2 ohm or .5

[Rasheedhos]

2 15" d2 strokers, what's better 2 ohm or .5 ohm? as a result what is the sound difference? More SPL? more air movement...?

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[jujumantb 10+ year member]

depends on the amp you're gonna be using.. not too many amps will do .5 daily though. The difference in sound is nominal, air movement will depend on excursion, which will depend on power output which will depend on the amp.

 

[TheNoodPoopler]

.5ohm will pump more power to the subs, 2ohm will keep ur amp stable, and wont kill it by heat. but remember at 2ohms you will lose quite a bit of power to the subs compared at 1ohm, or .5ohm.

 

[TheNoodPoopler]

depends on the amp you're gonna be using.. not too many amps will do .5 daily though. The difference in sound is nominal, air movement will depend on excursion, which will depend on power output which will depend on the amp.

x2 - always will depend on the amp your running, i take it you have dual 2ohm coils?

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

There will be no difference in sound quality comparing 2ohms and .5ohms...

All that matters is you get an amp that matches your required RMS power and whichever you choose to run them at.

nG

 

[AllStar1500bd 5,000+ posts]

And from past experience, I would only recommend running any amp at .5 ohms for burps and VERY short periods of time. Not a daily driver. Ever. But that's just me.

 

[Rasheedhos]

yes is a dual 2 ohm sub