
CONNECTION OF SUBWOOFERS
TO DLS MONO AMPS
Connection of a subwoofer
with 4 ohm single voice coil
Impedance = 4 ohm
Amplifier speaker terminal
- - + +
Amplifier speaker terminal
- - + +
Amplifier speaker terminal
L+ L- R+ R-
Amplifier speaker terminal
L+ L- R+ R-
Connection of a subwoofer
with 4 ohm dual voice coils
Impedance = 2 ohm
Amplifier speaker terminal
- - + +
Connection of two subwoofers
with 4 ohm single voice coil
Impedance = 2 ohm
+
+
4
Ω
4
Ω
-
-
Amplifier speaker terminal
- - + +
Connection of four subwoofers
with 4 ohm single voice coil
Impedance = 1 ohm
4
Ω
4
Ω
4
Ω
4
Ω
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
+
-
-
4
Ω
4
Ω
+
+
-
-
4
Ω
4
Ω
+
+
-
-
4
Ω
4
Ω
Amplifier speaker terminal
- - + +
Connection of two subwoofers
with 4 ohm dual voice coils
Impedance = 1 ohm
+
-
4
Ω
Amplifier speaker terminal
- - + +
Connection of two subwoofers
with 4 ohm dual voice coils in
parallel and then in series to the
amplifier with a resulting
impedance of 4 ohms.
If you connect two subwoofers with
2 ohm voice coils in this way the
resulting impedance is 2 ohms.
CONNECTION OF SUBWOOFERS IN
BRIDGE MODE TO DLS STEREO AMPS
On DLS mono amplifiers, with dual speaker connectors,
both the + and - terminals are internally connected in parrallel.
4
Ω
+
-
+
-
Single voice coil subwoofer
connected in bridge mode.
Impedance = 4 ohm
Amplifier load = 2 ohm
Amplifier speaker terminal
L+ L- R+ R-
+
-
4
Ω
Single voice coil subwoofer
connected in bridge mode.
Impedance = 2 ohm
Amplifier load = 1 ohm (only for
DLS A-series amplifiers)
+
+
-
-
4
Ω
4
Ω
Amplifier speaker terminal
L+ L- R+ R-
Dual voice coil subwoofer
connected in parallel in bridge
mode.
Impedance = 2 ohm
Amplifier load = 1 ohm
+
+
-
-
4
Ω
4
Ω
+
+
-
-
4
Ω
4
Ω
-
-
+
+
4
Ω
4
Ω
-
-
+
+
4
Ω
4
Ω
Connection of two subwoofers
with 4 ohm dual voice coils in
parallel and then in series to the
amplifier gives a resulting
impedance of 4 ohm.
Amplifier load = 2 ohm
Amplifier speaker terminal
L+ L- R+ R-
-
-
+
+
4
Ω
4
Ω
Amplifier speaker terminal
L+ L- R+ R-
+
-
+
-
Connection of two subwoofers
with 4 ohm voice coils in series
Impedance = 8 ohm
Amplifier load= 4 ohm
4
Ω
4
Ω
Connection of a 4 ohm dual
voice coil subwoofer with the
voice coils in series.
Impedance = 8 ohm
Amplifier load= 4 ohm
4
Ω
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