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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 11:46 AM
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alpine mrp-m450 amplifier mono
10" type r 2 ohms

how to i wire it with the bannana plugs to keep it at 2 ohms or if i dont use them how do i connect it so that it will run 2 ohms

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btw alpine type r is dual voice coil
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 12:00 PM
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Those speakers come in either dual 2 ohm (SWR-1022D) or dual 4 ohm (SWR-1042D) versions. If you are using one speaker, it is not possible to have a final load of 2 ohms with the SWR-1022D. You would have to have the dual 4 Ohm version to do that. The only options for the SWR-1022D is 1 ohm or 4 ohm.
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blacker is correct, you can only get 2ohm load (with 1 sub) if you have the dual 4ohm version of the sub
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damn... is it not going to sound very good since with 4 ohms i get almost half power out of my amp?

or if i wire it 1 ohm will i kill my amp? or sub?
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is your amp 1ohm stable?

what amp do you have?
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alpine mrp-m450 amplifier mono

http://www.alpine-usa.com/en/product...model=MRP-M450
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The Alpine MRP-M450 is not 1 ohm stable. Sounds like you need to get the dual 4 ohm version to get what you want. The dual 2 ohm versions are good when you use 2 of them, like I am doing. That gives you a final load of 2 ohms.
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