2 ohm or 4 ohm

 

Bronze Member
Username: Blkwardog

Post Number: 19
Registered: Mar-06
srry im kinda new to car audio and with all the brands selling in either 2 or 4 ohm subs i was wondering wut the advantages or disadvantages were, and y they offer both and wutnot.thanx and sorry if this is a stupid question
 

Gold Member
Username: Jmloughrey

Farmington, CT

Post Number: 1470
Registered: Jul-04
Depending on what amp you have or are looking it, how many subs your getting, you can wire the subs to a different ohm load. Ohms are a level of resistance, the higher the number the more resistance to your amp, which means the more resistance the less power your amp can push out.

if you get say 1 dual 4 ohm sub that is 500w RMS. You'll want to get an Amp that is 500w RMS x 1 @ 2ohms.

www.bcae1.com will have more info on this for you.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Blkwardog

Post Number: 20
Registered: Mar-06
alrite thanx jeff
 

Silver Member
Username: Ironslave

Offutt AFB, Nebraska U.S.A.

Post Number: 388
Registered: Sep-05
what i did with my setup is i have 2 4Ohm DVC subs wired to 2 Ohms each and than seriesed mono for a 4Ohm load and my amp puts out roughly 600 Watts @4X1
its put out 250 to each channel @2Ohms and it was pulling way to much power for my stock Alt at that point so i just made it a mono setup
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