Posted April 16, 201015 yr Hi guys, within the next couple weeks I'll be getting my new amp that is a mono with only 1 set of speaker inputs (1 + and 1-). I have 2 speakers. Any ideas on how to mate the wires with the amp? My thought was to just get a couple of distro blocks instead of cramming wires into the amp. ThanksFor all you info freaks I will be wiring it this way: (4 ohm-----4 ohm) (4 ohm----4 ohm) (2 ohm) (2 ohm) (1 ohm) Another possibility that just came to mind is putting ring terminals on then bolting them together. what about just soldering all the leads pos. leads together then heat shrink (same with the neg. side)? Just brainstorming here. I know its best to have as few "joints" in the connection as possible.
April 16, 201015 yr What amp?no idea what amp he has but he type it down to 1 ohm so my guess is a 1 ohm stable amp
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April 16, 201015 yr Hi guys, within the next couple weeks I'll be getting my new amp that is a mono with only 1 set of speaker inputs (1 + and 1-). I have 2 speakers. Any ideas on how to mate the wires with the amp? My thought was to just get a couple of distro blocks instead of cramming wires into the amp. ThanksFor all you info freaks I will be wiring it this way: (4 ohm-----4 ohm) (4 ohm----4 ohm) (2 ohm) (2 ohm) (1 ohm) Another possibility that just came to mind is putting ring terminals on then bolting them together. what about just soldering all the leads pos. leads together then heat shrink (same with the neg. side)? Just brainstorming here. I know its best to have as few "joints" in the connection as possible.You're making it way more complicated than it is.Just wire the drivers in parallel-parallel as in the image above. No need to wire the drivers to the amplifier separately.
April 16, 201015 yr Author What amp?I am ordering a Soundstream Rubicon 2500Class D Rubicon Mono Channel AmplifierRMS Power: 1 x 1700 Watts @ 2 OhmRMS Power: 1 x 2500 Watts @ 1 OhmTHD: 0.50%Frequency Response: 15Hz - 150KHzS/N: 95dBDamping Factor: >350Sensitivity: 100mV - 2V or 2V - 8VLow Pass Filter: 50Hz - 150Hz @ 12dBBass Boost: 0- 18dB @ 45HzSubsonic Filter: 10 - 40Hz @12dBPhase Control: 180Dash Mounted Remote Gain ControlDimensions: 20.875" (L) x 8" (W) x 2" (H)Midnight Blue Finish w/ Brushed AccentsRegulated MOSFET Pulse Width Modulated Power SupplyThree-Way Protection Circuitry (Thermal, Short, Impedance)Twin Stack Technology TM (strap amps together for double power)Delayed On/Off CircuitPre-Amp Output0 Ga. Power Terminals8 Ga. Speaker TerminalsThat should work nice for my titanium elites
April 16, 201015 yr Author Hi guys, within the next couple weeks I'll be getting my new amp that is a mono with only 1 set of speaker inputs (1 + and 1-). I have 2 speakers. Any ideas on how to mate the wires with the amp? My thought was to just get a couple of distro blocks instead of cramming wires into the amp. ThanksFor all you info freaks I will be wiring it this way: (4 ohm-----4 ohm) (4 ohm----4 ohm) (2 ohm) (2 ohm) (1 ohm) Another possibility that just came to mind is putting ring terminals on then bolting them together. what about just soldering all the leads pos. leads together then heat shrink (same with the neg. side)? Just brainstorming here. I know its best to have as few "joints" in the connection as possible.You're making it way more complicated than it is.Just wire the drivers in parallel-parallel as in the image above. No need to wire the drivers to the amplifier separately.I wasn't sure how to word it but on my box each speaker will have it's own terminal cup. so coming from the box there will be 2 +'s and 2 -'s going to the amp.Sorry for the confusion! I know what I'm trying to say
April 16, 201015 yr Are there two separate enclosures, or a single enclosure? You said "box", singular, in which case I would presume both subwoofers will be in the same enclosure. In which case, why are you bothering with two terminal cups? Just wire them as in the picture and run a one pair of wires to the amplifier. Two separate terminal cups would be completely unnecessary.
April 16, 201015 yr Author Are there two separate enclosures, or a single enclosure? You said "box", singular, in which case I would presume both subwoofers will be in the same enclosure. In which case, why are you bothering with two terminal cups? Just wire them as in the picture and run a one pair of wires to the amplifier. Two separate terminal cups would be completely unnecessary.yes 1 single sealed box with divider in the middle
April 16, 201015 yr i dont know if this would be thread jacking or just adding on to the question but which set of ( - ) ( + ) terminals do you use on a mono amp, cause they give two sets...if it is jacking ill delete and start a new one.
April 16, 201015 yr Author i dont know if this would be thread jacking or just adding on to the question but which set of ( - ) ( + ) terminals do you use on a mono amp, cause they give two sets...if it is jacking ill delete and start a new one.there is only 1 set of speaker terminals on the amp.
April 16, 201015 yr Are there two separate enclosures, or a single enclosure? You said "box", singular, in which case I would presume both subwoofers will be in the same enclosure. In which case, why are you bothering with two terminal cups? Just wire them as in the picture and run a one pair of wires to the amplifier. Two separate terminal cups would be completely unnecessary.yes 1 single sealed box with divider in the middleThen ditch the idea of dual terminal cups, drill a hole in the divider to wire the subwoofers together in parallel-parallel as pictured in the diagram, and run one speaker wire to the amplifier.Problem solved. Not seeing the big issue here?
April 16, 201015 yr i dont know if this would be thread jacking or just adding on to the question but which set of ( - ) ( + ) terminals do you use on a mono amp, cause they give two sets...if it is jacking ill delete and start a new one.it doesnt matter, both + and both - meet inside anyways so there is really just 1+ and 1-. they put 2 there in case you have two subs, resulting in split power between the two if you use both. or other various wiring configs.
April 17, 201015 yr Are there two separate enclosures, or a single enclosure? You said "box", singular, in which case I would presume both subwoofers will be in the same enclosure. In which case, why are you bothering with two terminal cups? Just wire them as in the picture and run a one pair of wires to the amplifier. Two separate terminal cups would be completely unnecessary.yes 1 single sealed box with divider in the middleThen ditch the idea of dual terminal cups, drill a hole in the divider to wire the subwoofers together in parallel-parallel as pictured in the diagram, and run one speaker wire to the amplifier.Problem solved. Not seeing the big issue here?Right. Rattlz, having each sub in its own sealed enclosure is really unnecessary. Instead think of the center divider as a good brace. Drilling a hole through it will have absolutely no effect on the sound. Just wire the two subs to one terminal cup on the inside, that way you only have one set of wires going to the amp.If you are dead set on having two terminal cups and thus two wires to the amp, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to plug both into the amp's terminals. Chances are the amp's terminals accept at least 8 gauge for speaker wire, and there's really no reason to use over 10-12 gauge wire to the subs. Those should be able to both fit inside the terminal. If not, there's nothing wrong with cutting a couple strands off of each wire to make them fit. But for the record, I got two 12 gauge wires to fit with plenty of room left over in my amp's terminals.
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