help hooking up subs

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help hooking up subs
kaoss avatar
kaoss
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I need a little advise here. Thanks!

My amp is a MA audio m700xe.

2x250w RMS @ 4ohms stereo
2x500w RMS @ 2ohms stereo
1x1000w Max @ 4ohms bridged

My subs are MA audio MA100XE

Dual 4ohm voice coil
300W RMS
600W MAX



Should I hook them up bridged like this diagrahm?
Or should I just go right and left channel?
Or is there a better way?

My father-in-law and I built a sealed encosure for each sub right under 1 Cu. feet. Nothing to special but I'm proud of it.
bodydropped85 avatar
bodydropped85
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try 4ohm stereo and 4 ohm bridged.
kaoss avatar
kaoss
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try each one and see what sounds better? Thought of that to.
klrbzcrtoys avatar
klrbzcrtoys
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u Should allways bridge the sub amp if possible for many reasons including making sure each sub gets an equal amount of power and the amplifier makes more power when bridged.
radical_ranger avatar
radical_ranger
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Look at all the specs. for the amp and looking at all the wiring options for ohm ratings here are the two options i came with for ya bro. you can either bridge the amp and run it at 4 ohm and it would look like this.





or you can run the two subs seprate and run it 2 ohm stereo. Both subs like this.









not sure on how either will sound the best thing is to try it and see what happens and how they sounds. Best of luck Bro!
bill brasky avatar
bill brasky
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also it depends on the amp as well...as in how stable it is at a 2 ohm load.

If it is not very stable and you bump the shit out of it it will clip and eventually blow