32 ohm load question

[Nate88]

Hey, so I'm looking at purchasing these MB Quart 6 1/2's for my dodge dakota.

My problem is that these are not your typical 2/4/8 ohm speakers. They are 32 ohms! They are rated for 75watts RMS. My 4 channel amp is rated at 4x200watts RMS at 4ohms. My question is first with such high resistance will my amp go into protection mode? And second if my math is correct (which it's probably not) will the amp only provide 25watts RMS at 32ohms? I really want these speakers to work because they are the highest quality in my price range. Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Nate

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[Jimmy Rustler 10+ year member]

From that very same link you posted, it seems that they are 4 Ohm speakers.

General Features:

6-1/2" Premium Series Coaxial Car Speakers

Power Handling:

Peak: 300 watts per pair / 150 watts each

RMS: 150 watts per pair / 75 watts each

Composite cone with butyl rubber surround

Low resonant ABS composite basket

Phase plug with voice coil collar

Composite grill and high energy magnet

Spring loaded speaker terminals for easy install

4 Ohms impedance

1-1/2" (40mm) Titanium WideSphere tweeters

Frequency Response: 38-32,000 Hz

Sensitivity: 89dB

Authorized Internet Dealer

1-year Manufacturer's Warranty

 

[black05alti]

where are you getting 32 ohms from?

 

[Nate88]

Hmmm very good point haha but Click the features and specs tab

Speaker Specifications

Speaker Size 6-1/2"

Design 2-way

Tweeter Design Inverted Dome

Tweeter Size 1-1/2"

Tweeter Composition Titanium

Woofer Composition Carbon Composite

Woofer Surround Butyl Rubber

Peak Power Handling 300 watts

RMS Power Handling 150 watts

Sensitivity 89 dB

Frequency Response 38 - 32,000 Hz

Impedance (Per Voice Coil) 32 ohms

Shallow Mount Installation No

Top-Mount Depth 2-1/2"

Speaker Grilles Yes

Does that mean it has multiple voice coils in series to equal 4 ohm?

 

[phemps 10+ year member]

Hmmm very good point haha but Click the features and specs tab

Speaker Specifications

Speaker Size 6-1/2"

Design 2-way

Tweeter Design Inverted Dome

Tweeter Size 1-1/2"

Tweeter Composition Titanium

Woofer Composition Carbon Composite

Woofer Surround Butyl Rubber

Peak Power Handling 300 watts

RMS Power Handling 150 watts

Sensitivity 89 dB

Frequency Response 38 - 32,000 Hz

Impedance (Per Voice Coil) 32 ohms

Shallow Mount Installation No

Top-Mount Depth 2-1/2"

Speaker Grilles Yes

Does that mean it has multiple voice coils in series?

series wiring would double impedance. that has to be a typo..

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

That has to be a mistype. I guarantee you there are not any 32 ohm speakers out there, unless they are about to blow.

 

[black05alti]

definitely a typo

 

[Nate88]

Aha most likely I was kinda baffled by that. But thanks anyways everyone. I guess these are going to work just fine then. That makes me feel retarded lol and sorry parallel wiring is what I meant to say //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/*******.gif.a649d21efc0d1fd4890a6428166586c1.gif

I Look forward to trolling around here and reading up on your wisdom ha