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Amp Guidance
Hello all,
I've just purchased a pair of Shok Industries Triton 12 inch subwoofers. While I'm fairly adept at installing basic stereo systems I've not had a great deal of experience with matching dual voice coil woofers with amps and the most effective way to wire them. The sub specs are as follows: The Triton 12″ features a 3 inch dual 4 ohm voice coil rated at 500 watts RMS and a 3.4KG magnet assembly. Specifications (VCs in series) re-7.5ohm fs-30hz qts-.50 qes-.55 qms-4.87 vas-1.1cu ft sens-84.4dB SPL mms-218g Mounting Depth : 162mm Mounting Diameter : 280mm So the real question is, which amplifier setup will suit these the best considering the power requirements? Will I need a capacitor? I'm currently running only 4 gauge wire. Will this be thick enough? this was in place from a previous install by the previous owner. These will be fitted to the boot of a VL Commodore. Cheers |
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setup subs in series, 8ohms per sub x2 will see 4 ohm load at the amplifier. Ideally you want a mono amp capable of 4ohm load at 1000wrms, should be an easy find.
this diagram will help you: http://a248.e.akamai.net/pix.crutchf...4-ohm_mono.jpg
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I thought subs like these were meant to be wired in parallel to reduce the impedance, hence providing more power?
Which would mean a requirement for 2000wrms? Again perhaps I'm naive but I was also of the view that a mono was designed to be wired for a single channel which would mean in parallel that I would require an additional amp? Sorry about the simple questions! Cheers |
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if you want spl and sound quality is not your goal, then you go parallel down to 1ohm with these subs. you would then need a 1ohm stable amp that will push 1000wrms or there abouts.
I am not familiar with these subs, but if they are more SPL design then the above may be better option for you if chasing outright power.
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