Subwoofer Box Wiring Diagram

Select your woofer quantity and woofer impedance to see available wiring configurations.

Subwoofer box wiring diagram. All the wires depicted in the subwoofer wiring diagrams are speaker wires. 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. Determine what amplifier to use with your subwoofer system. 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.

Grounds and neutrals in electrical panel. Welcome to the ct sounds subwoofer wiring wizard. A dvc speaker has two voice coils each with its own set of terminals. Subwoofer wiring diagrams step 1 choose the of subwoofers you will wire in your system from one amplifier output step 2 specify 2 or 4 ohm single voice coil or 2 or 4 ohm dual voice coil subwoofer s the subwoofer wiring diagram tool will then display two wiring options with the final impedance at the amplifier.

Well actually speakers are bridged at the amp not in the box. Dual voice coil wiring options. 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. A svc speaker has one voice coil and one set of terminals one positive and one negative.

For wiring subwoofers we recommend using wires of 12 to 16 gauge in size. They show a typical single channel wiring scheme. Yes some boxes were made to run 2 subwoofers in parallel for a 4 2 or 1 ohm load to the amp. More about wiring a sub panel.

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. Check the amplifier s owners manual for minimum impedance the amplifier will handle before hooking up the speakers. Shop for car amplifiers wire. This subwoofer wiring application includes diagrams for single voice coil svc and dual voice coil dvc speakers.

4 ohm mono is equivalent to 2 ohm. The following diagrams are the most popular wiring configurations when using dual voice coil woofers. The results will display the correct subwoofer wiring diagram and impedance load to help find a compatible amplifier. It sounds like you have one of those boxes.

How to bridge the amp is usually indicated at the amp s speaker wire terminals.