Y Not To Run 4 Ohm Speakers @ 2 Ohm
12-30-2006, 12:33 AM
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Y Not To Run 4 Ohm Speakers @ 2 Ohm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldHRfFAWC7Y
Plus it loves to blow fuses. Plus it ruins the speakers. Yes this is in my car.
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Plus it loves to blow fuses. Plus it ruins the speakers. Yes this is in my car.
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12-30-2006, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by cookba
wow and there are so many topics on here that say runing 4 ohm at 2 ohm is ok.
12-30-2006, 09:03 AM
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like white bird said, going the other way will result in buring your voice coil. A speaker is really almost never "blown," it just gets a little melted where the wire coils up causing the Electromagnet to have a defect. the way you have is fine, but it could be louder and a little more cleaner with 2ohm speakers (however, maybe he stock speakers should have been 4ohm because mine keep on burning up).
12-30-2006, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by WhiteBird00
No, the topics on here say that running a 4-ohm speaker in place of an original 2-ohm speaker is okay. That's true because the higher impedance reduces current (and volume) but doesn't cause any problems. The opposite is not true - you should never run 2-ohm speakers in place of original 4-ohm speakers unless you know that the amp is 2-ohm stable. Reducing the impedance increases the current flow and thus generates more heat which can seriously damage or destroy components.
Reality is probably 0.5 thd 4 ohms, and goes on from there.
