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Audiobahn ALUM series


Haibane
11-01-2003, 09:20 PM
These subs are dual 6 ohm voice coils, now I am at a loss as how to wire them together, I have two of them. Is it like wiring a normal amp this way? how do you know amps can handle this power, etc?

sr20de4evr
11-01-2003, 09:26 PM
with 2 dual 6 subs you can wire them to : 1.5ohm, 6ohm, 24ohm

Find a 1ohm stable amp that puts out 50% more power than you need at 1ohm

say you needed 1000 watts between the 2 subs, then get a 1500x1@1ohm amp
1500 watts @ 1ohm = 1000 watts @ 1.5ohm
^ just an example so you can see what I mean by 50% more power than you need ^

Haibane
11-01-2003, 09:35 PM
Also, what do you guys think of Aluminum cones, that is kinda weird to me personally

sr20de4evr
11-02-2003, 02:57 AM
well I'm not a fan of Audiobahn in general so...

Haibane
11-02-2003, 07:19 AM
well I'm not a fan of Audiobahn in general so...
Yeah, wouldn't expect you to be, but I like their sound

Haibane
11-02-2003, 01:32 PM
I am just wondering, what would be the ideal way 2 push 2200 watts(total or less) to two of these 6 ohm DVC subs?

loismustdie
11-02-2003, 04:58 PM
yeah not many people are a fan of this brand, but i have heard a horror story about these subs on my other forum.

this one guy had one alum sub pushed at its rms, whatever it is, and after about 2 hours the sub's cone melted, i dunno how to explain it. if were you i wouldn't have chosen these subs, but if you like the sound i'm not gonna tell you what you like, its all a matter of opinion. all im saying is be carful the first couple of times you run them you might want to check up on them every 15 to 30 minutes. i really don't have any advice to you except to wire each sub itself in parallel, then parallel the two subs, if that makes any sence whatsoever.

Haibane
11-02-2003, 06:46 PM
yep it does

ssjwizard
11-02-2003, 10:23 PM
you could allways get two sepirate amps with 2 ohm ratings wire them to 3 ohm each sub. possibly not the best way to wire them but could be cheeper in some situations to get a pair of mid/high watt amps vs 1 verry high watt amp

PaulD
11-04-2003, 07:52 PM
the aluminum cones are a good idea in theory, they are light and rigid. Although some companies (including audiobahn) have had problems at times in keeping the surround glued to the aluminum cone

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