Subwoofer help...

[essexjet]

Santa brought me three JL audio 10w1v2-8 for christmas. My question is that they are 8 ohms subs. What does that mean? Would I benefit exchanging them for the 4 ohms? Also I'm thinking about running the JL 500/1 mono to them, is that going to be ok.
BTW these are going into an 04 Superduty.
Thanks
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[rivercrazy]

8 ohm speakers are almost always for home audio stuff. Sure they are 8 ohm?
Are they dual voice coil?

[rivercrazy]

If they are truely 8 ohm single voice coil. Wire em up in parallel. This configuration will maximize amp output.
What are are the subs rated for in terms of watts?

[sigepmock]

I agree if they are 8ohms trade them for 4 ohm ones, this gives you a little more room to play with the set-up. Your best bet is to talk to Dave at Al & Ed's in Ontario, he set up 2 JL 10's in my last truck that ran off a JL 500/1 and they hit pretty hard.
I'm running two 12's in the new truck of the jl500/1 and I love it. Great sub amp with lots of adjustability. The 10's aren't bad either. :crossx:
Give me a call and we can talk specifics or we'll just talk in Glamis this weekend :D
Chris

[ROZ]

Speakers are available in 2, 4, 6, 8, and sometimes 12 ohms. Not too much variation these days due to dvc's ability to provide various wiring, but they're still available...
2,4,8 are still the most common...
parallel will get you 4 ohms... get 2 more and you'll get down to 2ohms :D
Those are perfect for an amp that puts out 300 watts at 4ohms.... I'd stick with them for good clean sound... It should be a good combo for what you have.. The amp puts out the same power between 1.5 and 4 ohms...

[essexjet]

They are for sure the 8 ohms, dual voice coil sub (looking at them right now).
So ROZ should I keep the 8 ohms and run a 500/1 amp?

[sigepmock]

Dual voice coils.....then when wired they act like 2 speakers each so you really have (6) 8 ohm speakers so wire them all parrallel and feed them with the JL 500/1. You should be good to go!!! Check my math Roz...4 and 4 gets you two ohms add another 4 ohms...split the difference and you get 3 ohms???
Now all you need is a PIMP A$$ box for them behind the seat and party time!!!

[essexjet]

Dual voice coils.....then when wired they act like 2 speakers each so you really have (6) 8 ohm speakers so wire them all parrallel and feed them with the JL 500/1. You should be good to go!!! Check my math Roz...3 ohms
Now all you need is a PIMP A$$ box for them behind the seat and party time!!!
Chris you can explain this to me this weekend and as for the pimp ass box, dont think I can do much with 6" of space behind the seat :mad:

[h2oski2fast]

Dual voice coils.....then when wired they act like 2 speakers each so you really have (6) 8 ohm speakers so wire them all parrallel and feed them with the JL 500/1. You should be good to go!!! Check my math Roz...4 and 4 gets you two ohms add another 4 ohms...split the difference and you get 3 ohms???
Now all you need is a PIMP A$$ box for them behind the seat and party time!!!
The nominal (with out any movement) impeadance of the speakers wired like you say would be 1.33 ohms, not sure if the amp can handle that load.

[ROZ]

10w1v2 's are single voice coil ..... 10w3v2's are dvc....
I didn't see you have 3 speakers... you now have a 2.66ohm load (nominal ;) ) when wired parellel :D

[essexjet]

Thanks ROZ, SWB and Mock for all your help.
Now time to start buying component's...standby for more questions :rollside:

[sigepmock]

10w1v2 's are single voice coil ..... 10w3v2's are dvc....
I didn't see you have 3 speakers... you now have a 2.66ohm load (nominal ;) ) when wired parellel :D
220.....221 it's all the same.... James, Dave can build you a nice fiberglass box for the truck that will sound great and look good too, just a matter of maximizing the space. The volume and design of the box are often the most overlooked part of a set-up and can make or break the sound quality. We'll talk in G. I think Riverbound has the same truck as you with a nice set-up.
See you out there,
Chris