oharris

I am trying to replace the speakers in my wife's 02 Camaro with Monsoon. I have read the Monsoon FAQ and searched for advice. I have come across this quote many times concerning replacing 2 ohm speakers with 4 ohm speakers.

What I haven't seen is what is the sensitivity of the factory speakers? I need to be 3dB more sensitive than what?

Thanks in advance.

WhiteBird00

iTrader: (4)

The sensitivity of the factory speakers is not a published value but you can be certain that any decent brand name speaker will be better by at least 3dB. And even if they weren't, a 3dB difference is equivalent to only about one click of the volume **** so it's not much of a difference unless you're really pushing the volume (in which case there are better choices than sticking with the Monsoon system).

toplessHO

iTrader: (25)

I replaced the speakers in my Bose system(same deal with low impedance)
with Kappas that were 2 ohm. works great

Crf450r420

iTrader: (1)

I have 4 ohm in front and rear with 2 ohm in the sail subwoofer location only and everything is loud so that must be correct.

WhiteBird00

iTrader: (4)

Actually, the Bose system used 1-ohm speakers with dedicated amps for each one. So going with 2-ohm was increasing the impedance which is not a problem - an amp can always handle more impedance because it reduces current flow and heat. It's installing speakers with lower impedance that will cause problems.

But the OP hasn't been back since the thread started so I guess he was another one-post wonder.