Is it possible to wire one 4 ohm dvc subwoofer into 1 ohm without bridging at the amp? i've checked a couple websites that says 2 ohm is the lowest possible which i'm sure is correct but does anyone else have any ideas? woofer-kicker cvx12 4ohm dvc amp (if it matters)-kenwood kac-9103d 900 watt rms mono block
that's my future plan, which is why i went with the 4 ohm woofer in the first place. i was just wondering if there's any way to wire the one woofer i have now to 1 ohm which apparently isn't possible which is fine, i'll wire it at 2 ohms for the time being until i'm able to pick up the other woofer. thanks for the quick responce guys
that kenwood amp is not truly 1 ohm stable any ways. atlest mine wont take it even know it says its 1 ohm stable. also the new kenwoods put out the same power at 2 ohm and 1 ohm according to there rating. why because kenwood resist there amps down at a 1 ohm load to the same as 2 ohm load power wise.
go here http://www.sonicelectronix.com/cat_m22_i23_kenwood-mono-subwoofer-amps.html and check the reviews on these amps im not the only one that have tryed to run it at 1 ohm and it wont. besides its the same power at 2 ohm any ways so it's not really that big of a deal.
meh, turned out good, powered that kicker cvx pretty well. guy was happy. thanks for all the responces
yea it should power 1 real good. good to hear. mite have to buy a 2nd amp for the 2nd sub when you up grade.
1 ohm is dangerous just ask me lol, burned up an $800 amp. But if it's not yours i wouldn't worry about it. It depends on the user too.
that model number of that amp says it's NOT 1 ohm stable http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_8515_Kenwood+KAC-9103D.html the newer version witch is the one i have says its 1 ohm stable but the RMS power rating is the same for 1 ohm as 2 ohm and like i said mine wont run 1 ohm i tryed. heres specs http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_11795_Kenwood+KAC-9104D.html
im thinking he only has 1 hooked up right now. so thats only a 2 ohm load but he was talking about hooking up a 2nd sub to it and that amp will not take it. even if he had the new one like mine that says it's 1 ohm stable it would cut the power in half for both subs and be the same as 1 sub any ways. now i have tryed my amp out several times at 1 ohm i even checked the load with an ohm meter but all it did was burn the fuse's every time. what crazy is that audiobahn amp i have is only rated for a 4 ohm load and it will run a 1 ohm load. i also have been running it at 2 ohm for like the hole year i have had it lol
sometimes you get lucky i guess, i had a kenwood amp and it burned up at 4 ohms but i also have a cheap Esa amp and i can run in 1 ohm for about 20 minutes until the thermal protection kicks in but 5 minutes later it's back again ready for more
yeah it was only one sub. and no it wasn't my vehicle. and yes i wired it at 2 ohms. that's wierd that it's not 1 ohm stable since the owners manual says it is 1ohm stable and will put out equal to or more than 900watts at 2ohms but it doesn't give a actual power reading....
sales gimmic. or is the manual talking about more then one amp? some of them have specs for many diffrent amps. it's kinda like this hole BS about MAX power and RMS power. some brands say 2000 watt amp and the 2000 watt is a max rating where as other amps like a memphis amp mc2000 is 2000 watt RMS and dont say any thing about a MAX. for the rookie's MAX don't mean any thing when your matching subs with amps.
specking of rookies theres a reveiw on a kenwood amp just like mine where the guys says my 1800 watt max 900 rms amp only puts out 7 to 900 max watts. lol thought you guys could use a good laugh lol
yeah i know the max doesn't mean anything. the manual didn't mention any more than just the one amp but who knows. i'm just going to keep it at 2 ohms instead of risking it. the guy doesn't know any difference anyways.