Im planing to get Infinity kappa 6.1 6.5" perfect component set. It said that its 100W rms @ 4ohm. Im just wondering if i can run them at 2ohm because my amp is 100x2 @ 2ohm and 50x2 @ 4ohm.
You can't make a 4 ohm speaker run at 2 ohms. They only way is either a speaker that is 2 ohms, or hooking two 4 ohm of speakers in parallel.
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o i see, thanks i guess i guess i use the amp to power the subs instead
likwid_dzign
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They are extremely difficult to get a hold of but running a small 4 ohm resistor in parallel with the circuit will create a 2 ohm load. However the one thing to remember is that with many amps they are optimised for 4 ohm operation so at 2 ohms they are subject to a higher distortion.
That would result in the same (or less) power getting to the speaker, and the resistor would just burn the extra power off as heat. With impedance regulated amps, such as the JL amps, you can run for example a 2 ohm load by connecting the front and rear speakers in parallel, and put a wattage resistor on the rear speakers, then you'll get all the extra power to the fronts. No other way to do it, though.