How should i hook up my subs?

Question

i have 2 12" TYPE-R SWR-1222D alpine 2 ohm subs. ive heard that the lower the impedance the lower sound quality it is, but i know lower ohm means more power. i want to hook them up to a mono amp and get either a 2 or 4 ohm load because i'm assuming that would be better quality than 1 ohm should i wire them in series to get a 4 ohm load or buy one of those amps with 2 plus and minus ports and hook them up regular , i think that will give me a 2 ohm load. someone just help me out

Answer 1

Im almost postive those are dual voice coil, which means, since there 2 ohm, youre only options are .5 ohm and 2 ohm (or 8 ohm but who wants that).  Since theres just about zero amps made that are stable to a half ohm, ur gonna have to go with 2 ohm.  If you get a mono amp with one set of terminals, do this http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/ca/lear...

If you get a mono amp with 2 sets of terminals, then just wire terminal 1 to the first sub in series.  Then wire terminal 2 to the second sub in series.  Both have four ohms but the amp sees them in parallel so u will get a 2 ohm load

Answer 2

I would just wire them down to a lower impedance. output is more important than a slight percieved improvement in quality. (usually the lower the impedance the higher the distortion of the amp, but in a subwoofer you wont really hear it). If it were me I would get one mono amp and hook up both subs for a 1 ohm impedance (if they were svc woofers.) if they are dvc woofers then you will have to go with like .5 ohms or 2 ohms I believe.

basically lower impedance means more power with a little more distortion, but its not really audible. so go for it.

for wiring diagrams look for some on crutchfield if you need help. im too lazy to go find them and send u a direct link. but you shouldn't have any trouble looking. plus i dont know how many woofers you're trying to run or how many coils they all have