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Wiring three subs to mono amp

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I have 2 svc 4ohm 15" Orion's I want to connect doth a single dvc 4ohm alpine. I have an Orion cb700.1m2 amp. My questions are many. But mainly can I wire the dvc to 2ohm and also the 2 15" s.
 
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The amp is 2 ohm stable so the combination of all the voice coils has to be 2 ohms or higher.
If you use a series connection to raise the impedance you will lose some control over the bass so it won't sound as tight. You can't put those woofers in just parallel and stay over 2 ohms.
Here is how you calculate series parallel resistances.
.http://physics.bu.edu/py106/notes/Circuits.html
I would suggest using the 2 SVC in parallel and not using the Alpine.
The amp is 2 ohm stable so the combination of all the voice coils has to be 2 ohms or higher.
If you use a series connection to raise the impedance you will lose some control over the bass so it won't sound as tight. You can't put those woofers in just parallel and stay over 2 ohms.
Here is how you calculate series parallel resistances.
.http://physics.bu.edu/py106/notes/Circuits.html
I would suggest using the 2 SVC in parallel and not using the Alpine.
 
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