2ohm stereo on a 4 channel

[timhof13 10+ year member]

Does anyone see an issue running a pair of 6.5 and a pair of 4's on two channels of a four channel amp. Gonna bridge the other two channels to a sub. Will they both get the same amount of power or will the 6.5 somehow get more power. Trying to wrap my head around this, it should work i think. Will add a sub amp when I find the right deal, this will be in a boat. Finding a good deal on a marine amp is not easy. thanks for the input.

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[timhof13 10+ year member]

anyone?

 

[Jdm94Coupe 10+ year member]

Can you list the exact equipment?

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

Good marine audio equipment is expensive because of the extra requirements to make it acceptable to the standards of boat manufacturers. Clarion tries to keep the costs down by offering one line of "mini" amplifiers that are marine rated, rather than having one for the car and one for marine.

If both pairs of speakers are rated for 4 ohms then you should be ok running two pairs in parallel. It's better to have them on their own channels, but if you just want to get a little louder and spread the sound around it should be fine.

 

[timhof13 10+ year member]

clarion apx480 i believe is the amp and the 4" and 6.5 " are polk db , they sound great imho. I made a mistake and sold my boston 5 channel because it wasn't marine rated now im playing catch up . Picked the clarion up used on ebay for a great price. looking for another.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Most A/B amps get VERY hot running at 2ohm per ch. I've had several that will go into thermal protect on very hot days. Otherwise they've worked fine...