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I got two DUAL 2omn speakers and i just need to know best way to wire them for a mono block amp. i have them wired parrallel in the box

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Unless you have a half ohm amp or 0.5 stable amp the amplifer will fry you need to wire the subwoofers in series and both speakers together will give you a 2ohm load get an amplifer that is 2ohm or 1 ohm stable that matches your subwoofers RMS

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With 2 speakers wired in parallel, the impedance will be halved, so you are presenting a 1 ohm load to your amp.
Many amps can drive a 1 ohm load, but not all of them. Check the specs for your amp.

If it can't drive a 1 ohm, then you'll need to rewire them in series. 2 speakers wired in series will double the impedance, so you'll present a 4 ohm load when they're wired that way.


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