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ok so i got a quick question: so if i wire my rockford fosgate 15" sub
8 ohm impedance down to 4 ohm will the power handling of the sub
double or stay at 200 watts? so will i beable to use a 250 watt RMS
amp at 4 ohms or will i need a more powerful amp?


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On Apr 21, 12:26 am, wrote:
ok so i got a quick question: so if i wire my rockford fosgate 15" sub
8 ohm impedance down to 4 ohm will the power handling of the sub
double or stay at 200 watts? so will i beable to use a 250 watt RMS
amp at 4 ohms or will i need a more powerful amp?

thanx

TWI7CH


**an operating power of 200 watts on the subwoofer at 8 ohms sry

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the power handling of the sub doesn't change. You have an 8 ohm DVC?


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the power handling of the sub doesn't change. You have an 8 ohm DVC?

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yes i hav a 8 ohm dvc sub but i wired it down so i could use a 4 ohm
amp. thanx for the awnser now i know that i am able to use my curennt
250 watt RMS @ 4 ohms with it


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The amp will change wattage not the sub. If you have 2 4ohm coils in
your sub that handle 200w, so 100w each you could supposedly run a
100Wx2 (rms I assume?) amp on it one channel to each coil (make sure
you mono the signal). Or if you have 2 8 ohm coils you could bridge the
amp to 200x1W and parallel the two coils for 4 ohms the amp "would see"
200W into both. Most bridgable amps can run 2 ohm unbridged though, so
you could take two DVC subs with 2 4ohm coils each and run each coil
parallel for 2ohms and hook to each channel; that would make the amp
put out more than 100Wx2, maybe 150-200 into each sub at 2 ohms
depending. Many say the amp doubles power from 4 to 2 ohms but usually
its not double. Lower ohm load lets your amp run hotter and harder.

The 250w amp should work fine on 200w sub, but it is somewhat
subjective anyway. Powerhandling of a sub depends on size of box and
often quality of sub and maybe quality of amp. A larger amp should be
cleaner power/better control as long as you don't overload the sub in
which case you will blow it sooner or later. Just keep an eye on it, it
will only do what it can do.


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On Apr 27, 12:31 pm, s3sqguy s3sqguy.2pp...@no-
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Many say the amp doubles power from 4 to 2 ohms but usually
its not double.


"Usually"? How often? Is this based upon empirical or anecdotal
evidence? If an amp has a well-designed, regulated power suppy, a
doubling of power can reasonably be expected.

You are highly unlikely, however, to get a doubling of power with a
"1000W + 1000W EQ/Booster." :-)

Lower ohm load lets your amp run hotter and harder.


It doesn't "let" is run hotter, it "causes" it results in hotter
operation due to the increased current draw from the amp. The amp
doesn't "want" to do anything as it is not a sentient being.

The 250w amp should work fine on 200w sub, but it is somewhat
subjective anyway. Powerhandling of a sub depends on size of box and
often quality of sub and maybe quality of amp.


This is only partly true. The *mechanical* power handling is greatly
affected by the enclosure. *Thermal* power handling is not as
variable.

-dan

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