That will depend on the amplifier size & abilities. Look on the amp for it's specifications(or research them online). If it is rated as 1ohm stable, I'd suggest running the subs in parallel to achieve a 1ohm load. If it's not, then run them in series, this will present the amp with a 4ohm load. Just remember that excessive distortion will kill a speaker in fairly short order. To avoid this, the amp must be able to deliver as much or more power than the speakers are rated for. Example: if you're running them in parallel and the subs are rated at 100W RMS each, be sure your amp is capable of delivering at least 200W RMS at 1ohm. Ideally, you'll want more than 200W, my basic rule of thumb is the amp should be 40% more powerful than the speaker(s).
yes all u have to do is bridge them together
If you hook them up you get a lousy sound cos the gigga bites in each dont get no where. You the bass is wicked but does not last for long cos the subs create holes so obviously the subs do not work and you have to fork out more so just dont be stupid and do that to your car.
have Best Buy do it!
Sure i have 2 400 watt rockfords connected to a 400watt kenwood mono amp. This statement made by another is true.You can hook up 20 subs to a mono amp; BUT you have to configure the speakers by impedance/ohms. if you hook two 2 ohm speakers to a 4 ohm steady amp in parallel you will soon buy a new amp. if you hook 10 speakers in series you will not even get it warm. Each speaker will also divide the available wattage and will not have a lot of power. Take it to a good shop if you don't know the formula for this. you may save your amp. BMyers Lake city, FL
Depends if it is dual 4Ohm or dual 2Ohm and what Impedance your Amp supports. *If you amp can handle 1Ohm Load and you have a dual 2Ohm sub you can run the sub in parallel to get a 1Ohm load (parallel meaning both + are connected with each and same with both -) *If your amp can handle 2Ohm load and you have a dual 4Ohm sub you can run the sub in parallel to get a 2Ohm load. *If your amp supports a 4Ohm load and you have a dual 2Ohm sub you can run the sub in series to get a 4Ohm load. (series meaning the - from one coil is to be connected with the + on the other coil) Do not mix up Impedance's make sure you find out what your Subs Impedance is and what you Amps Impedance is
Most preamps just have a mono output for a subwoofer. No real reason to run stereo for subs, unless maybe you are running two speaker boxes as subs. Most amps are switchable to mono mode and put out more power in mono. Hope this helps.
Yu can hook subs up any where but to a stock the power output wont be much so they wont really hit
That depends on the power ratings of the subs.
hook and ladder
You first take the amp Then you take the subs. Then. Voila.
If you wire all 4 coils parallel, you get 1 ohm (mono).
I Run a 800w Kenwood 2 Channel.. it is only 2ohm Stable. I ran the subs in parallel so I belive they are 2ohm as well. The kenwood i have i should be able to run at max but the subs i don't think are the best quality because they sound great at about 1/2 volume but when i give them what the amp has to offer it seems to be a bit much wich is why i think the subs are overrated power wise. But the amp at in between 1/4 and 1/2 gain turned up seems to be a good match.