great info! I was into car audio in 90's. I ran four 15" subs in their own ported boxes and ran them series/parallel to get a 4 ohm load and powered the fosgate subs with 2 fosgate power 250 M's bridged together to give me over 1,200 w at a 4 ohm load. I hit 147.3 dbs once and thought that was great for 1996. Wanting to get back into it so i'm checking youtube.

@johnd5542

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. That would be a st8 banger back in the day. But todays standards........

@jseldevillagran2752

Жыл бұрын

What about wiring them vertically instead of parallel?

@lloydhudson6463

5 ай бұрын

Considering that's just two subs, that's still damn good, even today.

@ICP1SBJ

5 ай бұрын

@@lloydhudson6463 "four 15" subs" but yeah it was the loudest stereo in my town at the time

I think I know less now than I did before I watched this video.

@vinayt7897

3 жыл бұрын

True.....hahahahaa.😂😂😂

@jeremypolanco7377

2 жыл бұрын

Lmfaoooooo

@drkool8168

2 жыл бұрын

Bro, for real, alot of it was technical and a few parts were overcomplicated. That said, I did learn alot and am very grateful for this video.

@JohnEBlaze-ow5tp

2 жыл бұрын

@@drkool8168True, I got the general got it too but he definitely pit a lot of technical detail into it 😆😆

@BigDaddyGamingFTW

2 жыл бұрын

I knew how to wire up an amp and subs and everything, only thing i didnt know was how to wire up a head unit. Now after seeing this, i might accidentally switch my power and ground with each other

The wizard was all I needed, thank you!

@Qualitymobilevideo

5 жыл бұрын

😉

@gideonpeprah

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha 😂 me too

I enjoyed the comparison of Ohm's law to drinking!!!

@Qualitymobilevideo

7 жыл бұрын

Lol thanks!

@jnowski9622

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah... just too bad they fuked up on the diagram for the water/electricity analogy right before that though... 0:55 ✗ *Voltage = Pressure* ✓ Current = Flow ✗ *Resistance = Pipe Size*

@Qualitymobilevideo

7 жыл бұрын

Negative, rethink what you just wrote. Its the very reason municipalities use high voltage on long runs and use transformers to lower the voltage in an effort to reduce wire costs. You trade one for the other. Think commercial distributed audio.

@ckimsey77

6 жыл бұрын

Negative twice, high voltage lines over distance definitely has an advantage and reason, but that has nothing to do with the water analogy in question (which is wrong). Long travels have high voltage so a low current flows to deliver the power (P=IV), low V trying to supply a small town would require ridiculously high current which would melt the wires. You raise V to lower I while delivering the same power, drastically increasing efficiency as well as its not possible at low values of V. Nice way to dance around a question with a random, unrelated comment. V is the pressure, i.e. the driving force, that pushes charges along a conductor. The very definition of Voltage relates it to an electric field, which is a vector FORCE exerted on charged species; in this case negatively charged electrons. If V is a force, moreover the driving force, then how can it be represented by the pipe size? The driving force of water is pressure obviously, which relates to electric driving force defined as voltage. Pipe size only exhibits a resistive force, it resists flow. The very words "resists flow" in the description says it all: pipe size relates to resistors. Lastly, if pressure related to resistance then explain this. What happens to flow when pressure decreases? The flow also decreases. If a force is reduced then the body being driven by the force slows and also decreases. What happens to current when resistance decreases? It INCREASES current by decreasing resistance; thus R cannot be the pressure. By definition, resistance opposes movement, not causes it. Thats like saying applying more brakes in your car (increasing "resistance" related as driving force "pressure") will increase speed (flow); brakes are the car system's resistance, so if resistance is analogous to the pressure driving the system then increasing brake would increase speed. Bottom line, electric R is nano-scale friction, where the flow of electrons are inhibited by colliding with atoms and repulsive forces pushing them away from desired direction of flow, causing energy loss as heat. Friction/resistance in no way can be represented by pressure; one causes energy loss and resists work and movement where the other stores energy and causes work or movement.

