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[Miniowner123]

been doing alot of reading but still confused about amps, basically i got my eye on 2 of these -

 

http://www.caraudiod...ro-gzhw30x.html

 

but cant figure out that if run 2 of these in parallel how many ohm do i end up with?

 

also what type of amp would i need to run these? what would people recommend?

 

thanks and sorry if its a stupid question

[freshairmini]

If you run two 2 ohm speakers in parallel they will be running at 1 ohm.

That sub is a dual voice coil. So if you wired the two coils in parallel on both subs it will be running 0.5ohms (I think).

Either way be it 1 or 0.5ohms you will struggle to find an amp that will do that or it'll just be very expensive!

Edit: looking at a ohm calculator online, I believe if you where to run the coils in series and the two subs in parallel you could get them running 2 ohms which would make it easier to find a suitable amp.

Hopefully someone else will confirm what I said to be true! So don't take my word as final, haha.

Edited by freshairmini, 21 May 2013 - 08:21 PM.

[Miniowner123]

thanks, making the ohm thing make more sense

 

may have to go for different subs if this starts working out too difficult for me to understand   hopefully someone can can confirm and point me in the right direction

[Miniowner123]

well i done a little more reading and finally ended up buying two of these -

 

http://www.caraudiod...dio-12w3v3.html

 

just noticed the price has gone back up, i got them for £179.99 each

 

i was going to order a alpine pdx amp to power these but was working out rather expensive so i've left it until i start on installing them bits, at the mo i'll just work on getting the sub enclosures made and fitted

[freshairmini]

Nice, jl do some great subs. Got a 10w3v3 and its brilliant, what's better i got it for £70!

[Miniowner123]

bargain! think we both done well then

 

now for a set of components, i do have some focal 3 ways but using them in my other car so i have my eyes on these -

 

http://www.caraudiod...-esk163l.5.html

 

seems to be the only sort of thing in that price range, cant find no bad reviews just good

[freshairmini]

From what I heard of them hertz do some good speeakers in that price range. Focal as well, I think their K2 range is a similar price range and sound pretty good. Would be a good idea to see if you have a listen of them. http://www.highdowncaraudio.com/ are down in worthing do hertz as they are a fourmasters shop.

[Miniowner123]

didnt even know they were nearby, shows how well i know the area

 

took a look on their website, didnt have the same hertz ones, so i looked elsewhere and at the car audiodirect price seemed like a good deal so i went ahead and ordered them it'll be a while before i can test them out as i have alot of interior work to do to get them fitted plus i still need to order my amps