Cant Connect to 1 to 3 OHM ? i have a dual voice coil 2 OHM subwoofer that i wanted to hook up to this head unit (I WANT TO HOOK UP MY SUBWOOFER AT 1 OHM) . BUT in the manuual it says do NOT hook up 1 to 3 OHM speakers to it .. . . . ? so i cant ? Why ? Cant Connect to 1 to 3 OHM ? i have a dual voice coil 2 OHM subwoofer that i wanted to hook up to this head unit (I WANT TO HOOK UP MY SUBWOOFER AT 1 OHM) . BUT in the manuual it says do NOT hook... » Read More Cant Connect to 1 to 3 OHM ? i have a dual voice coil 2 OHM subwoofer that i wanted to hook up to this head unit (I WANT TO HOOK UP MY SUBWOOFER AT 1 OHM) . BUT in the manuual it says do NOT hook up 1 to 3 OHM speakers to it .. . . . ? so i cant ? Why ? « Show Less
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The lower the OHMS, the harder the amp has to work to make the speakers go. Sort of counter-intuative, and there is more to it, but that is the simple answer. The internal power amps in the Pioneer unit cannot push lower than a 4 OHM load.
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because subs require lots of power to hear as they are such a low level. I hooked up 2 6.5 subs in doors with 2 jvc 4" Hybrid Full range speakers and sounds great. Back has 2 6 x 8's and 1 8" earthquake sub on other channel using 2 channel pioneer 300 amp with EQ and can put amp on full and radio and no distortion, just loud and clear. It did take a long time adjusting crossovers and speaker levels but sounds like i spent about 2000.00 and spent about 400.00 plus install acc.s at about 75.00
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yes, the amplifier is 4 ohm rated. most speakers are 8 ohms. This means you can connect up to 4 speakers on the A Banna Binding Post speaker outputs. Two on the right and two on the left. The smaller, push-pin speaker outputs are for surround speakers and will only work when used the processor and and encoded source.Great, versitile product. I recommend.Thanks,jeffaudiodealer.com
504606
If u have 2 subs DVC 4 ohm each. Hook them up into 1 ohm parallel connections and you're all set! have fun!
65066
you can wire the sub as low as 1 ohm and the speakers to 2 ohm i believe on this amp. so yes you can do 2ohm for the sub "which would be a dual 4 ohm or dual 1 ohm dvc" and do your front stage at 4 ohms.
1135624
I ran 1ohm with 2 of these cause they can be dropped to 2 ohms a piece when running in sequence then I sequenced both sub's together to get 1 ohm so if you have two then yes
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Theoretically you can run as many speakers as you want as long as the impedance or OHMs do not go above 4 or below 2. How you achieve different impedance's is by how you wire the speakers, parallel (+ to + and - to - ) or series (amp + to first speaker + first speaker - to second speaker + second speaker - to amp -. if you had 2 - 4 ohm speakers wired in parallel you would have 2 ohms of resistance at the amp. same speakers wired in series would have a standing impedance of 8 ohms. I agree with Roosevelt this brand of power Amp is very clean at 4 ohms running it at 2 ohms increases the Total harmonic distortion Theoretically you can run as many speakers as you want as long as the impedance or OHMs do not go above 4 or below 2. How you achieve different impedance's is by how you wire the speakers, parallel (+ to + and - to - ) or series (amp + to first speaker + first speaker - to second speaker + second speaker - to amp -. if you had 2 - 4 ohm speakers wired in parallel you would have 2 ohms of resistance at the amp. same speakers wired in series would have a standing impedance of 8 ohms. I agree with Roosevelt this brand of power Amp is very clean at 4 ohms running it at 2 ohms increases the... » Read More Theoretically you can run as many speakers as you want as long as the impedance or OHMs do not go above 4 or below 2. How you achieve different impedance's is by how you wire the speakers, parallel (+ to + and - to - ) or series (amp + to first speaker + first speaker - to second speaker + second speaker - to amp -. if you had 2 - 4 ohm speakers wired in parallel you would have 2 ohms of resistance at the amp. same speakers wired in series would have a standing impedance of 8 ohms. I agree with Roosevelt this brand of power Amp is very clean at 4 ohms running it at 2 ohms increases the Total harmonic distortion « Show Less
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How many voice coils do you have that amp works well at 2ohm or 4ohm. If your sub is dual voice coils it can be wired down to a lower ohm so you can pull the max RMS/watts from the amp
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If you are going to use one dual voice coil subwoofer, you can use this amp but it doesn't need to be bridged, bring the input(s) in and connect each VC on the speaker to a separate output from the amp... you could bridge it and it will work, some people prefer this way, but you would have to bridge the voice coils on the speaker as well. http://knowledge.sonicelectronix.com/tools/subwoofer-wiring
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from my understanding your speakers ohms should not be lower than your receiver/amp. This will have your receiver working overtime to power those speakers which may casue overheating. For a 8 ohm receiver the lowest I would go would be 6 ohms; I think 4 ohms is pushing it.
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Hello. At 4 ohms that amp provide 525 watts. That is plenty so I would just use both channels of your amp, on for each speaker. You would not want to bridge your amp with these speakers as you would then be providing 1550 watts at 4 ohms and would almost definitely blow the speakers. Also if you bridged your amp you would only have one channel. So either you would need two amps, or you would try to daisy chain these speakers and I don't believe that amp will work at 2 ohms.
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Sure run the front 2 channels on HP or High Pass and bridge the rear and switch to LP or low pass. You have separate switches for the front and rear for or for you subwoofer. Try and get a dual voice coil sub to being the impedence down to 2 Ohms equals more power. I also recommend a 2 Farad Capacitor from VM Audio for this and remote bass knob.
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No ...it is a mono amp , there are 2 speaker hook ups but that is just splitting the power ...say if you had 1 2ohm sub it would run 900 watts if you used 2 4 ohm subs it would give them 450 a piece , it is 1 ohm stable and I have even taken it to half an An ohm With No Problems By Hooking Up 2 Fosgate Dual Voice Coil Subs That Were 1 ohm A Piece ...Hope This Helps
577606
You can find various ways to wire 3 subs online. I have 2 wired to 1 ohm, but not sure about 3
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It depends on the sound you want your sub to deliver...2 ohm will be a deeper low bass and 4 ohm willl be more overall bass...I prefer a 2 ohm sub...I switch from 4 to 2.
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Oh and I read other comments. About putting to 1 ohm. Bad idea. That's what I did. To my 2 15" boss subs and exploded the ass end of them. Then I bought two 15 3600 watt pyles and they work perfect. Lots I bass. And can handle more.
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Won't work with a 8 ohm coil. I use it with a 12" single 4 ohm via bridge and the amps couldn't handle it. I think you should get a different amps or get 2 ohms speakers.
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I don't remember if this amp is rated to 2 ohms. If it's not you'll cook it not matter how many fans you put in there. To answer your power questions, 2 ohms puts out about double the power compared to 4 ohms if I'm not mistaking. Also you need to make sure the speaker can run at 2 ohms. In short if your stuff is rated at 2 ohms and the amp can go down that low then you'll be happy. If nothing is rated for 2 ohms you'll be unhappy real fast.