MRD-M500 & 2 Orion,DVC,2ohm,10"

[ex0n0x]

i need a little help with the wireing and setup of my new system. i currently have the MRD-M500 Alpine amp and i have no clue how to setup the subs or the amp. the orion subs are 600RMS 2ohm 10" dual voice coil. i have 2 of them and i want to wire them to the m500 mono at 2ohm. any ideas on how i should wire the subs or how i should setup the amp so that they are powered the right way?

[stockEK]

For Maximum Power transfer, your load impedance should ideally be equal to your amps mininum allowable.

With 2 DVC subs @ 2 0hms, you could wire the VCs of each sub in parallel. This would net you a total impedance of 1 ohm each. You then wire each unit in series, which will give you 2 ohms, equal to your amp.

Running a load with an ohm value less than the amps min. will likely result in distortion and clipping (hard on the amp, also)

Running a load wth an ohm value larger than the amps min. is OK, but you will not be able to transfer the maximum power your amp in capable of.

[ex0n0x]

i think i understand how i want them to be powered but i dont know how to wire them
like can you tell me an example of like + to - and on what sideand how to connect them to the amp after and with what cables?


and if anyone knows the MRD-M500, could you explain what settings i should load on it for the best and loudest sound. or near it

[stockEK]

For the parallel connections of the VCs (do this on both subs)

Wire the + of one to the + of the other.
Wire the - of one to the - of the other.

For the series connections of the two subs:

Wire the + of the amp to one of the positive "strings" of one sub. Wire the - of that sub to the positive of the other sub. Now wire the - of the that sub back to your - on the amp.


Sorry, I know nothing about the amp. You should be able to find a manual online if you dont have one.