how to wire subwoofers in a box - DETAILED FOR BEGINNERS
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how to wire subwoofers in a box detailed for beginners. This is a car audio how to video show you how to wire subwoofers in a box. I go over the difference between dual voice coil subwoofers and single voice coil subwoofers. I explain how to measure the ohms of the subwoofer and how to wire your subs together in a box. I made sure it was a little more detailed so you can get a better understanding of how to wire subwoofers.
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Time Stamps:
Intro 0:00
What is a voice coil 0:34
Test resistance of voice coil 0:57
Single voice coil vs. Dual voice coil 1:45
Series wiring explained 2:00
Parallel wiring explained 2:32
Easy Equation for parallel wiring 3:02
Dual 4 ohm subwoofer wiring options 4:28
start wiring subs to the box 5:15
test impedance at the sub after wiring 7:10
Load 1st sub 8:20
Clean wires inside the box 9:30
Screw subs down in the box 11:17
Outro 11:30
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You knocked it out with that video man. 4 hours I’ve been trying to figure out basically everything you covered! You definitely helped me understand and know how to check I wired it right! You by far have the best video out on this! Thanks and take care
Awesome, thank you!💯💯
I have 2 x 4 Ohm dual voice call subs and a 1 Ohm stable amp - I wasn't sure how to wire them up...then BOOM!! I found this video and answered all of my questions. Thanks so much for taking the time to make this very helpful video, much appreciated.
This is the best, most simple, very informative and straight to the point video I've seen on this topic. Easy to understand clear audio and video. Thanks!
One of the smartest and clear cut videos I’ve seen! Lots of help thank you!!
I just got hella stressed out, so Imma go and maybe come back later.
I watched alot.of complicated videos on how to parallel my subs and get them to one ohm out the box.. ur video made the most sense.. thank you for doing what u do!
I watched a bunch of videos and u have beat the competition on explaining this by far
Thank you
Exelente. Ur explanation is so clear. Tnx
Very good video!! Thanks so much for posting this!!
best vid I’ve seen so far deep explanation and makes sense
Man you make it really easy to understand and cleared up a lot of things for me. I’m new to this stuff. Thanks! Love the content!
Thank you so much for this video!! I have had systems in every car I've ever owned, but I have never been this confused 😂 Thank you for simplifying this and using examples that actually make sense!!
i will say this is one of the best wire videos I have ever seen where I could actually catch on and understand ..I dnt know why I'm so slow on understanding car audio lol...Good video u have a new sub...
you not slow man. car audio is a very technical hobby with a lot of math and science involved so i try to make it easy to understand for the 1st timers
old video but this is the best tutorial i’ve ever seen so far. Great info given that is essential to know prior to getting into wiring and sound systems
Watched your LCI2 Vid now this was my second but when I say you most def passing on knowledge u most def is #Subscribed
Nice work JP! This helped me a lot. Peace!
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This video definitely helped. Thank you
GOOD VIDEO MAN THANKS
this is beautiful
I used to be a sub to your channel but somehow I wasn't anymore 🙄. Either way, dude, this is such an excellent job explaining every detail! We appreciate you JP🙏
No problem man I got some more coming just trying to get some things situated
Great video bro
Appreciate the share cause i've been wondering how to wire the 4ohm to 1ohm since my amp is a 1ohm or 2ohm
What gauge wire should I be using for my parallel set up in my 1500 watt sub and sundown 2500 amp. The sub is 4 ohm and I only have one.
I have 2 1 ohm stable amps. With your same set up, would there be a way to run both amps with the 1 pre out terminal? Or should I just wire both subs, to their own amp and add a pre out to the other side of my box?
Great and informative video thnx
glad it could help
Thanks!
Hey I have a question bro. If my terminal connector is loose on the outside which the amp wires plug in will that cause my amp to go on and off when the bass hits ?
Dam you a beast for making this video no lie 💯
The box I've got already has 2 speaker wires coming from the terminal cup and I've got 2 8s dual 2ohm and I want to wire them parallel. So do I need to remove 1 of the speaker wires from the terminal cup or could I just cap/tape it off? Also the wires have been soldered to the terminal cup. I'd appreciate the advice you could provide me, thanks in advance.