@erikbritz8095

3 жыл бұрын

Can anybody tell me how i should wire multiple DVC subs to a Two channel Pro Audio amp?

My head is hurting.. and I just subscribed just now.

After viewing this video, I had to subscribe. Nice vid bro, get down to the point with no BS

@Qualitymobilevideo

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!

Breaks it down nicely. I appreciate the graphic work

@Qualitymobilevideo

3 жыл бұрын

Took many hours lol

YES...thanks james...cleared up everything I had questions on, very.helpful..thanks

@Qualitymobilevideo

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad the video helped Bob!

Pretty sure that's the first time I've heard Ohm's Law equated to getting drunk, lol!

@Qualitymobilevideo

7 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@denshi-oji494

5 жыл бұрын

Obviously he was drunk when he made the water diagram.

@erikbritz8095

3 жыл бұрын

Can anybody tell me how i should wire multiple DVC subs to a Two channel Pro Audio amp?

Good video. Very informative

Great video helped me on my project 👍

Very helpful and I was able to resolve my wiring issue 👊

Good video. You ought to also mention how series or parallel connection impacts the total power handling capability which also impacts amp selection.

Quality videos man. Big help

Thank you, My friend. I am grateful for your help,

@Qualitymobilevideo

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

We learned Ohms law in school, it's a very simple formula.. You dont have to be a rocket scientist to wire a speaker.. Great video dude.. Keep up the good work..

@Qualitymobilevideo

3 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks!

learning this in my physics class now, subwoofers are way more interesting though haha

Also when you strap amps the impedance( ohms) are brought down which provides more bass. My sub is currently wired to .5 ohms which is kind of risky but I love it on my two Orion 12's.

great presentation, this is the best explanation in all the videos i have seen, please keep them coming.

@Qualitymobilevideo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Thanks guy/s very helpful !

@Qualitymobilevideo

5 жыл бұрын

Glad it was useful to you!

Your water analogy is flawed. Voltage::pressure Impedance::restriction in the line Amperage::flow through the line

@davidneal697

6 жыл бұрын

RustyCarnahan Yes. And thank you. Was wondering if anyone else caught that

@muddyfunker3014

6 жыл бұрын

I noticed this too, these are very good well explained videos but you're right. Voltage is pressure.

@Thumper68

5 жыл бұрын

Electricity flows like water the path of least resistance. So a Water analogy is correct just not his lmao!

@bassdrumflextime1253

4 жыл бұрын

Yup

@JimmyHernandez2187

3 жыл бұрын

Well, amps measure current so that makes sense

We clicked on this video for info......... after this video I'm overloaded

@Up2Trbl

Ай бұрын

For anyone who comes across this video today. He made things WAY more complicated than necessary. For series wiring your final ohm load is (ohm of the voice coil) x (# of voice coils) For parallel wiring your final ohm load is (ohm of the voice coil) ÷ (# of voice coils) For example, you have 2 DVC 4-ohm subs. That's 2 subs with 2 coils each, and each coil is 4-ohm. So series would be 4-ohm x 4 VCs = 16-ohm And for parallel it'd be 4-ohm ÷ 4 VCs = 1-ohm For Series/Parallel which he commented on for just a second, it's a "little" more complicated but you just calculate the series connections first and then treat each series connection as a single voice coil of it's calculated impedance and calculate the parallel connections ohms based on that. I'm not great at explaining things, but hopefully that makes sense. So 2 DVC 4-ohm subs, both voice coils on each sub are wired in series and then the subs are wired parallel to each other. So you calculate the total impedance of each sub separately (2 4-ohm VCs wired in series so 4-ohm x 2 VCs = 8-ohm). Then imagine each sub as a SVC 8-ohm sub and think if you wired them in parallel (8-ohm ÷ 2 VCs = 4-ohm). So 2 DVC 4-ohm subs wired in Series/Parallel would come out to 4-ohm at the amp.

Amazing i learned something new today thanks bro now do regular speakers!! if you can!!

@Qualitymobilevideo

7 жыл бұрын

You got it!

Thnx for the video Henry helpfull

Some of you didn't watch this whole video, and it shows....

