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best way to wire subs

Old Nov 20, 2007 | 09:39 AM
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best way to wire subs

hey guys ive just bought two alpine SWR 1242d subs and a alpine pdx 1.1000W amp was just wondering the best way to wire the subs for best performance
Old Nov 21, 2007 | 07:19 AM
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wow 31 views and no one can reply thats cool
Old Nov 21, 2007 | 07:31 AM
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You can wire each subwoofer's voice coils in parallel (that is subwoofer one becomes 2 ohms and subwoofer two becomes 2 ohms) and then wire them together in series to present a 4 ohm load to your amp.
Old Nov 21, 2007 | 07:37 AM
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^ x 2

Especially seeing as the PDX amp will output the same power at 2 or 4 ohms.
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