amp question

[bret_xi]

would this amp be good to power my 600rms dvc subs? i've asked questions about amps 100 times and i'm sure ya'll are annoyed with em.. but i know nothing about car audio so i thought i'd ask some more and try to figure it out...lol thanks
hifonics zues ZX7500

[CAMAROWIDBASS]

what type of subs and what how many ohms are the VC's.

[96firebird311]

Dual 4 ohm Ma Audio's correct? Yes, that amp is great.

[bret_xi]

96firebird311 thanks... ur doin good keepin up with my stuff...lol yea i saw that and thought it looked good... i'll look into gettin one when i sell my amp......so hifonics is good stuff?

so if i did get that amp just bridge it? twist the positives and negs together right...
thanks again

[FireFighter]

Hifonics makes very good amps.

[nda0602v6]

Originally posted by bret_xi:
so if i did get that amp just bridge it? twist the positives and negs together right...
thanks again

Yes, bridge the amp.

If "twist the positives and negs together" refers to running all the coils in parallel, that's going to give you a 1-OHM load. According to the amp link, they only list specs for 4-OHMs in bridged mode. However, 'maybe' that amp can handle a 1-OHM load?, perhaps someone here knows for sure. Just hate to see you burn it up.

If that amp can only handle 4-OHM's bridged, wire your subs to create the 4-OHM load like this:

[bret_xi]

that was completly over my head...like i've said i know nothing about subs and amps and all that stuff... what i meant was...i have 2 wires comin from each sub... and twist the pos and negs together and put em in the sub... i dont know how the subs are actually wired...they were already in the box and everything when i got em and i never had the time to unscrew em and look...so i just assumed they were at 4ohms... i just had one of my friends that knows about all this stuff hook all the wires up and everything...
but any help u could offer i'd appreciate...thanks

[nda0602v6]

Originally posted by bret_xi:
...i have 2 wires comin from each sub... and twist the pos and negs together

I'm trying to keep all of this as simple as possible, but there's really no other easier way to put it when talking about "ohms" and "Bridging" an amp. These are important terms which dictate how you need to wire up your system so things don't burn up.

You can twist them together like that, that's fine. BUT, you need to know how each sub is wired "inside" the box. Take the subs out of the box real quick and see how they are wired. If you are going to use an amp that can only handle a 4-OHM load "Bridged," each sub needs to be wired in "Series" inside the box. That diagram I posted above shows how to wire the 2-coils on each sub in "series."....then from there you have to join the two subs together (or twist the two wires together as you put it). Here is a drawing I made up of one way to do it.

[bret_xi]

well...ok....lol... i get it... if i do get a amp like that i'll make sure i look at how the subs are before i do that... but thanks for everything i appreciate it