Man I need help. I've got 2 skar vd-10 d2, so 2 ohm subs. I've got the skar 1200.1 mono amp. I want to know if I need to use both voice coils or just one. Do I use both terminals on the box, or just one. Do I use both "channels" on the amp, or the "bridged" route. Help please
Good vid bro, that's exactly how I wired mine. 💯
Best way to wire 2- dual 4ohms 10" cvx.
2ohms or 8ohms? Series or parallel on a Sundown SIA 2500d amp?
Is it possible to connect 2 dual coil 12inch kickers and a single voice coil 12inch JBL to a 3000w monoblock amplifier? If not what's the best way to wire something like that
Awesome video man I really appreciate it I don't know why but I'm having an issue with three of the wires not fitting into the input on the speaker I think I'm doing something wrong also was wondering where you got the box I looked at down for sound and could not find it
shouldnt be 3 wires going into any sub. series each sub and parallel the rest you can literally hook it up how i have in this video these subs are dual 4 and we end up with 1 ohm at the amp
BRODIE ! No homo but where you been all my life ? 😂
Wish I seen this prior to me learning everything you just taught in the most time consuming n frustrating ways.. Got my sub. (No pun intended)
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Would I wire Skar sdr-10 D4 and Rp-1200.1D the same
Question, what if I have a chambered box and can't hook up my speakers together? Then both speakers happen to be single voice coils. I just hook up straight from the connector cups and put both sets into the amps single channel🤔
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What the best loud ohm to run great video
What if I want to run my subs at 4 ohms. How many watts need to be sent to 350 watt 4 ohm SVC sub at a 4 ohm load to make the sub knock ? Because I'm sending 500 x 1 @ 4 CEA compliant watts and it's not sounding as good as it did when it had 375 to 400 watts at 2 ohm load.
I have a skar 2-12 inch ported box and the wood is blocking off where I can run all wires with the box blocking it off
I have 2 x 4 dual subs and 2ohm amp how I wire both subs down to 2 ohm with one set of wire running to amp
Thank you man was well do vid you awsone bro!
No problem 👍
What if I’m wiring 4 speaker 2 separate boxes can I connect the second set of subs to the first set of subs
Great video man!! Just what I needed to learn
Glad I could help!💯
Dope vid, but can you show us how your wired your subs as well?
My subs are fine but 1 sun isn’t thumpin like the other. I have then on separate terminals. But using 1 terminal seems better.
Can you do the same with 3 subs that that are at 4 Ω Do get a final impedance of 0.9
I have been trying to learn all this from various vids….the one piece of info I haven’t found is “why” why is it beneficial to wire in series or parallel? Is the goal to reduce resistance? Makes sense but why wire the other way? Anyone know? A scenario where you’d want resistance vs less?
I have 700 watt rms amp… what dual coil subwoofer power rating will I need in a 4ohm to get 2ohm paralleling w dual coil to take full advantage of the 700 watt RMS amp?
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thanks
Sharp!
You can do the same thing for 3 that 4 ohm dvc subs right to get a 1ohm load
I have 2 4 ohm svc 12’s. My 2 channel amp can be bridged to one channel at 4ohms. Will that work if so how do I wire the subs together?
with 2 4 ohm svc subs your wire options are 2ohms in parallel or 8ohms in series might be better to wire each sub to each individual channel
i have been hooking my wires positive to positive and negative to negative...never had issues with it too, been wiring it like this for years.
Thanx alot
No problem man
Crazy I just bought 2 dual voice coil 4 ohm tropo tens from CT sounds. This is crazy. I'm about to makey own MDF 3/4” aeroported box. A 4"x 8" port.
I'm wiring mine to dual 4 ohm subs to 1 ohm.
For terminal I was gonna buy copper bolts and washers and screw it down. Seamed pretty straight forward and who can disagree with copper bolts you know?
Awesome bro yea you'll be pleased with the subs for sure
At the end of of my wire terminal is like a clip but the subs I have is like I gotta slide the wire through the push button what do I do?
What type of wire and what gauge???
Would you be able to take subs out of a prefab box (2 skar evl 12s dual voice coils) and wire em down to 2 ohm? I know this probably sounds like a dumb question, I’m just unsure since it’s prefab
depends on what the ohm impedance is on the subs. you can wire subs anyway you want wither they came in a prefab box or not but just make sure your amp can handle the ohm load if its dual voice coil subs then they need to be dual 2ohm subs if its dual 4ohm subs then your only options is 4 ohm or 1 ohm
Bro, can we use difference size of wire for a jumper, lets say 12 gauge from the woofer to the amp, 14 gauge as a jumper from woofer to woofer.....