@christopherwise7067

4 жыл бұрын

i watched this whole video, it made me feel stupid. i went to a more reliable source to get smarter again, the electronics section of my automotive technology text book. for a text book, it made a hell of a lot more sense then this video. i even had to rewatch the wiring diagrams he used to make sure they were correct.

This is a very detailed explanation but confusing for people. Its way more simple to just double the ohm in series wiring and cut the ohms in half in parallel wiring

Liked and subbed ! You really did it up for a brother ! I watched the video a couple times to understand better and sure enough it definitely clicked 😂 thanks bud keep it up 👍🏽✌🏽

@Qualitymobilevideo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ray!!

Thank you for this video, helped me wrap my head around how I'm going to have to wire my subs to make them hit right. Probably going to do the "big 3" wiring upgrade too, not going to be very fun(audi b5, v6)

For calculating the impedance in parallel you don´t need that formula, just divide each speaker´s impedance by the number of speakers, so if we have 4 speakers each at 8 ohms, just divide 8/4= 2

@coltonnewman8283

5 жыл бұрын

Sebastián Díaz that’s exactly what I’ve always done! If I wire two 4 ohm dvc subs in parallel I get an1ohm load. It always get me why this confuses some people so much you just gotta take a little time and thoughtfully plan out a system

@caidenbilliot8768

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, over complicating impedance is the reason why most people don’t learn how to wire subs.

@jenn1022

2 жыл бұрын

@@coltonnewman8283 wouldn't that be 2?

@tobiasmenough

2 жыл бұрын

@@jenn1022 yeah.. but thats 2 ohms per sub. Then ya parallel the 2 -2 ohm sub loads for a 1 ohm load.

@jenn1022

2 жыл бұрын

@@tobiasmenough He say he paralleled (2) 4 ohm speakers. 4÷2=2. That's a 2 ohm load. What turns it into 1?

3 years ago and still saving lives😂

@Qualitymobilevideo

4 жыл бұрын

LOLOL

@jerryodell9955

4 жыл бұрын

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@jimmyallen754

4 жыл бұрын

very good when it will pick up at all.good ,and clear.

Love the video it saved my system

@Qualitymobilevideo

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Great "Alcohol Analogy" Haha. Creative way to explain ohms law. Thanks Brother!

@Qualitymobilevideo

7 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!! 🤘🍻🍻🍻

u can say the exact same things much simpler but i guess you do it so people click on your site, also bulbs in series.... if 1 blows up ALL will shut off not only after the bulb that blew up

@kevinfairclough4619

5 жыл бұрын

ParosPasxaRide nn

@braceyourselvesfortruth2492

3 жыл бұрын

Can't believe I missed that, but you're absolutely right. In an already extremely confusing video for beginners, the animation there and his explanation was highly inaccurate.

There are simpler ways you could have explained this, you didn't necessarily explain it wrong, but there are going to be people out there who aren't as experienced as some of us, and might get very confused.

Thank you although I feel so slow at this point no worries I'll watch until I am able to re-tune my system 🤣💯✊🏾😇 very awesome video

young man may God be with you always peace be with you from now and forever

@1:6 He uses a nice example on alcohol ....LOL. its an appropriate example too. vomiting is example of power out....double lol

@JamesDeveneyProductions

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

I come back to this video every so Often now that I know how to wire subs , and all I have to say is you made this a lot more confusing than it had to be

@braceyourselvesfortruth2492

3 жыл бұрын

He really did. Moved way too fast for people who don't know Ohm's Law at all. I just graduated with a BS in electrical engineering and was a supplemental instruction leader for Physics - Electromagnetism and Waves, which I aced as a student. I also do all my own car stereo work. Even with all that, I was barely able to follow it.

