Breathtaking Dvc Sub Wiring

Subwoofer voice coils usually come in 2 ohm 4 ohm or 8 ohm impedances.

Dvc sub wiring. Sub box calculators. Impedance is the amount of electrical resistance or load a sub puts up against an amplifier s output. They show a typical single channel wiring scheme.

With multi driver sub systems which often feature dual voice coils dvc on each driver the level of wiring complexity can be enough to turn off even the most adventurous of car audio do it yourselfers. So here is part 1 of maybe 2 or 3 on some how to sub wiring. Home car audio subwoofer enclosures subwoofer wiring wizard.

Basics calculators diagrams cruise controls find installers glossary links. Matching subwoofers and amplifiers https www. The following diagrams are the most popular wiring configurations.

The difference lies in their design how they re used. A dual voice coil subwoofer or dvc sub has four wiring terminal posts two positve terminals and two negative terminals. A dvc speaker has two voice coils each with its own set of terminals.

Check the amplifier s owners manual for minimum impedance the amplifier will handle before hooking up the speakers. The extra terminals give you more options for wiring the speaker. The value is often found printed on the magnet if you re unsure of.

4 ohm mono is equivalent to 2 ohm stereo. Subwoofer wiring wizard one 1 ohm dual voice coil dvc speaker. Dual voice coil dvc speakers which are most often subwoofers are almost the same as standard single voice coil speakers.