Parallel Single Subwoofer Wiring Diagram
For this example i am using a dvc subwoofer.
Parallel single subwoofer wiring diagram. The following diagrams are the most popular wiring configurations. Select your woofer quantity and woofer impedance to see available wiring configurations. A dual voice coil on the other hand gives you multiple wiring options. This subwoofer wiring application includes diagrams for single voice coil svc and dual voice coil dvc speakers.
Well actually speakers are bridged at the amp not in the box. Option 1 parallel 2 ohm load speakers wired in parallel recommended amplifier. How to wire a single subwoofer in either series or parallel. Connecting the voice coils of each driver in parallel to to and the drivers themselves in parallel to etc will result in the following impedances.
Two dual voice coil speakers in parallel parallel. Subwoofer wiring wizard two 4 ohm single voice coil svc speakers. It sounds like you have one of those boxes. A svc speaker has one voice coil and one set of terminals one positive and one negative.
Below are the available wiring diagrams for the speaker configuration you selected. Determine what amplifier to use with your subwoofer system. Stable at 2 or 1 ohm mono. 4 ohm mono is equivalent to 2 ohm stereo.
Series wiring and parallel wiring. So you ll just need to do the same with the ones you have or add a 2nd speaker terminal and wire the 2nd subwoofer to it separately. They show a typical single channel wiring scheme. 5 20 single voice coil subwoofer wiring 5 27 svc parallel wiring 5 34 svc parallel wiring multiple subwoofers 5 37 svc series wiring 5 50 svc series wiring multiple subwoofers 6 08 calculating.
Two dvc drivers with voice coils in parallel parallel. Fear not though for we have compiled wiring diagrams of several configurations for single voice coil svc drivers. These terms refer to two ways of routing the speaker wires to your subs to properly manage the overall impedance load. Single voice coil svc wiring tutorial with multi driver sub systems the level of wiring complexity can be enough to turn off even the most adventurous of car audio do it yourselfers.
Yes some boxes were made to run 2 subwoofers in parallel for a 4 2 or 1 ohm load to the amp. The results will display the correct subwoofer wiring diagram and impedance load to help find a compatible amplifier. A dvc speaker has two voice coils each with its own set of terminals. Check the amplifier s owners manual for minimum impedance the amplifier will handle before hooking up the speakers.
There are two basic wiring options.