This is what I call brilliant. Hey you are AWESOME

@Qualitymobilevideo

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Great explanation bro👍🏻

@Qualitymobilevideo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

you lost me with the equations

@VictorEstrada

5 жыл бұрын

in other words: parallel wiring = less ohms (more power out of amp, but stable if within amp specs), and series wiring = more ohms (less power out of amp, but more stable)

@denshi-oji494

5 жыл бұрын

@@VictorEstrada Yes mostly. There is another factor to consider however, that is the damping rating of the amp. Good luck finding it, as nobody rates them that way now. It is a measurement of how stable the output on the amplifier is with varying load, (which all speakers do vary in impedance with frequency, the enclosure type and size, and even temperature!). Anyway, speakers in series also have the general ability to effect each other more than speakers in parallel. So, unless the speakers are installed exactly the same, with no differences in external influences, the speakers wired in parallel will more closely match each other in motion and sound than those wired in series. And an amplifier with a higher damping factor will also be better able to prevent excessive cone excursions at higher power.

@michaeltempsch5282

4 жыл бұрын

@_ David _ if (and if not the setup is rather odd) all the coils are the same impedance then you can simply divide by the number of coils. 4x 4 Ohm coils in parallel makes 4/4 = 1 Ohm final load

@charlesd.morgan362

4 жыл бұрын

I have 2 8ohm speakers, that would total 16 ohms in series correct?

@michaeltempsch5282

4 жыл бұрын

@@charlesd.morgan362 yes - series is calculated by simple addition.

I started to get sleepy when the math problems started lol

@jamingjohnson2275

4 жыл бұрын

Sleepy? You stayed around that long? I couldn't do it.

So if you have 3 subs at 3ohms impedance what do you run it at the amp 1, 2, or 4 ohms.

would this be fine if this is the way i want to connect my speakers, 8 ohms sub plus 8 ohms mid in parallel = 4 ohms, 2 8 ohms tweeters in series = 16 ohms then combining the two pairs in parallel connections in sakura av 735 amps?

Also, for people who don't understand, at 4:25, you label them as A+, A-, and B+ and B-. On an amplifier, most of the time, the power (that goes from the battery (or the alternator, for higher end systems) terminal is labeled as B+ and for people who don't really have any experience, I can see people wiring up their pos+ on their battery to the "B+" you stated on the terminal on the speaker... would have been better off labeling them 1 and 2

You could also use this equation to parallel wiring, I think It's a bit easier. ((r1^-1)+(r2^-1)+(r3^-1)+..ect.)^-1 so your example would be: ((R1^-1)+(R2^-1))^-1 = ((4^-1)+(4^-1))^-1 = 2 ohm's

@shonrob1620

6 жыл бұрын

Emil Hammer this is the reciprical formula

@SirDella

6 жыл бұрын

(R1xR2):(R1+R2) is the best one

awesome explanation

@Qualitymobilevideo

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thnx for the video very helpful

@Qualitymobilevideo

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I feel like we can make this into a drinking game!

Omg thank u so much i switched to parallel and my kicker comp vr are booming with a ssl evo 1000 watt amp with a pc power supply. IM ONLY 13 years old

Thank you

hi mi amplifier is rated for 4 and 8 ohm. And I want to buid a 3 way speaker. 2 15¨speakers and 1 driver. All 3 are 8 ohm. What happens in that case or how should I wire? Thanx in advance.

Those overfocused on power/watts should not neglect how important RMS is, plus the need for headroom to avoid clipping.

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😑😑😑😑😴😴😴😴 . Hope there's no quiz.

I got them two single voice coil dual 4ohms Comp C12 subwoofers. Ik they should be safe to wire at 1ohms load, but question is: how can you test the actual wattage out of the subwoofers when on the amp after you brake them in?? Idk if that makes any sense or not but just seeing how it can be done??

My subs finally sound right thankyou clipping gone an all due to knowing how to wire in series thankyou so much

@Qualitymobilevideo

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad we could help

And they told me there would be no math installing my subwoofer!

@Qualitymobilevideo

6 жыл бұрын

HA!

@handsofsteal8152

6 жыл бұрын

Rob St.Helen lmao

@douglasspurgeon24

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@timoromeo7663

5 жыл бұрын

Rob St.Helen News flash: there is math in everything you do, even pooping.

@christopherwise7067

4 жыл бұрын

there is no math if you just use a multi meter and have a basic understanding of wiring speakers.

