series vs. parallel

[deucejr15]

I am thinking about buying 2 12" audiobahn AW1200V's.

I want to put them in a sealed enclosure, but I am not sure how to wire them since I have never done this before.

Should I wire them in series or parallel?

[alphalanos]

Dont buy them. Save your money and buy something else. Anything else, really.

[stone_mound_camaro]

dont buy audiobahn...seriously dont....but it all depends on the configuration of the woofers... dual 2 ohm or dual 4 ohm. wiring dual 4 ohm in parallel with one woofer will make an amp "see" a 2 ohm load. if you have two woofers and you wire them both in parallel the amp will see 1 ohm.

if your woofer is dual 2 ohm voice coil, then wiring one sub in parallel wil create a 1 ohm load. nad having two will make a .5 ohm load....most amps are not stable at this configuration....so it all depends on what you want


1 DVC 4 ohm woofer parallel= 2 ohms
1 DVC 2ohm woofer parallel= 1 ohm
2- DVC 4ohm woofers- parallel=1 ohm
2- DVC 2 ohm woffers-parallel=.5 ohms


1 DVC 4ohm woofer- series= 8 ohm
1 DVC 2 ohm woofer- seires= 4 ohms
2-DVC 4 ohm woofers series= 4 ohms
2 DVC 2 ohm woofers seires= 2 ohm

got it?

[sr20de4evr]

Originally Posted by stone_mound_camaro

2-DVC 4 ohm woofers series= 4 ohms
2 DVC 2 ohm woofers seires= 2 ohm

That's series/parallel

2 dvc 4ohm woofers in series/series would be 16 ohm, and 2 dvc 2ohm woofers would be 8 ohm

[stone_mound_camaro]

my bad....i never wire my ohm loads that high anyway...

[deucejr15]

so is there a way i can wire 2 dvc 4-ohm subs in 4 ohms to a 2-channel amp?

[alphalanos]

Dude, give up on Audiobahn. Seriously. Its garbage.

[deucejr15]

what do you suggest for an amp and 2 12"? I would like to spend no more than $400.

[PaulD]

I'm not an SPL guy ... but seems like I have seen lots of subs on here for like $100 ea or so.

[sr20de4evr]

Originally Posted by stone_mound_camaro

my bad....i never wire my ohm loads that high anyway...

Yeah most people don't, I just figured I would throw it out there


There are a couple of subs with quad 1ohm coils, that's about the only situation where someone might wire in series/series that I can think of.

[sr20de4evr]

Originally Posted by deucejr15

so is there a way i can wire 2 dvc 4-ohm subs in 4 ohms to a 2-channel amp?

Series/parallel (which means both series and parallel...the 2 coils on each sub are wired in series, and then the 2 subs are wired in parallel) would bring 2 dual 4ohm subs to a single 4ohm load which would work well on a bridged 2ch amp

[deucejr15]

Originally Posted by sr20de4evr

Series/parallel (which means both series and parallel...the 2 coils on each sub are wired in series, and then the 2 subs are wired in parallel) would bring 2 dual 4ohm subs to a single 4ohm load which would work well on a bridged 2ch amp

thanks alot. now i think i understand where you are goin with this.

[PlayStation3]

Originally Posted by deucejr15

what do you suggest for an amp and 2 12"? I would like to spend no more than $400.

i found a site that have alipne type r's for only 110. and the amp is 200 on the site too.

and that sit eis techronics.com

[stone_mound_camaro]

yea two type r's $100 a piece. hifonics tx1005d 1000 watts rms at 1 ohm amp for about $150. youre set!