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Hey, i have a question. I just bought a dual 10 2 ohm subwoofers with a 2 ohm amp. How do i wire this for the amp to receive 2 ohms? If i wire in series, the subwoofers will be played at 4 ohms but if i run them parallel then i would have 1 ohm going to the amp. Can i just run 2 1 ohm subs to my 2 ohm amp and itll be okay? If not, how should i go about wiring it? Sorry for the loaded question, i just really need some help.
I prefer two wire set from sub. It will lower the ohm to one ohm at amp. More wire less heat.
Great explanation 👌 👍🏾 👏🏾
I have 2 x 2ohm dvc subs. My amp is 1ohm stable but with my subs I can't get 1ohm to the amp. I have been advised to either buy a more powerful amp, or a second identical amp and send one speaker at 1ohm to each amp. Just not sure how to match volume and filters to achieve this 🤔 . The amp I have can be daisy chained.
Any thoughts?
Subbed.... pardon the pun 🇬🇧
Wire it to 0.5 ohm. But in the video he wired dual 2 ohm subs in parallel to get a 1ohm load at the amp.
Can you run your negative and positive wires right to terminal cup instead of using another line to run from cup to woofer
yea sure they way i use is just easier to me but that will work as well
Fuck yeah! Best explanation!! Thank you bro!
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Stupid question but what wires do you use for wiring the sub to the terminals is that speaker wire?
thats a good question. yes i use speaker wire you can use 16 gauge 14 gauge or 12 gauge for most subs
I have a one arm stable competition amplifier that I bought to go with these particular subs but I need someone to repair it. So I bought this other in the meantime.
Ohm not arm lol
This might be a dumb question but what's better. More or less ohms ?
Hey bro, great upload, very informative, I needed this video. I see you have that D4sound prefab box for 10's, what's your take on them. I just brought 4 E-Series 10's V4's along with the SIA-3500 amp, I really don't want a $500 custom box, the subs are for my Big Rig, 2 of the budget boxes will work. What cha say about that box? 🤔
I am pretty happy with the performance of the box for real it bangs especially for 2 10s I bought another one for 2 6.5 inch subs and it's very efficient
Thanks do.
@JPtheinstallguy So could you wire two single voice coils together?
Yes if they are 4 ohm you wire the 2 together and that makes it 2 ohm just as long as your amp is 2 ohm stable
Why did you go to a 1 ohm load? What is the difference for wiring for 4,2,or a 1 ohm load? I know you get more power from the amp. I am super curious and I just don’t know.
Thank you sir.
Cool video.
Question if I have 2 subs at 300watt each do I need a 600 watt amp to run both of them?
I would get a 1000 watt amp and turn it down when they are connected together the watts is split up if your amp really has 600 watts of true power then yes it would be OK
i learned about 50+ things i didn't know from this video and the other one i came from
Awesome I'm glad I was able to help. I have a training course coming soon and comments like this help me keep going cause I feel it will help so many others. Thank You
Love your info. Are those tropo or the tropo XL?
thanks these are the tropo xl subs
Hey JP, I need some help brother. I have 4 DVC,4 ohm subs. I have a 2 ohm amp. How do I wire the subs for a 2 ohm load at the amp? Thank you in advance
Bridge amplifier brother...
I would get a second amp and run 2 subs each on each amp
You lost me at "ohm".. 😖
Try meditating on it: ohmmmmmmmmmm
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Look up on google what ohm means learn about ohm then come back that’s what I do to learn if idk a term I look it up find examples create an example of my own so Ik I get it and then move on
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What's the difference between dual voice and single voice coil
So just a question with wiring your drivers together in the box and one wire to the amp from the terminal cup.
Well first off, I personally skip the whole terminal cup. Drill a small hole in the DIY box straight wire to the amp=less resistance.
So you wired the subs together to create the 1ohm load to the amp. Let’s say something goes wrong (it happens sometimes with electric) how would you isolate the issue, what ever it may be, besides taking a guess and potentially having to pull both subs. Wire both subs to 2 ohm, no cup, and both subs wires meet at the amp on the same terminal, positive with positive and you have your 1 ohm.
