I have a ma audio 1000 watt amp and just got a single alpine type r 4 ohm 12 inch sub. I was wondering what the best way to wire this up on the sub itself and the amp? Thanks in advance.

 

Bridge the 2 channels to the one sub
R+ and the L-

 

what about the sub itself there are four connections? two possitive and two negatives. its a 4 ohm sub

 

is the amp a 2 channel amp or mono? what ohm is it stable at? are the type r's these SWR-1242D 12" Subwoofer (4Ω + 4Ω) or these SWR-1222D 12" Subwoofer (2Ω + 2Ω)? See if this helps you.

http://rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/wo...1&woofer_imp=3

http://rockfordfosgate.com/rftech/wo...1&woofer_imp=4

 

its the 4+4 and i believe its a 2 channel amp

 

i just dont want to blow anything so would i be safer running the 8 ohm or 2 ohm if i bridge the amp r+ to l-

 

if the sub is 4ohms run it at that.
you only need 2 wires for the connection... RearRight(+) and the RearLeft(-) if its a 4 channel.

 

so i could just run the wires to one set of connestion on the sub? there are four connections and they gave me jumper wires to run the sub at 8 ohms or 2 ohms which would be wiring the voice coils in series or parralel. i just need to know if i should run it at or four ohms to be safe and not blow anything.

 

can anyone help me out here???

 

Run it at 4ohms.... use a volt meter to check your wires to the subwoofer. All you need are 2 wires.

 

What are the specs on the amp or what model is the amp?

 

well im almost positive its a 2 channel amp. i tried to look it up but the ma audio site will not work on my comp. its 1000 watts its the chrome looking one with the 2 handles and 2 gauges on it i dont know if your familiar with ma audio but i will try and look it up again

 

I am familiar with their amps, by gauges do you mean a digital screen on the front of the amp? Look on the chrome piece it should say a model number that will start with M or HK. let me know

 

give me the model number of the amp and i wll help you out

 

the amp u have is about 4 to 5 years old the ones that i remember like that are mono 1ohm stable but if your sub is a dual 4ohm i would run it at 2 ohm Parallel

 

does it look like this one http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...icial%26sa%3DN