The following guide will help you to understand what you should be looking for when choosing an amplifier to power your subwoofers. If you already own your Subwoofer(s), your amplifier choices will be more limited, especially if you have a single voice coil subwoofer.

Monoblock amplifiers work best at an impedance below 4 Ohms. For a 4-ohm load or higher, a dual channel amplifier is a good option.

You’ll need to choose an amplifier that matches the impedance of the load that your subwoofer is designed for. A DVC sub(dual-voice coil) will give you more wiring options in this department.

This is something that’s very important to get right, because having the wrong equipment or not wiring it together properly can be devastating.

Please refer to our subwoofer wiring diagrams to help you wire your equipment to get the most out of your subwoofers and amplifiers

• If you’re creating a setup with multiple subwoofers running off the same amplifier, make sure the subs are the same as one another. They need to have the same impedance, and they need to have the same voice coil styles (SVC, DVC). You can use multiple amplifiers if your subs don’t match, just choose amps that suit the individual subs they’ll be powering.

• You’ll need to pick up a wiring kit since your amplifier and subwoofers likely won’t include wiring. It’s crucial to use wire that’s thick enough for the equipment that you’re installing.

• When you’re adding up the power of your subwoofers and matching it to your amplifier, make sure you’re only using the RMS wattage and not the peak or max measurements.