blew my subs out i would put them in my car, run them, then just bring one inside and use it on my pc since i blew the one in that one as well lol.


anyway, this isnt my thread

/threadjacking

 

How about a JL Audio 8W0-8 8" 8ohm sub. 94

 

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Do they make one? Do you have one? I'll give you $5 for it!

 

A question for some of you.

When you measure a voice coil with an RMS multimeter what is that a measurement of.

I'm not asking because I don't know, I'm asking so others may learn.

 

i am positive they are 8ohms i pulled them outta the box a while ago and on the back it said cp12 then on the left side of the magnet it said 8ohms. and thank you for the help i dont believe that the amp is 1ohm stable

 

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When you measure a voice coil with an RMS multimeter what is that a measurement of.

I'm not asking because I don't know, I'm asking so others may learn.

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you are measuring the DC resistance, not the impedence although both are measured with ohms. do i get a prize?

 

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you are measuring the DC resistance, not the impedence although both are measured in the unit of ohms. do i get a prize?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes you are correct.
Impedence=Resistance + Reactance

Resistance is the DC component Reactance is the AC component.

An ohm meter passes a small dc current through the speaker to make it's measurement.

 

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then it appears that for now you have to run it at 4 ohm

 

ok thank your everybody for the help