Posted April 21, 200916 yr Hi there, curious about connecting a mono amp / 2x10" subwoofer setup. My subwoofer setup is pretty cheap, I know, but I just wanna make sure I do it right.The subs are Pioneer TS-W251R 10" 4 Ohm:Output Power (4 Ohm, <=1% THD) 60 Watts x 2Output Power (4 Ohm Bridged, <=1% THD) 150 Watts x 1Output Power (2 Ohm, <=1% THD) 75 Watts x 2The amp is Infinity Reference 1300a:200 watts RMS x 1 at 4 ohms (300 watts RMS at 2 ohms)So obviously, I have two pairs of subwoofer terminals in the back of my enclosure, and I have two pairs of terminals on the amp itself. Should I just plug subwoofer 1 into speaker terminal 1 on the amp, and subwoofer 2 into terminal 2 on the amp, or would you guys do something fancy to get the most out of the sub? Another question, what gauge wire should I be using inside of the subwoofer box from the sub to the actual terminal on the box? Is 16 gauge fine for the amount of power I'm running?
April 21, 200916 yr For a final two ohm load, you can wire them like that ^. Or you can wire each sub to its own terminal. It'll end up at the same ohm load.
April 21, 200916 yr Author If it makes no difference, maybe I'll just wire each sub to its own terminal. If I do this, can I blow the sub with the amplifier I mentioned? I'll be running the bass control up to the dash, but I wanna know what it's limits are so I don't blow the thing. Also, should I just be using 16 gauge wire from the sub to the amp? I've got a 4 gauge power kit that'll run to the battery, but I'm just curious what gauge I should use from the actual amp to the subwoofers...
April 21, 200916 yr 16 awg will work fine i've seen people run a lot bigger amps with 16awg if you want you ca run 12awg i would but then again i believe in over kill like my last setup i used 8awg for a 600watt setup =overkill
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