He said load

dude.... make more videos. youre not boring and that's effective

@Qualitymobilevideo

6 жыл бұрын

3-4 a week brothaaa

My head is burning.. Thanks for the video.

@Qualitymobilevideo

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

series you add parallel you divide by 2 on total value. 😄

@mikecheeze4312

5 жыл бұрын

Unless you have more than 2 in parallel... then you keep adding to the division

@christopherwise7067

4 жыл бұрын

it is slightly more complicated then that. if you have two speakers, it might be that simple but add another speaker there at 4ohm now you have 4+4+4=12 12\3 is still 4. check my other comment for specifics

My head hurts now

@pyrozmechanicvividcustomsl575

5 жыл бұрын

He complicated the fuck out of audio so badly

@christopherwise7067

4 жыл бұрын

mine did to, so i pulled out my automotive text book to clear myself up

in one day I have the pleasure to hire these young man I can clearly see he likes electronics and he loves numbers any somewhere in my company there is a need for that I would want to have these young men in my company

Nice video man...love it..

@Qualitymobilevideo

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry!

He's making this over complicated so u go to his shop. And pay him to hook up 2 dvc12s to amp and a capacitor 🤣

@RealRoCKoFF

5 жыл бұрын

He is it's better whatch ones that show u hands on this dude just speed thru it

@mikecheeze4312

5 жыл бұрын

Capacitors are worthless and can damage your amp. If you need one get an h/o alternator and/or second battery. Let's say you have a long bass note like in EDM music. The first second will most likely drain your caps "load" but your battery cant fill it fast enough as you amplifier is asking for. Therefore cause under voltage and possibly damaging amp. Caps are worthless...they're a gimmick. Also big 3 upgrade is good idea 👌

@timoromeo7663

5 жыл бұрын

FAT TONY KAUAI Haun What does a capacitor have to do with this?

@jacobwebb8818

4 жыл бұрын

@@timoromeo7663 he's saying he's gonna hook you up with a cheap simple system

why am i watching this im only 13😂🤷🏾‍♂️ i really cant wait till i get older and buy my own car and stuff🙃hurry up time🙃

@OfficialMarkieB

6 жыл бұрын

Just wait your gonna wish you didnt have to worry about paying $500+ a month to own the car and another $125+ (which is great for a 25 yo) for full coverage insurance. Your gonna regret it getting old.

Good info

I definitely learned something new today, thanks for the info and keep up the good work 👍🏻

@Qualitymobilevideo

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

You clearly dont know what a how to is... Its like theory vs experience - the one explains how its done and the other show how its done...

I thought Viagra fixed Impedance...... what, what?!

*This is an excellent video, thank you*

Yes I am connecting my woofers today. Your video answered my questions. I have dual voice coil 4 ohm. I am going with parellel

@Qualitymobilevideo

Жыл бұрын

Bump it.

@victorponce7238

Жыл бұрын

@@Qualitymobilevideo ok. My system is bumping HARD! However I am using a 2000 watt NEMESIS amp and the stupid thing gets hot after 20--30 min of loud bassing and it turns off.........talk about losing an erection. Ah ha guess I need a better quality amp. Looks like. Any recommendations?

You F*****G welcome. HAHAHAhahaHA

@randyruth4788

5 жыл бұрын

Got 1cozmilk15 2 coils Andy need it to be 6 omh how do I wire it

Hey James. So I’m trying to set my amp gain using a multi meter. I am running two 12” 4 ohm svc subs each rated at 400 rms. The amp I am using is rated at 2000 rms at 2 ohm. So I have my subs wired in parallel for a 2 ohm loaf. My question is what numbers do I use to find my target voltage to set my gain to. Is it the 2000w and 2 ohm of the amp or the 400w 4 ohm of the subs. Thanks.

can you do a video for mids and highs? it seems like nobody does a video for this one

DVC Takes Multiple Subwoofers Connections To Another Level 😃😀

Jonny Cage. Thanks for all your help

@Qualitymobilevideo

4 жыл бұрын

LMFAO

The dual 4-ohm subwoofers included in my package are pre-configured and wired up inside of the subwoofer enclosure at a 1-ohm final load. How do i wire from enclosure terminals to the mono amp.

