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Old Aug 7, 2004
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Wiring 4 DVC 12's. Need help!

What is the best way to wire 4 DVC 12's to one 800w amp?
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what's ur sub?

what's the ohm of each coil?
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It will not be very efficiant but here it is.....
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also if it's a 4ohm coil, you will get 2 ohms total off of 4 DVC subs. Better off with 2 amps.
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forget my diagram, i messed up.

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The subs are MB Quart R WC 304. On the bottom it says 2x4 Ohms, so I'm assuming that means 2 Ohms per coil.
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Or maybe it means each coil is 4 Ohms. 2(coils)x4(ohms).
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yes they are 4 ohm coils x 8= 2ohms. Make sure you have a powerful enough amp to run them, you may need a second amp.
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2 x 4ohm, that's good..

my suggestion,

parallel each oil on each speaker.....so, 4 || 4 = 2 ohm

then, find XXX RMS x 2 CH @ 2 ohm amp..

where XXX = watt rms each of your sub....

running at stable 2 ohm is usually the best for many amps.....they can crank the best potential when u run it at 2 ohm.....
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