12 inch subwoofer wiring diagram. 4 ohm mono is equivalent to 2 ohm stereo. The final impedance of your subwoofer must match the acceptable impedances of your amplifier with 4 ohm and 2 ohm being the most common final impedances. After talking with an audio expert i. Every other time i start my car the amp instantly goes into fault protection mode.
I have been having serious trouble with my amplifier since day one. The following diagrams are the most popular wiring configurations when using dual voice coil woofers. Quality mobile video 87286 views. May 11 2020 you must wire the subwoofer correctly in case you wish to make sure that the subwoofer works without any glitches on your current sound system.
This subwoofer wiring application includes diagrams for single voice coil svc and dual voice coil dvc speakers. They show a typical single channel wiring scheme. Because of this dvc speakers typically subwoofers offer more wiring options than svc speakers. Step 1 choose the of subwoofers you will wire in your system from one amplifier output.
Shop for speaker wire start building your bass system today. All the wires depicted in the subwoofer wiring diagrams are speaker wires. Step 2 specify 2 or 4 ohm single voice coil or 2 or 4 ohm dual voice coil subwoofers the subwoofer wiring diagram tool will then display two wiring options with the final impedance at the amplifier. 3 dvc 4ohm subwoofers wiring for 1ohm 1ch amp 2020 caraudio substoamp subwoofer duration.
Welcome to the ct sounds subwoofer wiring wizard. Not only do you have to match impedance you must match wattage as well. Select an amplifiers rated for the appropriate rms power at. A guide for beginners to properly wiring subwoofers last updated.
A svc speaker has one voice coil and one set of terminals one positive and one negative. If you are wanting to know how to wire your subs look no further than our wire diagram. Our subwoofer wiring calculator allows you to figure out how to wire your dual 1 ohm dual 2 ohm and dual 4 ohm subwoofers in several different qualities. A dvc speaker has two voice coils each with its own set of terminals.
Three dvc subs in series parallel duration. Check the amplifiers owners manual for minimum impedance the amplifier will handle before hooking up the speakers. Its best to get the combined.