sub amp wiring ops. ohm and watt, how does ohms relate with watts? expert needed Options

[urbandork]

Assuming im using dvc subs that have an rms of 250w


what 4ohm load amp would i be looking at wattage wise???? would it be 250 watts RMS x 1 bridged output at 4 ohms. or would it be 500w?


what kind of mono and or 1ohm amp would i be looking at would i need it to be 250 at 1ohm or 500???

I get the sub and stuff but how does wiring of the subs in parallel and series as well as ohm at amp to ohms at subs affect the wattage being put out by the amp.

Last but not least which of these two wiring options should i go with????

This post has been edited by urbandork: Dec 26, 2005 - 3:47 PM

[ShadowFX]

If you use a higher impedance speaker with an amp, it will still run, but not as efficiently. Safer, is a bit iffy. Say, your running an 8ohm speaker to an amp thats maybe 50W at 4ohm. Running this with a load of 8ohm will produce 25W, and since it will be producing half the power, the user is more likely inclined to push the amp harder, into clipping, and possibly damagaing the speaker and/or the amp.

All things being the same, IF amp A is stable to 4 ohm, then amp A is better, since it would produce approx. 100W at 4ohm.. i think. This is assuming both amps are 4ohm stable.