4 Ohms Speakers - 2 Ohms AMP, what to do??? NEED HELP :)
01-13-2003, 08:45 PM
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4 Ohms Speakers - 2 Ohms AMP, what to do??? NEED HELP :)
it's been a while, now i'm back, how's every1?
okie, I got these frebies:
2x 6.5" 4Ohm (200 Watts Max Each)
2x 6x9" 4 Ohms Speakers (350 Watts Max each)
4-Channel 250x4 = 1000 watts max Amp.
I know, I know, I couldn't find the RMS on the speakers, since these are freebies i got from my cousin oversea, nomanuals, no nothing. Can any1 tell me what to do for that setup so that I can have a good output, but not shorten the life of the speaker and the amp.
First I thought of bridging, but then again, I got confused and though that would bridging would bring the Impedance input down by HALF, but would it be for the speakers or the amp, if It brought the Speakers Impendance down to 2ohms each then it would match the Amp perfectly, if It brought the amp down, then it's hella lot problem.
. Please help me out ASAP.
thanks again
Kay
okie, I got these frebies:
2x 6.5" 4Ohm (200 Watts Max Each)
2x 6x9" 4 Ohms Speakers (350 Watts Max each)
4-Channel 250x4 = 1000 watts max Amp.
I know, I know, I couldn't find the RMS on the speakers, since these are freebies i got from my cousin oversea, nomanuals, no nothing. Can any1 tell me what to do for that setup so that I can have a good output, but not shorten the life of the speaker and the amp.
First I thought of bridging, but then again, I got confused and though that would bridging would bring the Impedance input down by HALF, but would it be for the speakers or the amp, if It brought the Speakers Impendance down to 2ohms each then it would match the Amp perfectly, if It brought the amp down, then it's hella lot problem.
. Please help me out ASAP.thanks again
Kay
01-14-2003, 01:53 AM
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umm... wire it up and listen. nothing special has to be done. you only have to worry when the speakers impedance is lower than the amps impedance. (unless the amp is built to handle lower impedances)
01-15-2003, 09:14 PM
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if its 2 ohm stable... that just means it can handle a 2ohm load... Ive never seen a car amp rated at 2 ohms... they are always rated at 4 ohms... and if the amp is capable of driving 2 ohms, they will give the 2 ohm output as well.
Who knows though, being its from another country. But if the amp will handle a 2 ohm load, a 4 ohm load will be fine.
Who knows though, being its from another country. But if the amp will handle a 2 ohm load, a 4 ohm load will be fine.
01-16-2003, 02:25 PM
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What's wrong with wiring it up in 4 ohm stereo to all 4 speakers? Oh that's right, we need power...who cares about high distortion and dirty sounding music...IT'S LOUDER! 
01-16-2003, 03:56 PM
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haha, so it's dangerous if the Impedance of the Speakers are lower than the amp, in my case, it's fine..yahoo for them freebies - i get my self a set of 4-way rear speaker and 3 -way front speaker + an amp.........
01-16-2003, 06:18 PM
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not nessecarily dangerous, but probably send the amp into protection all the time... you're not gonna blow your car up or anything... just not very good for the amp. 