wiring 2 channel amp to dvc?

[tys]

In wiring a 2 channel amp to a dvc, do you run one channel to each coil? that just does not seem right.

[tcarcio]

I recentley saw this and it will explain it for you. Hope it answers your questions.http://www.crutchfield.com/ISEO-rgbt...rs_wiring.html

[tys]

that is great.

thank you

[Jodean]

huh?? that doesnt explain anything.....they are bridging a two channel amp....way different than using 2 channels of a home stereo.

[tenzip]

Jodean wrote:

huh?? that doesnt explain anything.....they are bridging a two channel amp....way different than using 2 channels of a home stereo.

It depends on which diagram you look at. Try this diagram for stereo subs. It will do the same thing for 2 voice coils in one driver. If the two channels are being run out of the LFE pre-out, there won't be any difference in the signal.

What equipment are you using, model numbers, etc.

[aktiondan]

My HT sub is currently set up like this, and yes, you wire one coil to each channel of your amp. Use an RCA Y-cable to get from LFE out on your receiver into the LR input of your stereo amp. That's basically it, easy as pie!

[Jodean]

aktiondan wrote:

My HT sub is currently set up like this, and yes, you wire one coil to each channel of your amp. Use an RCA Y-cable to get from LFE out on your receiver into the LR input of your stereo amp. That's basically it, easy as pie!

ya thats how i ran my sub for awhile with a old sansui reciever.

im just sayin that the link doesnt provide any wiring for this setup at all

i assume the 80w per channel i had made 160w total, and each coil driven at 8 ohms.....but functions as a 160w 4 ohm load? not sure how that works or if the 160w 4 ohm is better or what. does it matter if two channels are driving the sub or if you have a mono amp and make it 4 ohms at the speaker...is there any performance differences?

[tenzip]

Jodean wrote:

ya thats how i ran my sub for awhile with a old sansui reciever.

If you're using a receiver, then yes, a y splitter is what you need to get the input to both channels. If you're using a pro amp, then it may well have a parallel switch, which will take the input to channel 1 and use it for both channels.

im just sayin that the link doesnt provide any wiring for this setup at all

And like I said above, try this diagram. Instead of 2 drivers, wire to the 2 voice coils of your single driver.

tenzip wrote:

It depends on which diagram you look at. Try this diagram for stereo subs. It will do the same thing for 2 voice coils in one driver. If the two channels are being run out of the LFE pre-out, there won't be any difference in the signal.

i assume the 80w per channel i had made 160w total, and each coil driven at 8 ohms.....but functions as a 160w 4 ohm load? not sure how that works or if the 160w 4 ohm is better or what. does it matter if two channels are driving the sub or if you have a mono amp and make it 4 ohms at the speaker...is there any performance differences?

If you wired each 8 ohm voice coil to it's own channel, then you had 160W, assuming each channel was able to drive 80W at 8 ohms. The impedance seen by each channel was 8 ohms, not 4, they are separate circuits, so the impedance is unchanged.

There's nothing "better" about 8 ohm vs. 4 ohm, it depends on what your amp can drive. In this particular case, with a DVC driver, (two 8 ohm coils), a mono amp that puts out 160W at 4 ohms is approximately equal to a stereo or 2 channel amp that will output 80W per channel into 8 ohms.

[Jodean]

thats what i was thinking but no one ever agreed with that statement before.

thanks