Making your subs louder: How to bridge, 8ohms to 2ohms

[EfrenRed]

so i got two speakers 4 ohms and a amp that is 2 ohms, im on this website and shows me the wiring configuration. Question for you man, even if I wire them up right can i still f_ck up my amp or speakers?

[210peanutswaye]

that shit was bumpin. reminds me of the Bass Mechanics fr back na day

[MrDaft909punk]

sounds 8bit

[H4roBMX21]

you wired it down to 2ohms wrong just sayin

[chevyislife]

he should have put negative on one channel and positive on other channel the way he did it is 4 ohms not 8 ohms

[montayay1]

i did that exact wiring, but the quality wasnt clear because of the connection. all you have to do is take the +&- from 1 sub that goes from the box to the amp and run it to the +&- of your second sub. that will 100% give it a good connection and not be as frustrating. but yea check your shit so you dont ruin it. running things @ what they arent rated for will ruin your system.

[DCNCIDER]

A better way to do this, you should take 1 wire and connect it to the negative of one speaker and connect the other end to the negative of the other speaker. Than take two speaker wires and connect one wire to the positive of one speaker and the other wire to the positive of the other speaker. Now you have only two wires coming out which you then put one into the neg and one into the pos of the amp.

[andrewmartinshields]

Also nice pawn shop system! Lol

[andrewmartinshields]

Look at the donut on the front, and the beaten up rear panel! Lol fix your car don't be a nigger!

[SuperErin21]

I think you are wrong, Your amplifier is loaded at 4 ohms in that channel because you got 2 subs

in parallel in 1st channel,

[MagicPup69]

visonik is a pretty bad subwoofer brand

[undertaker61908]

@MagicPup69 they're good looking too

[packers4evr100]

i cant believe this guy got subs instead of getting off of that donut! sorry dude but you need more basic electrical theory b4 you setup any good stereo.



[A70M1CN1NJ4]

i think u need to bridge them to get 2 ohms i think what youve got is 4 ohms on one channel.. unless your amp is not brigeable, in which case i think your stuck with 4 ohms?

[htowngoonies]

8ohms r house stereos not car audio subs...4ohms

[truthamedia]

8 ohms isnt bad to put in a car. @htowngoonies

[htowngoonies]

@truthamedia ur car audio amp is 4ohms so if u have nice speakers n like them n there 8ohms dont hook them up

[truthamedia]

@htowngoonies You could teach an entire years worth of classes to learn about audio engineering but to keep it simple, the amp is RATED stable at 4 ohms. so having a 2ohm speaker would not be good because the amp would heat up too much. But having eight would be okay because it is above the amps rating. AND you could even run two eights parallel and they would work quite well without heating up the amp too much

[htowngoonies]

@truthamedia i wasnt talkin about ur amp heatin up or anything 2 even do wit a amp... i was talkin about ur subs u idiot.

[truthamedia]

@htowngoonies Well one, I wasnt being mean so dont be an asshole. And two, it isn't going to effect the speaker at all either

[htowngoonies]

@truthamedia alright dude

[CursedCow678]

how many whats are you pushing? cause i am pushing 800 watts to 3 subs in my car and they move a lot more than those subs. they sound good just want to know the wattage.

[BlastBeatsful]

Those are visonik subs?

[baseballdude1065]

underpoweredd, those things are barely movingg

[txhen1]

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[elpoop6]

what stereo is that?

[lildawnp]

ebay subs

[mrBRAD4108]

Smh @ some of the crazy ways people do things, and people wonder y their subs burn up and their amps overheat and fry due to poor installation/ poor adjusting, incorrect wiring of channel(s) etc. I know people love music and sounds but please do yourself a favor if you are unsure, read manuals, or watch reliable tutorials on company websites. They put up wiring diagrams to show different sub wiring scenarios for a reason!! Amp manuals will show the correct way to wire up the amp.Only takes a sec

[urx44]

@278Jaa i see ampz that have both channels and on the bottom it says bridge so ur wrong i like my shit bridged

[stevie1493]

I have that same Kenwood headunit. I love it. :)

[jordo5552]

What deck is that?

[KillaPhi2k11]

INKREDIBLE!

[IronMaidenDoD]

shit music. 

[TheSwagDragon]

@IronMaidenDoD "IronMaiden" is shit music. fuck you. Subs are for hip hop and house music.

[IronMaidenDoD]

@TheSwagDragon wrong. learn about amps and subs before you go saying stupid shit. Pick the biggest hip-hop artist and pick the biggest "house music" artist and lets compare who has the most fans. Quit listening to girly music, itll get you no where

[robinskate123]

@TheSwagDragon noope dubstep!!!!!



