#1510046 - 13/10/08 06:58 PM
Sub suppose to be 4-ohm but reads 2-ohm with DMM
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jhhammond33440
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I bought a setup off eBay for dirt cheap IMO.
It consists of a JL Audio 300/2 amp and a JL Audio 12W0. I assumed the sub was the 4-ohm version. Well I received the package today and it work but only one channel of the amp. I have to tap out the screw for the negative side to bridge the amp.
It really doesn't sound loud at all. I really can't tell it is on. Hopefully, because the amp is just playing on one channel. I hope this will all change once I bridge the amp.
Now, I assume this sub would be 4-ohm. However, I checked my amp and my sub and both are reading anywhere from 1.7-2.0 ohm. Is that right? It just doesn't sound right.
I haven't taken the sub out of the sealed box. However, once I get off work I will remove the sub to see what model it is for sure. As far as I know it's a SVC sub.
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#1510966 - 14/10/08 04:19 PM
Re: Sub suppose to be 4-ohm but reads 2-ohm with DMM
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jhhammond33440
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Well I got some news.... I finally decided to just take the sub out and figure out what model it actually is. Remember, I bought this setup on eBay for $150. It was for a JL Audio 300/2 and a 12W0-4. However, I noticed that the sub didn't have a round cone, but it was flat. So I didn't really believe that it was a W0.
Anyway, when I took the sub out the first thing I noticed was that there were 2 VC's! I flipped over the sub and I just happened to receive a JL Audio 12W3V2-2. 
It turns out, the reason I was only getting a 2-ohm load was because they only had one VC wired up. ????
I checked both VC's and they both read about 2.3-2.5 ohm. I rewired the sub and now the final load is 4-ohm.
I will install it tomorrow and see how the 4-ohm load sounds bridged on the 300/2.
Now, I am thinking of put this amp on eBay and getting a 500/1 amp. 
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#1511096 - 14/10/08 11:39 PM
Re: Sub suppose to be 4-ohm but reads 2-ohm with DMM
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keep_hope_alive
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gotta love it when you get more than you paid for.
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#1511428 - 15/10/08 12:08 PM
Re: Sub suppose to be 4-ohm but reads 2-ohm with DMM
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wow that's great for you, and what an IDIOT on theirs! LOL.
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#1511554 - 15/10/08 02:56 PM
Re: Sub suppose to be 4-ohm but reads 2-ohm with DMM
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ha ha
+1 for you
fail for them.
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