Sub Wiring. Fixed. Thanks

[robert325is]

i have a 10 inch Kicker Comp 8OHM sub.. dont know what DVC is... its a 250W Phoenix Golg Amp.. its on.. i have no idea what 'cross-talk' is.. like i said.. im a total n00b

[KenC]

i have a 10 inch Kicker Comp 8OHM sub.. dont know what DVC is... its a 250W Phoenix Golg Amp.. its on.. i have no idea what 'cross-talk' is.. like i said.. im a total n00b

8 ohm? Brutal... get a 4 or 2. Which PG amp do you have? Are you sure the amp and sub are even hooked up correctly?

[robert325is]

well... i got the sub/box for free.. so i wasn't complaining the amp is a Phoenix Gold Octane-R 2.5:2
specs on the Amp
• 2 channel power amplifier
• 12dB HP/LP fixed crossovers
• Full range aux output
• Dimensions: 8.75L x 10.875W x 2.25H


80W x 2(4 ohm stereo)
250W x 1(4 ohm bridged)
I took some pics too... an i saw the 4 things sticking out.. look to be preouts... shit.. in my amp wiring kit it didnt have any RCA adapters.. its just called the remote wire the RCA

[DSchultz325e]

All right, the RCA cables are the ones with the plugs, the same kind that you use to connect things like Playstations, DVD players, Nintendos, etc to a TV. All you need to do is hook up the RCA and the remote wire to the head unit and run them back to the sub amp. The sub amp then just has speaker wires connecting the sub to it. Here is my expert diagram:

[KenC]

Dude, your amp doesn't even have RCAs plugged into it. The only sound you're getting out of the sub is cross-talk from the speaker wire going to the rear speakers.

[DSchultz325e]

Well at least you didn't make your car explode hooking your amp up to the battery.

[robert325is]

All right, the RCA cables are the ones with the plugs, the same kind that you use to connect things like Playstations, DVD players, Nintendos, etc to a TV. All you need to do is hook up the RCA and the remote wire to the head unit and run them back to the sub amp. The sub amp then just has speaker wires connecting the sub to it. Here is my expert diagram:

haha thanks for the pic.. and thanks ken for your help too... yah really when i say i'm a noob i mean it.. the remote wire is what i thought the RCA's were since the wirng kit i bought a while back dint have any RCA cables, I went to CarToys today and bought RCA cables, hooked them up, and now sub sounds awesome.

thanks alot you guys!

[DSchultz325e]

Well, we all start somewhere. I know of a few people who think they know everything before they even know anything.

As for you not knowing what DVC is, it stands for dual voice coil. Without going into too much detail, you'll know it when you see it because it has two positive and two negative terminals instead of just one + and - like your woofer has. It can be wired in multiple combinations for flexibility, whereas SVC is a little limited.

[robert325is]

Well, we all start somewhere. I know of a few people who think they know everything before they even know anything.

As for you not knowing what DVC is, it stands for dual voice coil. Without going into too much detail, you'll know it when you see it because it has two positive and two negative terminals instead of just one + and - like your woofer has. It can be wired in multiple combinations for flexibility, whereas SVC is a little limited.

mine is a DVC.. when i got it it was wired up as a SVC so thats the way i left it b/c i didnt want to mess with stuff too much