As long as ALL FOUR subs are wired for 2ohms it doesn't matter if they're all ran to the same channel, right? The amp will still put out a 2ohm load?

 

No, if all are at 2 ohms and wires to the same channel that would make 4 2 ohm circuits in parallel. This would give you 1/2 ohm, and you amp would shut down unless it’s 1/2 ohm stable.

 

You’re likely better off just running the pair of DVCs to 1 ohm, assuming your amp can handle 1 ohm. What are your amp’s specs?

 

It'll be Kickers most recent cxa1800.1...in past years they were only 2ohm but I believe they're 1ohm now with only a 10% increase inwatts is how they put it..

 

Is there a way to wire all four together to make the power evenly distributed at 1 or 2 ohms? If not, then I won't buy the SVCs.

Could I wire four 4ohm SVCs to get a 2ohm load?

 

No, there is no way to wire them so the power is evenly distributed. A svc 4 ohm sub is 4 ohms. A dvc 4 ohm sub can be either 2, or 8 ohms. The impedance will determine the amount of power being drawn.
No, 4 svc 4 ohm subs cannot be wires to 2 ohms.

 

According to Crutchfield, if I have an 1ohm amp and I wire four 4ohm SVCs, I'll have a 1ohm load. But it would be a 4ohm load if my amp's lowest capability was 2ohms.

 

As far as I can tell, your amp is only stable to 2 ohms, so yes, you’re stuck with 2 ohms or higher. With 4x 4 ohm woofers you cannot get a 2 ohm load.

 

Says it on the kicker website:

 

Ok, it’s stable at 1 ohm, it just doesn’t put out any extra power. You can wire 4x 4ohm svc subs to 1 ohm.

 

That would be the weakest quad sub setup in history, though. Pull that gain knob off the board lest ye be tempted to enter clip city.

 

I have 2 4ohm DVC subs and 2 4ohm SVC subs. Not 4 DVCs.

 

Peanut butter and chocolate mix well, but mismatched speakers... no so much.

The most sensible think is sell two and buy two that make 4 matching.
Or jus the run two, which someone else pointed out earlier would be within 3dB of four.

 

I am not an EE, so this isn't based on any science or formal education, but I would expect to see a greater load on the DVC's vs the SVC's, so no, the power (as it normally would in a parallel circuit of equal loads) will NOT be divided evenly among the drivers.

 

OR;

Maybe the power WOULD be divided equally, and the DVC's coils will only be getting half of what the SVC coils would, but the two coils added together, would be the same power the SVC coils were getting. There's gotta be an easy way to test this. Like with a 9V battery and tiny light bulbs or something. Just build the circuit as you would configure the subs and measure current. Voltage will stay the same of course, being parallel.

 

Looks like I should just get two separate amps for each set of subs. I can't find anymore DVCs anywhere.