Ok, so my sub is rated 1000rms at 2 ohms. It's a DVC sub so I'm a little confused on the wiring. I've been reading up on it, and it's only making things worse.

If I go - to - then to amp, and + to + then to the amp will that be running 2ohms or 1? I'm getting a Nine1 which is 1200watts at 1ohm and 900watts at 2ohms, and I'd like to run my sub at 2ohms just so I don't run the risk of damaging it from running more power (unless it's alright to do? ).

 

It would be a 1 ohm load with the way you have described it. You cannot run the sub at 2 ohm, 1 or 4 is the only choice available to you. Have a look in my thread in the vendor section to see if there is a deal on a great amp for you.

 

So I'd have to go - to + then to the amp on both parts to run at 2ohms?

 

Oh wait, I misread. So I've got it wired for 1ohm right now, and it's fine like that? I just thought that since it read as a 2ohm sub, I had to have it like that, but if I can leave it at 1ohm and run it to an amp like that I'll be happy.

 

wire it at 1 ohm like you said above. just be conservative with the gains

 

Alright sounds good. I can't take the box apart anyways...

 

I think we need to know what the sub is you're using, make and model. I find that sometimes determining the load can be confusing. Sometimes they (Internet sites) state the ohm load of each voice coil, while at other times they show the total load of the voice coils wired in parallel.

I'm curious if what you have is a D4, that in parallel would be 2 ohms on the amplifier.
If it is a D2, then like MR2NR said, you can either wire it for 1 or 4 ohms.

Do you have a Multi-meter? You can check the load the the sub will put on the amp by checking the terminal on the side of the sub enclosure.

 

It's an Audiobahn AW1505x. I have a multimeter but I don't have my amp yet, so I don't have it hooked up.

 

You should still be able to check the ohms of the subwoofer. I have a post where I explained how to do it... Its fairly simple. Just select the right position, touch black to black, red to red, and see what the number is.



Ohms is denoted by the up-side-down horse shoe shape. This is the unit I have. For this unit, I turn the arrow so its pointing at 200 in the ohm section, since its the closest to the value I want to read.

I have a feeling your sub is a dual 4 ohm, wired in parallel for a total 2 ohm load. I can't find much info on this particular sub. However, similar models my Audiobahn are almost exclusively 4ohm + 4ohm.

 

I measured from where my wires are plugged into my computer and it's reading 2.3-2.5. Here's where I've been getting info on my sub; Box Sizes