Yea there's nothing wrong with doing it that way, I guess I just don't mind pulling the subs I since I install everyday. But also depending on the amp you may not have the proper terminals to put 2 pairs of wire in the same terminal and if your using a nice gauge wire it could be an issue
i love ya videos. what’s your input on getting a more powerful amp than the rms of your box but running the amp at a higher ohm but giving the amount of power it can handle. for example 2 dual voice coil 12s 2500 rms on a 5k amp at 2 ohms 3200 watts
Is the rms 2500 total for both 12s or 2500 each 12. So you run both subs at 2ohms and push a 5k which does 3200 rms to the subs at 2ohms? Am I understanding that correctly?
@@jptheinstallguy yes that’s correct, 2500 rms together 1250 each one. and yes that’s what i’m trying to do, and find out if this a good way to go
@E Rich perfectly fine ill do a quick and a video soon to explain more but yes it's OK to do this be a little careful on the gain
@@jptheinstallguy would it play better quality than 1ohm 3k watts. for an example putting 3k to a 1000 watt sub is overpowering, it’ll play but that don’t it’s giving good quality bass. i’m trying to figure out what’s the best way to wire and will choosing a higher power amp with breathing room will affect how it plays
My subs work tested on another amp but i cant get them to work on my amp i have a feeling my wires going from my sub to amp is too thin but i dont know
well if your subs work fine on a different amp then the original amp may have a few issues. do you have an aftermarket radio or factory radio
Whats the wire used for the terminals ? The one inside the box they’re black and red ?
The wire that gets soldered at 6:20
Man I’ just bought my dual 2 ohm ctsounds subs I’m just trying to figure how to keep it at 2 ohms instead of doing 0.5 half an ohm
series them first then parallel them that will raise the ohms to 4ohms each and parallel them back down to 2ohms
@@jptheinstallguy yes thank you, I found another forum and ended up messing up the wiring since I’ve never had 2 ohms always dvc 4 ohms
What if one is dual 2 and the other sub dual 4 what can happen if you still wire them together
The ohm load at the amp soul be odd but I never tried it. It could work but they are still 2 different subs when it comes to the parameters so I don't advise
what amp did you use? Because I don't think my amp could take a 1 ohm, I'm trying to get as much power out of my speakers.
im running two SVR-10 subs with a Hifonics BG-2200.1D amp. Thank you
the amp i have is a tezla audio 2100.1 but as long as your amp says that it is 1 ohm stable and you have some subs that will give you an ending impedance of 1 ohm you will be good
Not seeing a link for the tape
Can’t find a video of how to put that box together I bought one it’s nice
What if my box has two terminal cups and a divider?
How can I get a final 1ohm load if my sub box has two final terminals
U ignore one of the terminals…just bring it through either terminal u choose
a few different ways wire each sub to each terminal cup then run 2 pairs of wires to the amp, wire subs inside the box and go to 1 terminal cup and then run it to the amp
so what is better high oahm or low ?
it depends on what you want higher ohm loads usually are cleaner like 4 ohms lower ohms like 1 ohm will pull more power out of the amp
where’d you get your 12 gauge wire for wiring inside the speak box ?
how do i wire a dual voice coil 2 ohms sub and keep it at 2 ohms
you cant. Unless you have a 4 channel amp that you can bridge but I would not recommend that
Any sound loss/difference to be noticed if running at a 1ohm vs 4ohm
My subwoofers just throw a flickering bass whenever i turn on the car and my phone isnt connected when it happens. Any idea why this happens?
when you say flicker is it like a loud pop or continuous bass?
@@jptheinstallguy mine will do this sometimes too, it's a loud pop for me tho
how can you get 2 ohms with the two 4 ohms subs?
ua-cam.com/video/yfw5mQuUVj0/v-deo.html this has 30 different wiring options check it out and see if it answers your question should be parallel
What kind of speaker box is that??
Okay but than how do you connect it to the amp? You should’ve showed that part , or atleast Yoir set up, I have a 2 Chanel amp and 2 subs
I now understand an 8 ohm and 2 ohm load. but It still doesn't make sense to a mind like mine.Like how does the subs hit harder daisy linked to one channel than instead of each sub wired to it's own seperate channel?
So if you have two 6.5 speakers, one subwoofer and a 2 channel 600watt amp that can bridge can't I just bridge the sub and connect the other 2 speakers the normal way? Or will that not work