Subwoofer Box Wiring Diagram
Determine what amplifier to use with your subwoofer system.
Subwoofer box wiring diagram. The following diagrams are the most popular wiring configurations when using dual voice coil woofers. For additional subwoofer wiring options please see our subwoofer wiring wizard. Yes some boxes were made to run 2 subwoofers in parallel for a 4 2 or 1 ohm load to the amp. Grounds and neutrals in electrical panel.
The results will display the correct subwoofer wiring diagram and impedance load to help find a compatible amplifier. For wiring subwoofers we recommend using wires of 12 to 16 gauge in size. Check the amplifier s owners manual for minimum impedance the amplifier will handle before hooking up the speakers. How to wire grounds and neutrals in sub panels all the neutrals and ground wire and terminal bars must be separated from each other and your sub feed should be a 4 wire cable that has a separated insulated neutral wire and a separate ground wire.
They show a typical single channel wiring scheme. Select your woofer quantity and woofer impedance to see available wiring configurations. 4 ohm mono is equivalent to 2 ohm. A svc speaker has one voice coil and one set of terminals one positive and one negative.
Well actually speakers are bridged at the amp not in the box. How to bridge the amp is usually indicated at the amp s speaker wire terminals. Welcome to the ct sounds subwoofer wiring wizard. If you are wanting to know how to wire your subs look no further than our wire diagram.
Our subwoofer wiring calculator allows you to figure out how to wire your dual 1 ohm dual 2 ohm and dual 4 ohm subwoofers in several different qualities. All the wires depicted in the subwoofer wiring diagrams are speaker wires. So you ll just need to do the same with the ones you have or add a 2nd speaker terminal and wire the 2nd subwoofer to it separately. Shop for car amplifiers wire.
A dvc speaker has two voice coils each with its own set of terminals. This subwoofer wiring application includes diagrams for single voice coil svc and dual voice coil dvc speakers. To calculate interior volume first convert all fractions to decimals 5 before entering the width height depth or diameter and thickness into any of our speaker box calculators below. It sounds like you have one of those boxes.
Dual voice coil wiring options.