I was given a free box with 3 JL 10w0-12 subs (legally)...and will be getting an amp as well.

My question is...Are 12ohms not ideal?

I know typically subs are around 4ohms so I was just curious if the higher ohms would give me problems.
They are run in a series so I suppose the total ohms would be 36ohms for the whole thing.


Anyone got answers?

 

3 SVC drivers with Voice Coils in Parallel will result in a final ohm load of 4

 

Wow, ohms law ownz you.

 

Sweet...thank you. Quick answer too. So I really shouldn't have any problem.
Since the speakers are 125w, what amp wattage should I go for? Maybe a 500/1 JL?
Yes they do, I won't deny that.

 

the jl may not be worth the money for those subs. Probably one good 15" would hit better than those 3 10's . But you would need something that will do about 400 rms @ 4 ohms. So i would jus tshop around.

 

Well I may be getting an amp that was already paired up with the subs (for free as well) but I just wanted to check on the amp output that would be idea.

I have no specs on the amp just yet.

 

this should help you sir.:

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/support_pages.php?page_id=160

 

Wired to 4 ohms with any high quality amp will do fine. Three ten's should get you some nice tight CLEAN bass. Wattage is not as big of a deal as quality. Don't let specs fool you.

 

Cool, cool...thanks guys.

Your help is appreciated.

 

Nothing in his post has anything to do with ohms law.

 

Actually what the hell am I talking about?










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Actually, no it's not. Ohm's law is V = IR, which you don't use when calculating the resistance of resistors in parallel, or series.

 

After rereading it you are correct, it's not used in this case.







reading comprehension> me

 

Well I suppose I was wrong too. Time to do more research

 

haha, good stuff. A nice way to start off my day... being told that I was actually right!

 

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