I have a one JL Audio w6v2d4 sub and wonder if you can run two amps off of it.
The two amps I have are Autotek sx-2300. Positve from one amp and and negative from the other.
Is it possible???

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AznImage504 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have a one JL Audio w6v2d4 sub and wonder if you can run two amps off of it.
The two amps I have are Autotek sx-2300. Positve from one amp and and negative from the other.
Is it possible???</TD></TR></TABLE>Daaaa, NO, unless the amps have a way of bridging together, you could drive one voice coil with each amp, but I don't recommend that 94

 

Big NO NO!

 

If its DVC and both amps are the same could he run one amp on one VC and the other amp on the other VC? I realized both amps would have to set and the exact same setting as far as Hz and pwr. Would that work?

 

Yes, you can do it but I don't know if I'd advise it with that sub.
Trust me, I've ran four amps on one sub before without blowing a sub... (8 Memphis 2000D's on 2 Memphis Mojo Quad Coil 15's; then 8 Memphis 1500D's on the same setup) Not to mention doing it in many customers cars with narry a blown sub ever. (8 1500D's on 4 15w3's in two different cars, etc...)

My only question would be how well the terminal design on the w6v2's would take to that, I haven't pulled one apart to see how it is wired internally exactly. Theoretically though, it "should" be fine as long as the male spade connectors are direct leads to each voice coil, which I don't know why they wouldn't be. I'd try it if the shop you got it from has a good returns policy though. *lol* "should" be fine to do it.

The only thing you need to do though is ensure that your outputs are properly matched throughout the entire playable range however. Turn off any crossover/filters on the amps themselves or just turn your crossover all the way up if you don't have the option of turning it off. You'll need to use the crossover on your deck or get an external one to be safe. This puts all the signal processing on the line back BEFORE it gets split off to the seperate amps. Use the same line out of the deck and just Y it at the amplifiers.

Then comes the fun part...use a multiple-tone generator (this generates different tones using a 9V DC Battery, which regulates the amount of signal in the tone itself) and a multimeter to tune in the amplifiers. Start at a higher tone, make sure that the outputs (ACVoltage) are matched exactly, then move down through the tone range, matching outputs as you go.

Don't worry, sometimes amplifiers are slightly different for different tones, and you will just need to get them as close as possible (within .01V AC if possible, up to .1V can be considered "acceptible" in some cases when you are working with larger #'s of volts) over the useable tone range (Usually 20-70 Hz).

Then, adjust your deck or signal processor as needed to get the proper sound. You'll want the gains on the amps down as low as possible, and the output of the deck as high as possible without clipping.

I know it sounds rather complicated, and if it's too much for you then seek the help of a "quality" high-end stereo shop near you. I'm mostly just bored with my time off from work and I felt like doing a bit of a write-up for those who say it's not possible or a "NO NO".