Optiks.

hey guys i have a question
i have 2 kaption 12" dual voice coil subs that are 4ohm

i need to wire them for 2ohm so i can get the best performance from my amp which is 2 ohm stable and about 656 watts rms

On crutchfield the only load options are 1 ohm or 4 ohm

how can i load it for 2 ohm?
heres the almost completed setup

fcm

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Optiks. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey guys i have a question
i have 2 kaption 12" dual voice coil subs that are 4ohm

i need to wire them for 2ohm so i can get the best performance from my amp which is 2 ohm stable and about 656 watts rms

On crutchfield the only load options are 1 ohm or 4 ohm

how can i load it for 2 ohm?
heres the almost completed setup
</TD></TR></TABLE> Like they said 1 ohm or 4 ohm and one more 8 ohm 94

vigor5spd

You cant do it with that setup because the subs are dvc. You would need 2 more subs.

Optiks.

theres no way i can put 2 4ohm resitors in there to simulate 2 more subs or something

fcm

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Optiks. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">theres no way i can put 2 4ohm resitors in there to simulate 2 more subs or something </TD></TR></TABLE>No point, the resistance of a VC changes elec. to sound, the resistance of a resistor will convert the elec. to heat, you would also need some big resistors, [volt wise] I think, droping the load in half will, [on paper] double the output of the amp and that would give you 3dB more output, I bet you can get that out of the box just by bracing, sealing and mounting the box solidly to the car. 94

zumiez007

Here are your options for what you've stated.


Get one more subwoofer and you can get it to 2.67ohms.

Optiks.

thats not an option, i just built the box yesterday

adrian1281

consider buying 2ohm dvc subs...

iNteGraz92

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Optiks. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thats not an option, i just built the box yesterday</TD></TR></TABLE>
.... not our fault you have a mismatched amp and subs
you can either get another amp, or like adrian1281 said, get 2ohm dvc subs. those are your ONLY options. saying 'that's not an option' is not an option. simple as that.

dc24me

just because it's a 2 ohm stable amp doesn't mean you'll need to run it at 2 ohms. with a 4 ohm load, the amp will run cooler, be less of a strain on your cars electrical system, less distortion and last longer. it will be more reliable that way.

HavokB18

Just build a bigger ported box and run it at 8 ohm

Optiks.

problem solved, i just bought a 1 ohm amp and rewried them for 1ohm

fcm

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Optiks. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">problem solved, i just bought a 1 ohm amp and rewried them for 1ohm</TD></TR></TABLE> LOL....... nothing is impossible, It just costs more 94

nsxxtreme

The resistor idea made me laugh .

What amp did you get?

Optiks.

we are on a budget, 1000w rms tsunami 1ohm amp, not really 1000w rms but close

the first person to comment on the setup was my neighbour 5 houses down

"can you turn that down? my whole house is shaking"

fat bitch will love when i get my 15"s

Andrew Bol

This is how I wire 2 4ohm dvc subs to a 2ohm load. You can do it the check it with a multimeter then no longer listen to the know it all people that have nothing better to do than argue back and forth rather then give ya a simple opinionated answer. Sorry drawing isn' artist quality.