Subwoofer Box Wiring Diagram
For wiring subwoofers we recommend using wires of 12 to 16 gauge in size.
Subwoofer box wiring diagram. Well actually speakers are bridged at the amp not in the box. The following diagrams are the most popular wiring configurations when using dual voice coil woofers. 4 ohm mono is equivalent to 2 ohm. Grounds and neutrals in electrical panel.
Shop for car amplifiers wire. Our subwoofer wiring calculator allows you to figure out how to wire your dual 1 ohm dual 2 ohm and dual 4 ohm subwoofers in several different qualities. They show a typical single channel wiring scheme. All the wires depicted in the subwoofer wiring diagrams are speaker wires.
If you are wanting to know how to wire your subs look no further than our wire diagram. Subwoofer wiring diagrams step 1 choose the of subwoofers you will wire in your system from one amplifier output step 2 specify 2 or 4 ohm single voice coil or 2 or 4 ohm dual voice coil subwoofer s the subwoofer wiring diagram tool will then display two wiring options with the final impedance at the amplifier. How to bridge the amp is usually indicated at the amp s speaker wire terminals. Shop for speaker wire start building your bass system today.
Select your woofer quantity and woofer impedance to see available wiring configurations. Dual voice coil wiring options. It sounds like you have one of those boxes. Determine what amplifier to use with your subwoofer system.
Check the amplifier s owners manual for minimum impedance the amplifier will handle before hooking up the speakers. To calculate interior volume first convert all fractions to decimals 5 before entering the width height depth or diameter and thickness into any of our speaker box calculators below. Welcome to the ct sounds subwoofer wiring wizard. For additional subwoofer wiring options please see our subwoofer wiring wizard.
Yes some boxes were made to run 2 subwoofers in parallel for a 4 2 or 1 ohm load to the amp. This subwoofer wiring application includes diagrams for single voice coil svc and dual voice coil dvc speakers. A svc speaker has one voice coil and one set of terminals one positive and one negative. More about wiring a sub panel.
The results will display the correct subwoofer wiring diagram and impedance load to help find a compatible amplifier.