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i got 2 12" DVC 1000 watt speakers and a rockford fosgate 3002. what's the best way to wire them so that i get the best bass response and don't blow or overheat my amp(i blew the last amp)? thanks
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give more specs on the subs...dual 2 ohm voice coils?, dual 4 ohm?..etc
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[attachmentid=251097]they r the 1000w volvenhag's... i know they are not a real good brand but i paid 50 bucks for both in a box

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Originally posted by caddyking@Aug 21 2005, 05:21 PM~3665948
[attachmentid=251097]they r the 1000w volvenhag's... i know they are not a real good brand but i paid 50 bucks for both in a box
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okay, u still didnt answer the question... are they DVC 4ohm, or DVC 2ohm???

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they r DVC like i said on the topic starter, how do i know if they r 2 or 4 ohm?
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aks in the store where u buy it :)
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i can't ask cuz i bought it from a friend of a friend who knows somebody...um...yea

but anyway, it's a 4 ohm plus 4 ohm DVC...that's what the website says about this speaker
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if your talking about rockfordfosgates P 3002, that amp only produces 300wattsRMS x 1 @ 4ohms.

the power handling on just ONE of those subs is as followed:

1,000watts peakpower
500watts RMS

wire them in series to place a 4ohm load on the amp (bridge the amp):
(OPTION 2)


so the MAX you can offer each sub is 150watts RMS when they could handle 500wattsRMS... (i think you need a stronger amp)

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thanks, i'm gonna upgrade eventually.
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Originally posted by caddyking@Aug 22 2005, 04:48 PM~3670560
thanks, i'm gonna upgrade eventually.
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a 2-channel amp that produces 800watts - 1000watts RMS bridged at 4ohms or a monoblock amp that produces 800watts-1000watts RMS @ 1ohm (you would be paying ALOT of money for a monoblock amp that can produce that range of wattage at 4ohms, so thats why i say 1ohm) will be exactly what you need to stretch those bitches peak to peak...

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Careful with those speakers. They will not take even half of their rated RMS without distortion. I gave my brother a set for his lincoln it lasted for like two months. Blew them both with a 400x2 legacy amp.

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Originally posted by The Assassyn@Aug 22 2005, 09:40 PM~3672459
Careful with those speakers. They will not take even half of their rated RMS without distortion. I gave my brother a set for his lincoln it lasted for like two months. Blew them both with a 400x2 legacy amp.

Just a heads up.
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well shit, then the rockford you got is suitable for the subs... that really sucks tho, how can they say it will handle 500watts each, when a legacy blew them up with what, 200watts RMS per sub?

im glad i didnt get stiffed like that...

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i knew before i bought them they were about a 3 or 4 on a scale of 10. but you can't beat 50 bucks for the pair in a box. i do gotta question though. i blew my kicker kx300.2 on these speakers. i bridged them to only one of the voice coils and my amp fried. now only the protection light comes on. can anybody tell me what i did wrong?
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