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What Are Benefits of Dual Voice Coil Subs???

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Old Apr 8, 2003 | 04:50 PM
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I hear alot of hype about them so I purchased three Rockford rfp he2 subs. Is there anything out of the ordinary thats good about these subs?? Are dual voice coils that much better than single voice coil subs??
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Old Apr 8, 2003 | 06:02 PM
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the main difference is its versitility with amps. you can get difference impedances with them (OHMs).
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It all depends on which amplifier you plan on running to them.
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Originally posted by Randy12vp
It all depends on which amplifier you plan on running to them.
I have a 2 channel Soundstream 1,000 watts peak.
I forgot the model #.
When wiring them in series,... do I leave one of the speaker inputs alone???
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check out this site to help you out with wiring...
www.rockfordfosgate.com
Nice amp to run your trio of subs.
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Originally posted by Randy12vp
check out this site to help you out with wiring...
www.rockfordfosgate.com
Nice amp to run your trio of subs.
I tried that site first and I got a little confused with their diagrams.
It seems like they have 3 subs wired in parallel going to a 2 channel amp. I tried the same thing and I'm getting alot of "clipping".
I'm gonna try to wire the subs in series and bridge them at the amp.
DO I just leave the second pair of terminals on the sub alone???
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Old Apr 11, 2003 | 08:25 AM
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tell us what impedance, OHMs, those subs are. and if they are DVC or SVC. i think HE2 comes in SVC?

a DVC sub will have 2 sets of terminals while SVC will have 1 set of terminals on the woofer.

then see if you can find out the specs for that amp or at least a model #.
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Originally posted by WiLL
tell us what impedance, OHMs, those subs are. and if they are DVC or SVC. i think HE2 comes in SVC?

a DVC sub will have 2 sets of terminals while SVC will have 1 set of terminals on the woofer.

then see if you can find out the specs for that amp or at least a model #.
They're rfd 3210 4 ohm subs dvc.
The amp is Soundstream 2 channel, 800 watts, I think.
Model # PIC 880 stable @2 ohms stereo.
When wiring them in series,... do I leave the second set of terminals alone??
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Old Apr 12, 2003 | 03:12 AM
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Wire the voicecoils for each sub in series.
Then run all three subs in parallel.
Then you will have a final output impedance of 2.66 mono.
You amp should be able to handle such a load.
Everything (voicecoils and subs in parallel = 1.33 mono).
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Originally posted by Randy12vp
Wire the voicecoils for each sub in series.
Then run all three subs in parallel.
Then you will have a final output impedance of 2.66 mono.
You amp should be able to handle such a load.
doing that, should he bridge the amp? i cant find info on the minimum impedance for bridging the amp.
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