[Sffker]

@TheSwagDragon Subs are actually made for all types of music. A subwoofer reproduces a low frequency tone, from a low frequency input. Subs are used at every concert you will ever go to, and they are also used in home theater systems for obvious reasons.

[muyiiwax]

well sound distorted and not so loud, you coulda measured the SPL with an dB SPL meter @ C rating. that a more realistic measurement

[jrball3]

lol @ "the distortion is a lot better"

[jrball3]

you're an idiot, its the amp that handles the resistance, not the subs. Some amps can handle down to 0.7 Ohms, others not....specs of the amp should be known before making such a modification

[ThatOneCoolGuy212]

What amp is that?

[CONCUSSION187]

i would worry more about my amp then the subs

[wolfman5494]

lol "We're in it together" made me laugh

[nice1n601]

the subs are way underpowered

[kolton5543]

Having math problems. wiring two two 8 ohm coils in parallel makes 4 ohms

[MaxAmaSity]

wats the song at 2:45?

[AlexSalivan]

Good luck . . .

[guitarist5181]

to go from 8 ohm to 2 ohm u should wire in series no?? thats what i did with my subs.. i have to ten inch dual voice coil subs. i started out with 8 ohm and i wired in series and ended with a final impedence of 2 ohms.

[kolton5543]

@guitarist5181 that would put it at 16 ohms.

[anarchic9]

@guitarist5181 he's right... wiring in series would increase ohms. Parellel wiring divides load. Two 4 ohm subs wired in parellel would be 4/2 which is two...understand?

[reyescalifas]

walmart woofer

[FlameUrPKZ]

i have that same stereo

[jayroc361]

is he really listening to bass mechanix???

[creeksidenumber1]

walmart woofer

[Fluffy0812]

Ay man what songs were you playing?

[278Jaa]

now most amps today are built with the option of bridging 2 channels, but there are still a few that arent capable of doing that. you should wire your subs with a parallel circuit (+ side of the bridged channels to + side of 1st sub, then - side of that 1 to + side of 2nd sub, then - side of 2nd sub to - side of the bridged channels) to drop from 8 ohms to 4 ohms, but you cant drop from 2 subs that r 8 ohms to a 2 ohm load....unless you wire 2 more subs in that same circuit

[278Jaa]

no offense bro, but do you know how to read a wiring diagram? there are even diagrams showing you how to wire subs/amps in multiple configurations depending on the ohm load you intend to use. just to clarify to anyone watching this vid and using it to wire your system...YOU NEVER WANT TO RUN MORE THAN 1 SUB ON A SINGLE CHANNEL unless it is a class D mono block amp. amps with 2 or more channels arent designed to handle that kind of load, it may work for a while, but the amp will burn up quickly

[kintarben]

It's not the subs that handle the ohms its the amp...no offense but if you don't know what you're talking about don't go messing around with impedance changes.

[craziphil1]

Bridged wrong and LOL @ Distortion is a lot better ! Distortion gets worse when you lower the impedance

[lchalloner14]

maybe you should get new amp haha first

[yourbro81]

Get a new wheel lol little spare on the front

[bobac1083]

I have a 2009 Hyundai Sonata and it doesnt even need subs! It basically already has subs! Although im still going to get subs so i can lessen the stress on my car door speakers.

[bobac1083]

@bobac1083 Willy- You think if i got subs in the area between the back seats and the back window (pointed up towards the back window), would it cause damage to my window if i got it to loud? Thats if i get subs...

[se7en1976]

Man it worked.. why did we have to hear several mins of pure distortion. I bet it was great at your end.. but it worked... Get over it

[SJANGLER91]

my 1 jl audio w6 10" hits harder and cleaner than that shit

[JeepYJJunkie]

@SJANGLER91 The camera's frequency is bad for the cleanness.

[MultiW8]

8 - 4 - 2 -1 ohm!!!! not from 8 to 2

[powellj82]

haha trusty snow shovel! i feel you

[fishkiller12672]

wtf 28 likes for wrong info, crazy.

[5usaO]

what was the name of the first song?

[hippa2dahoppa2]

all that bass put a huge dent in your car! lol jk

[lee300492]

if you run sub 1 straight to sub to terminal all you need is the one sub cord running to the amp, cleaner looking and less chance of wire overload

[352joker]

u gonna mess up ur amp

[flowsoslick1488]

thats going to make it 4 ohms when you run them together... to get 2 ohms they would have to be 4 ohm subs

[Dave50Bat]

If u heard in the video he said he is getting new subs. And yeah he has just wired it to one channel. So its still 2ohm just losing either the bass from the music from either the left or right. 8ohm is normally used on hifi systems.

