More power with 1 ohm load?

Question

I currently have two DVC subs hooked up parallel/series into a 4 channel amp bridged to to 2 channels. i was wondering if i hook up the two subs in parralell it will get a 1 ohm load right? so now i need a amp that handles a 1 ohm load. but is this going to make much of a difference in power is what i was wondering and how exactly to set it up

Answer 1

Lower impedances does equal more power, but in your case, you can not go any lower than 4 ohms in bridged mode. So you can't do it, if you do you will blow your amp.

Answer 2

with really good amp, it will make 3db difference. for others, it will be lower increase = it is not worth.

It will not play twice more, but only a bit more, because your ear sense the double power increase like only small step. like

1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512,1024. so if you turn your volume button from maximal to half of your imaginar 1000W amp, you are playing only 32 watts, not 500!

Answer 3

here is a link to show you all possible wiring configurations http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/woofer...

powering something at 1ohm is a lot easier (cheaper) than at a higher impedance but you run into the problem of finding amps that are stable below 1ohm (most CEA-complaint amps are not -just Rockford Fosgates)

if your amp is not 1ohm stable it will over heat and constantly turn itself off going into protection, plus the lower the impedance the lower the sound quality- so you run a higher risk of playing your speakers distorted, the main cause of sub damage