Any 4ohm to 8ohm converters??

Justin New member Username: Ironhorse Post Number: 1 Registered: Dec-05	Posted on Monday, December 19, 2005 - 04:32 GMT I have 2 car subwoofers that are 4ohms and I need a way to convert them to 8ohms for my home receiver.Any suggestions
Jan Vigne Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne Dallas, TX Post Number: 6945 Registered: May-04	Posted on Monday, December 19, 2005 - 17:07 GMT Buy an autoformer based speaker selector switch and place it in line.
Justin New member Username: Ironhorse Post Number: 2 Registered: Dec-05	Posted on Monday, December 19, 2005 - 20:23 GMT Sweet Thanks. How much do those usualy run??
Justin New member Username: Ironhorse Post Number: 3 Registered: Dec-05	Posted on Monday, December 19, 2005 - 20:34 GMT And were am I able to get them??
Jan Vigne Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne Dallas, TX Post Number: 6955 Registered: May-04	Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 16:06 GMT Most audio shops should sell something that will get you up and running. The cost will vary with the quality of the autoformer and the amount of wattage it can handle.
Frosty Silver Member Username: Frostyda9 Calgary, AB Canada Post Number: 106 Registered: May-05	Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 01:27 GMT How about....put them in series? Too easy?
Nuck Gold Member Username: Nuck Parkhill, Ontario Canada Post Number: 1794 Registered: Dec-04	Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 03:30 GMT Too Easy Frosty. Two 4 ohm loads in series create an unstable return load to the amp, let alone the soak of the first speaker. Very unstable and undesirable.
Frosty Silver Member Username: Frostyda9 Calgary, AB Canada Post Number: 107 Registered: May-05	Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 04:30 GMT Looks good on paper though, no? In any event, experimentation is good, but there are a plethora of quality active subs out there intended for home use that will without a doubt be less of hassle. Maybe Justin will let us know what he ended up doing
Nuck Gold Member Username: Nuck Parkhill, Ontario Canada Post Number: 1809 Registered: Dec-04	Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 16:28 GMT Oh Justin, where art thou?
Jan Vigne Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne Dallas, TX Post Number: 7986 Registered: May-04	Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 17:54 GMT Possibly Justin tried the series connection and passed away in the resulting fire.
Nuck Gold Member Username: Nuck Parkhill, Ontario Canada Post Number: 1823 Registered: Dec-04	Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 22:22 GMT hehe
Nuck Gold Member Username: Nuck Parkhill, Ontario Canada Post Number: 1824 Registered: Dec-04	Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 22:23 GMT Alas poor Justin, I knew him well...
Nuck Gold Member Username: Nuck Parkhill, Ontario Canada Post Number: 1825 Registered: Dec-04	Posted on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 22:24 GMT Slings and arrows and fire brought on by home octopii...

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