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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 01:41 AM
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class d amp & sub question

i wanna get a class d amp and 2 12" subs, will any sub do or does it have to be one that can work with the mono amp?

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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 09:01 AM
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Class D amps usually work best at 2 ohms, so two 4- ohm subs wired in parallell will work just fine.
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 04:30 PM
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thanx, so if i wired them in parallel would that make them any weaker? as in bass loudness, also how do you wire them in parallel?
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 04:48 PM
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no....wiring in parallel will have your speakers run at 2 ohms so your amp will be putting out more power
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Old Sep 26, 2003 | 08:22 AM
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It's actually a better way of wiring your subs than just though channel to channel
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