How do I wire a 4ohm DVC sub to a 2ohm stable, 2 channel amp in a 2ohm load.?

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There's no very good way to wire this, because your amplifier can't be used with a 2-ohm load in "bridged" mode. 2-ohm stable stereo amps are only 2-ohm stable in 2-channel mode; if you bridge them, you need to keep the impedance at 4 ohms or higher.

If I were wiring this sub/amp combo, I'd wire the voice coils in series for an 8-ohm load, and connect it to the amplifier in bridged mode. An amplifier that's bridged to 8 ohms will typically produce the combined power of both channels at 4 ohms. In other words, if the amp's rated at 50 watts per channel at 4 ohms, it should produce around 100 watts bridged to an 8-ohm load. This is the simplest safe method of wiring this type of sub to a 2-channel amp.

Here's a wiring diagram:

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/graphics/Support/Tutorials/wiring_images/DVC_Series_1.gif
 
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