Wow 🤯 good explanation

@Qualitymobilevideo

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

Love the drinking analogy. You're smart man. My brain exploded. I think I'm gonna take a nap

@Qualitymobilevideo

6 жыл бұрын

LMFAO

very well edited!

@Qualitymobilevideo

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thankyou!!

When series/parallel wiring do each speaker go to their own channel or just use one channel for both speakers?

U rock man! Thanks again

@Qualitymobilevideo

4 жыл бұрын

You rock!

Thank you so much

@Qualitymobilevideo

7 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

I have a receiver that has one subwoofer out, going to a left input of an amp, that goes to a Dcv subwoofer wired in series. Should i use a y splitter at the receiver so i have a rca running to the left AND right on the amp?

Great vid!

@Qualitymobilevideo

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Buster!

So with the series wiring, should I be using a negative wire to connect sub a to sub b? I have the single coil

Thanks dude

What kind of amp should I run with these subs. Boss 2300 watt 1150 rms 12s. I have 4 of these

if im hooking up two 8ohm speakers in parallel to become 4 ohm and i want to add a tweeter which is 4 ohm to the the left wire will the tweeters stay 4 ohm? also can i add the right side speakers to the same input pos and neg to have both side wires bridged.

Great video and content.. did anybody notice he sounded like R2D2 there for a minute..

@Qualitymobilevideo

3 жыл бұрын

I sounded like a robot that doesn't speak english? lol

THANKS YOU SOO MUCH 🥰

@Qualitymobilevideo

2 жыл бұрын

Any time!

About to wire three DVC 2 ohm. I don’t want to get lower than one ohm. I hope series/ parallel will get me there. Good vid. I didn’t know any of this.

Brossive! This helped me out a butt load!.. question, gots a Xplod xm554z 600wt 4cnnL amp and two Rocky Fozz 4 Ohm P15412’s. My problem.. seems One Channel seems not to work. If I run them from amp bridged they’re @2ohms which heats the amp soo much. Amp says bridge @least4Ohms. I have another sub I can throw in to get to 4ohms??!! Maybe how do? Lol. I like the power from bridged. Should I just get new amp? Lol

Just a quick question, I have an underseat active pioneer sub installed and am wanting to add a separate bigger 12 inch active subwoofer, I plan to use a new wiring kit for the new sub , split the rcas at the amp end ,but the main question is can I run 2 amps with 1 remote wire, from the head unit splitting into 2 , I hope to install 2 switches up the head unit end using the remote wire split into 2 , then in theory I will run 2 remote wires to the back ,one to each amplifier, that way I can turn each amp on and off for different situations easily, does this sound like it would work OK? Or would I burn the remote wire out powering 2 amps and adding switches?

How does series vs parallel affect RMS or watts of the subs?

Team. I enjoy all of your videos as they are very informative. I understand a little more the concept but will like to ask for your guys recommendation. I have bought “Skar Audio 3x VVX-8v3 D2 800 Watt Subwoofers with RP-800.1D Monoblock Sub Amplifier and 4 Gauge Amp Kit” in Amazon. And one of the recommendations is to better use the Amps performance. A 1.37ohm load is recommended. They are dual coils. What is your best recommendation to wire this? Series or parallel? And to be able to achieve 1ohm. So the amp can move all three 8” subs. if you guys can help with a wiring diagram for me to get this done, will be greatly appreciated.

I love his sense of humor lol

@Qualitymobilevideo

4 жыл бұрын

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QUESTION: An answer please?! Can I get 2 two ohm dvc subs to work with one 1 ohm amp that has two speaker outputs? If so how would I need to wire them? I don't see why not as long as the mono amp has dual outputs which it does considering I've already done this set-up for one 12" dvc 2 ohm sub, (but now want to add a second sub) so if wired correctly I'd think I can with two L7 12" dvc 2 ohm subs (connect at 1 ohm to one mono 1500.1 or 2000.1 Skar amp) THANKS IN ADVANCE!