hi guys i was thinking of getting a sounds system and right now i got picked out for the subs:2 12" audiobahn's aw1206t and a Lanzar Vibe286 amp picked out for it. now i was wondering if it's actually possible to run these two together, rms for subs are 1100w and the amp kicks in 1000w to each sub at 4 ohms, now the thing is i'm not 100% sure if the subs will work on 4 ohms, some places have said yes, some have said either 2 ohms or 8ohms, so could someone help me out and tell me for sure if it'll be possible to hook these together and make it work or do i have to look for a different amp?
Now in regards with the speakers, i was looking at 2 pairs of AUDIOBAHN ABC6002V 6.5" speakers hooked up to a Lanzar Vibe411 amp, would these two be compatible as well? all help would be greatly appreciated
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Subwoofer/Amplifier Wiring Help
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Re: Subwoofer/Amplifier Wiring Help (anatol13)
I've not had much sleep so I may have read that wrong, but you cannot select what ohm signal you want to send your subs, their voicecoils determine all of that. If you "want the subs to work on 4 ohm" buy 4ohm subs. If you want more power, buy them with 2ohm voicecoils.
As for speaker/amp compatibility, nearly everything is compatible assuming your amp can handle the load you're sending it. If you wire 4, 4ohm subs in parallel, you will have a 1ohm load for that amp. If it's a bridged 2channel amp, each channel will operate at 1/2 ohm. Not a lot of amps can handle that. As for power output vs rated power of the speaker, don't worry about that too much. If the amp is too big, just set the gains low. If the amp is small, don't turn it up any louder if you hear distortion.
As for speaker/amp compatibility, nearly everything is compatible assuming your amp can handle the load you're sending it. If you wire 4, 4ohm subs in parallel, you will have a 1ohm load for that amp. If it's a bridged 2channel amp, each channel will operate at 1/2 ohm. Not a lot of amps can handle that. As for power output vs rated power of the speaker, don't worry about that too much. If the amp is too big, just set the gains low. If the amp is small, don't turn it up any louder if you hear distortion.
You can wire subs in multiple ways creating various loads for the amp. Those Audiobahn subs each have dual 4 ohm voicecoils. This is an ideal setup that will allow you to wire them to provide just about any load you want to your amp.
With two of these subs your options are nearly limitless. If you run the amp in stereo mode you could give the amp a load of 2, 4, or 8 ohms for each of the 2 channels. That is just from one sub. If you want the subs to get the most power without bridging it you'd want to use 2 ohms which that amps is stable to and you'd get 1650W x 2 RMS.
If you want to bridge the amp you could give the amp a 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 ohm load. You'd want to use the 4 ohm load for this amp if you bridge it.
The Vibe 411 amp will run those 4 speaker easily. Running it in 4 channel mode you will get 75 watts per channel RMS. If you run all 4 speakers on just 2 of the channels (not bridged) you would give the amp a 2 ohm load and will get 125 watts RMS per channel from the amp. In this configuration you wouldn't be using the rear 2 channels so you could wire more speakers to the rear channel if you wanted.
Long story short...with the components you want you have numerous wiring options.
If you need help with the configuration let me know, I don't have time to post the setup right now, it's late and need to get to bed.
With two of these subs your options are nearly limitless. If you run the amp in stereo mode you could give the amp a load of 2, 4, or 8 ohms for each of the 2 channels. That is just from one sub. If you want the subs to get the most power without bridging it you'd want to use 2 ohms which that amps is stable to and you'd get 1650W x 2 RMS.
If you want to bridge the amp you could give the amp a 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 ohm load. You'd want to use the 4 ohm load for this amp if you bridge it.
The Vibe 411 amp will run those 4 speaker easily. Running it in 4 channel mode you will get 75 watts per channel RMS. If you run all 4 speakers on just 2 of the channels (not bridged) you would give the amp a 2 ohm load and will get 125 watts RMS per channel from the amp. In this configuration you wouldn't be using the rear 2 channels so you could wire more speakers to the rear channel if you wanted.
Long story short...with the components you want you have numerous wiring options.
If you need help with the configuration let me know, I don't have time to post the setup right now, it's late and need to get to bed.
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Re: (qsiguy)
alright qsiguy thx for the info, if something i'll talk to you later regarding the setup of it all. thanks again for the help and i'll be in touch