1ohm vs 2ohm

[Matador 10+ year member]

what's the difference in running your amp at 1 ohm or 2 ohms? amp being 1 & 2 ohm stable. besides teh fact that running at 1 ohm gives you more power, does the amp take more current from the battery? or does it tend to overheat quicker than at 2 ohms?

thanks.

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[Matador 10+ year member]

coo, i meant more like in general. like the hifonics ones (z1000d n hercules) they are 1 ohm stable too, but they creat like 300-500 more watts at 1 ohm. also some other ones i believe like MTX, n RF.

thanks tho, helpful.

 

[Trixter 10+ year member]

I love running my amps @ 1.33ohms. You can cook on them but I am paying the price as far as power goes. I need a larger alt....badly!!!....But I love the power output vs. 2ohms and I don't really notice the distortion being increased.