[daito101]

subs my bad

[daito101]

fucking haters these days.....ur sups are great mayne.....at least you have bass....not being a front-inn but i've got 1 L7 kicker wid a sony monoblock and it rattles my truck like an empty tin fish can so yeah just suggesting bruvah or hifonics with a solo x.....

[GETILLapparel]

thats not how you bridge. you just wired both speakers to one channel.

[frankey209]

gayyyy wak ass subs my sony xplods 10s slap harder

[3JGRECORDS]

gay as hell and weak

[SubZeroSkyLine]

mistake # 1. you have shitty subwoofers...everybody knows Visonik is trash..they are no good. and honestly I bet you a single 12 " Kicker CVR would be louder than those 50 dollar shit subwoofers.

[andybradford6969]

go to the12volt(dot)com. there you go bro haha its not nice to give people false info. all you did was make it run off one channel ha and its "independence" not inpedince.

[TheSaltysack]

how abought new rims bro

[TheKRK1994]

@colbycano32 Kicker subs are nowhere near high quality...lol

[slayerscotty13]

BASS 305 LOL!



[MrLight49]

Wats da name if da sing dat yu put first ?

[topgun91295]

what was the name of the first song?

[BassFanaticc]

@colbycano32 bro those arnt even top line sub. subs with balls are DC, Fi, Soundstream, Re those are subs with balls. your still on entry levels bro.

[Joeteck]

You should bridge the amp. use the negative on left channel and the positive on the right to push a little bit more power to those subs... Over driving the amp..

[dieselloc418]

incorrect.

[Cdubtrucks]

Damn there loud for the power you got to them

[GuerillaClaws]

Nice licence plate number.

[XxKYFERxX]

Good video mate :) I got 2 1000w P.H.A.T subs which are 4 ohms each. And a 2-channel amp. So if i set mine the same as yours, would there be a lot more bass? Thanks

[cbr900rr919]

@XxKYFERxX no put the positive on one channel and one negative on the other channel thats bridging it. then to go to two ohms run a wire from the negative on your speaker to the negative on your other speaker and the positive on your speaker to the positive on your other speaker and run your bridged amp wires to one positive and negative on one speaker it dont matter which one then your at 2 ohms. this guy did it wrong

[DUBDUECE05]

Trae the truth- incredible

[Godisdodd]

U should get a new car instead of subs

[willyhuber]

@Godisdodd that car is longgg gone.

[snuffy42091]

@willyhuber is that a kenwood kdc148?

[reyescalifas]

@Godisdodd yeahhh brooo your right....... hahahhahahhaha

[MARTRELL17]

I Got 1 ten in my car that shakes my mirror ilot more then ur subs do urs....how many watts is the amp??

-Djmonsta

[lilpecky540]

@MARTRELL17 Same here but now i got a jl 15" bridged to my 10" alpine and the bang waaaaaaaay more, on a 690 watt mono amp.

[BassFanaticc]

@lilpecky540 bro thats not even entry level. get a bigger amp and never use different subs on the same amp you could get interference between subs

[lilpecky540]

@BassFanaticc right on yea haha im new to this sound thing, i have two 12" 800 rms properly briged now

[BassFanaticc]

@lilpecky540 if you need tips just message me bro

[isaiahpowell97]

i did this any my subs are hitting so f**king hard

[iTzBuescher]

same head unit



[06scotto08]

Thats not bumpin very hard I got two 12 memphis and a 2000 watt class d earthquake amp and i get tired of pushin my read view back up in place

[Maxx134a]

You poor fool, it is all dependant on your amp,

AND you are creating a 2ohm yes ,

BUT you only put that load to ONE channel, DUH..

you needed to use one wire on each channel to get ful power of the amp.

You will kill the amp before you ever kill the subs.

This cheapo amp is actually very good even thou it can run hot if you blast over 30min.

[gvidop]

second song ???

[kafoure93]

You bridged it wrong by the way... You just had the subs running off 1 channel so you split the power of 1 channel into each sub. You probably did drop the impedance but you are suppose to run the positive off one channel and the negative off the other channel.

[rotas5s5]

car= 600 $ subs=2 000$ wtf? why?

[mwcm111]

you only droped it to 4 ohms

[MagicPup69]

whats the song incredible made by?

[THEPITBOY2011]

ID LOVE TO KNOW HOW YOU WIRED TWO 8 OHM SUBS TO 2 OHM AS UNLESS THERE DUAL 8 OHM :S UNLIKLY, YOU WOULD ONLY GET 4 OHM FROM THEM IF THEY WERE DUAL 8 OHMS YOU COULD GET 2 OHM WITH PROPER WIREING BUT LOOKIN AT THEM SUBS ID SAY SVC AT 8 OHMS UNLESS THERE SINGLE 4 OHM BUT LOOKING AT THE BOX N WIRES YOU WOULD HAVE EITHER 4 OHM PER CHANNEL OR 2 OHM BRIDGE !

