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A buddy of mine had a memphis 1000d and he has 4 old school punch dvc 15's. He wants a low tuned daily driver. We can wire all the coils in series then have a 2ohm load on the memphis. or we can use 1 coil on each and parralell them up and get a 1 ohm load. they are 4 ohm dvc's. Or should he just run 2 of the 15's?
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quote:Originally posted by Team OX: A buddy of mine had a memphis 1000d and he has 4 old school punch dvc 15's. He wants a low tuned daily driver. We can wire all the coils in series then have a 2ohm load on the memphis. or we can use 1 coil on each and parralell them up and get a 1 ohm load. they are 4 ohm dvc's. Or should he just run 2 of the 15's?
Just run two.
Running only one coil is feasible, but it alters the electrical T/S parameters, and makes the sub react differently.
I would definitely not recommend running one coil on each with that much power...
Running only one coil is feasible, but it alters the electrical T/S parameters, and makes the sub react differently.
I would definitely not recommend running one coil on each with that much power...
let's word this a different way since the questioner really doesn't know much about installation.
DO NOT USE ONLY ONE COIL ON A DVC WOOFER, never! To achieve the performance of 4 subs sealed only use 2 of the woofers in a vented enclosure. Wire the subs in parallel for 1 ohm.
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quote:Originally posted by EPAUL: let's word this a different way since the questioner really doesn't know much about installation.
DO NOT USE ONLY ONE COIL ON A DVC WOOFER, never! To achieve the performance of 4 subs sealed only use 2 of the woofers in a vented enclosure. Wire the subs in parallel for 1 ohm.
Hold up a minute, what are you trying to say. WHo mentioned 4 sealed. Anyways you my friend don't know much about instalation. 2 15's ported may hit a higher # on the meter, but 4 15's sealed will seem louder due to its overall freq range.
As I posted he wants a low tuned daily driver, he does not want to burp it at his reasonant while he's cruising.
And also, have you ever tired to use one coil? I have, and it sounded a lot louder then the subs coils parelleled. Granted there will only be around 200 or so watts on the single coil.
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running only one coil will lend to a greater chance of heat buildup due to the extra force(power) needed to move the second coil along with the first...if you are very careful with setting the gains(not clipping in any fashion), then i can see it working for a while as long as the woofer isn't trying to be pounding all day...but still it is ill advised to hook up only one coil...better off being safe and hooking up both...that way, the performance of the sub won't be as potshot either...i would only run 2 of the 4 woofers and save up for a second 1000d
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Hold up a minute, what are you trying to say. WHo mentioned 4 sealed. Anyways you my friend don't know much about instalation. 2 15's ported may hit a higher # on the meter, but 4 15's sealed will seem louder due to its overall freq range.
As I posted he wants a low tuned daily driver, he does not want to burp it at his reasonant while he's cruising.
And also, have you ever tired to use one coil? I have, and it sounded a lot louder then the subs coils parelleled. Granted there will only be around 200 or so watts on the single coil.
4 sealed or ported, is either too low of a load for the amp or not low enough. That's why I recommended 2 ported. So you could achieve maximum power from the amplifier and still have great bass.
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From my experiences - running 1 voice coil on a DVC sub can potentially cause the sub to be unbalanced - unless it is a balanced sub...no? thus causing a major problem with blowing subs laft and right....
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Run all four and upgrade later to two 1000Ds bridged together. In the end you'll have the amps putting out close to their max, and the woofers each getting 500 watts. For now, run it at 2 ohm with all the coils hooked up.
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quote:Originally posted by Rybaudio: Run all four and upgrade later to two 1000Ds bridged together. In the end you'll have the amps putting out close to their max, and the woofers each getting 500 watts. For now, run it at 2 ohm with all the coils hooked up.
Now this is a good answer, thanks
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how would running one coil make a woofer go off axis? the coil wraps all the way around the former. anywho id say run all 4 for now then upgrade amps later
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