i have 2 pioneer 2ohm dvc subs wired in series/paralell for a 2 ohm load. they are being pushed by a power acoustik bamf4000 and i just hooked it up today and the subs are not loud at all. they should be getting 850 watts each with a 2ohm load and it sounds like they are getting 200 watts. any suggestions. thought about just wiring paralell and going .5 ohm but amp is only 1 ohm stable.
these things should be pounding with this power and i dont know why they are not.
this is the sub model TS-W3002D2 . they are the premier pro series subs. its gotta be the amp. i rewired the subs in paralell and now they have some thump to them but thats running a .5 ohm load and it will kill the amp before long. guess i need to sell it and upgrade. ive always used PPI amps but just didnt have the money this time around.
So....sounds like you have them wired properly.
Sounds like you have them wired properly:
Not sure which Pioneer subs you have...
The PA BAMF4k amp is not a great amp...
And the subs, pioneer are generally not known for great speakers.
These are the 12's I see from sonic electronics...and the ones listed aren't the best of subs...
So several things can be going on here.
1. Possible your electrical is not powerful enough.
2. Wiring could be weak as well....wrong gauge wiring, etc.
3. Box could be the wrong type of box. IE: sealed instead of ported...
4. Or the placement of the box could affect the way it sounds. Rear fire, forwared fire, downfire, upfire....where it is aiming, how many things are in the way....etc
5. Deck voltage may be weak?
Any one of these can cause your subs to not sound good.
I have heard a few pioneers, and am not a huge fan.
but to each his own ya know? if you like the way it sounds...then that is cool.
I'm used to some of the competition subs.
DD audio, Fi car audio, Re Audio, Phoenix Gold, Cerwin Vega, JL Audio, and some others.
As well as various powerful amps.
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