Glass, Sub, Isaac, Johnathan, Help?

 

Bronze Member
Username: Calaway

Austin, TX

Post Number: 48
Registered: May-04
"if you are getting four 4ohm speakers, you will need an amp that will do ~100x4 at 2ohms...not at 4ohms."


Is there any truth to this?

Thanks
 

Silver Member
Username: Terps297

Potomac, MD USA

Post Number: 120
Registered: Oct-04
only if the speakers have dual voice coils will you need your amp to put out your power at 2 ohms

if you have svc 4 ohm speakers that need 100 watts each, then your amp must be 100 watts at 4 ohms to each channel
 

Gold Member
Username: Carguy

Post Number: 2805
Registered: Nov-04
Most speakers (front and rear) are 4ohms svc. The subs are mostly 4ohms DVC, althought you can get some that are 3ohms DVC and SVC.
With DVCs, it's like having 2 pairs of 4ohms SVC. So the combination would be 8ohms or 2ohms.
In all, 100w x 4 amp is for 4 4ohms svc speakers.
However, most all amps will support 2ohms in stereo mode. So the 100w x 4 will probably do 150w - 200w x 4 at 2ohms.

 

Bronze Member
Username: Calaway

Austin, TX

Post Number: 50
Registered: May-04
Thanks guys.

So Isaac, to dumb this down a whole lot more(I am used to subs not door speakers) if I get an amp that does 100x4 at 2ohms and is 50x4 at 4ohms, and I hook each channel to a 4ohm speaker, what will I be getting?

If it is the 50 watts, is there a way to get the 100watts out of them anyway?
 

Gold Member
Username: Carguy

Post Number: 2816
Registered: Nov-04
You will be getting 50w per speaker. If you want 100w x 4, then double up on the speakers (hook 2 4ohms svc speakers in parallel to get 2ohms).
If that's not possible, then get 2ohms speakers.
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