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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 03:40 PM
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Not sure what each mean really. I have one sub, JL 10w3v2 and have no idea how it should be wired. Any idea? What indicates how it should be wired?

The amp is a JL 250/1.

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Wire it to the lowest impedance that your subwoofer amp supports.
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I'll be honest, I don't really know what that means...
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Your amp will be rated like

1000w @ 2 ohms
500w @ 4 ohms

And your sub will be something like "D2" or "D4" (Or D3?)
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Ok, parallel it is. Thanks!
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Ok, parallel it is. Thanks!
well, wait a tic. if you dont understand it, then you need more info. a Dual 2 ohm sub can be wired to 1 ohm or 4 ohms. a Dual 4 ohm sub can be wire to 2 ohms or 8 ohms. Or is is a single voice coil? Do you what what the impedance (ohms) of your sub is? and then what is your amp rated at?
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Pretty sure that is a single voice coil 2 ohm sub. And I think that amp puts out the same power to 2 ohms or 4 ohms, so you should be able to go + to + and - to - and be gtg.

That amp might make slightly more power into 2 ohms, so you should be gtg either way. Too lazy to look it up on the intraweb

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