[kafoure93]

@THEPITBOY2011 If they are Dual 8 ohm subwoofers you can drop the ohms down to 2 ohms. But i doubt the are 8 ohm subwoofers cause usually all newer subs are 4 ohm. its usually the older subs that are running at 8 ohms.

[kevenbt]

LOL MOI MON MIROIR TOMBE QUAND JE MONTE LE RADIO A PLUS QUE 15 XD



[toprightyeahp]

Maybe u should keep that system for a while and save some money for a useable car...

[kronikally420]

@toprightyeahp lol haha

[gordysuggs]

i have the same headunit but i have an alpine 4 channel amp and some old school kickers bridged to 2 ohms they are crazy loud feel like they are sucking the air out of you

[xXthewigglerXx]

You have a hole in your car niggah

[TheChillwill4679]

i blew mine when i did tha you could see the copper wire coming out of the voice coils

[lilceazy87]

im pretty sure you just turned your 8 ohms into 4 not 2

[cbatvman]

@lilceazy87 Your right that is 4 ohms.

[transformers167]

who sings the incredible song??

[sammyc45]

wrong!

[donnyinlakai561]

Im so confused with this whole wiring thing. I have a DVC 4ohm Pioneer and I just got a mono amp and want to wire it to 2ohms, what exactly would I do? :\

[cbatvman]

@donnyinlakai561 Wire the speaker in parrelle that means pos to pos and neg to neg and then to the amp and that will be a 2 ohm load.

[tigolbity200]

pretty sweet, check out my vid please =] i got 4 kenwood 12's

[weeetard]

I have that same amp, and when I had it bridged it over heated really fast, did you ever have that problem?

[willyhuber]

@weeetard It gets a little warm sometimes but never overheats. You can prevent the overheating problem if you use a bigger wire i.e. 4 gauge.

[miguelzepeda20]

@willyhuber bigger wire to the subs or amp

[willyhuber]

@miguelzepeda20 you'll want bigger wires going to the amp. positive and ground.

[miguelzepeda20]

@willyhuber ooh ok thanks

[MRFUNKY323]

@weeetard DUDE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A MONO BLOCK AMP SO UR AMP WONT HEAT UP OR ELSE IT MIGHT BLOW UP

[joseoropeza1986]

@weeetard he bridged it wrong, he only put it in the right side, on your amp it should have a + plus - and should be far left and far right using both side so u get all the bass

[pease5921]

bridge the amp ya ree rod lol

[1986SuzukiLT230]

Could I do this same thing with an amp that has pre-determined bridged terminals? Or do I have to use the bridged terminals?

[lpsrt]

Hey, i wanted to bridge my subs but i found a diagram but it says i have to run a positive to the other sub and some other wires. but my subs are already screwed into the box and i dont feel like taking them out again to do it. If i do it like you have just both positives in the positive term and negatives in neg terms will it still be bridge??

Thanks!

[willyhuber]

@lpsrt It depends on how you want to bridge it. If you want to do it in series then yes, you'll have to take your subs out. How I have it, all you have to mess with are the wires going straight to your amp.

[ArabianGoggles69]

why didnt u keep them and the kenwoods and just get 2 amps running 4 subs woulda been pretty badass

[willyhuber]

@ArabianGoggles69 Because when you have 2 different brand drivers pulling different amperage it will sound unbalanced and bad. I've thought about it for sure but I just don't think it would sound good. I could, however, get 2 more kenwoods :p

[kenwood1609]

Dude those subs can handle way more power.

[Trip772]

its just bridgeing the subs isnt it???

[willyhuber]

essentially, yes.

[Choirboyjr11]

if something went wrong you so wouldnt show it

[Dipwadel]

I am planning on buying what i think is the same head unit you are using. (Kenwood KDC-MP242) could you let me know if thats the one you have and i cant really tell in the video but you can pick the songs you want to listen to right off your mp3 player? I just want to make sure because the first head unit i bought cant do that and its a real pain to have to pick songs through the head unit... just want to make sure before i buy another one. Thanks.

[willyhuber]

Yes my head unit is a Kenwood KDC-MP242. I am very happy with the power output to my component speakers at the moment. And yes, you are able to pick songs right from your mp3 player and it will play over your system, so long as the auxillery cable is plugged into the head unit. Very nice feature. You can purchase a kit so you can control your mp3 player through the head unit but I do not have that in this video.