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4ohm bridged with a 2ohm load?
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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 8697459" data-attributes="member: 540940"><p>No, for at least a couple reasons.</p><p>For one, these are full range speakers. Running the mono kills SQ right from the start.</p><p></p><p>Two -- I can't find any info about the amp being 1 ohm stable. If it were, Kicker would provide those ratings.</p><p>Some guy with money to waste that claims its 1 ohm stable because he runs his that way doesn't make it 1 ohm stable -- it just means it won't die immediately when it's abused.</p><p></p><p>In bridged mode 180w at 4 ohms draws 6.7A from the (bridged) outputs at about 27v. Meaning ~7A per bridged pair of channels is about all you're going to get out of it output before the amp reaches its limit.</p><p>That voltage is a relatively fixed value -- so if you take the 27V source and try to run it through a 2 ohm load the amp is going to try to get 13+A out of that 7A circuit.</p><p>If the amp has good protection, actual power may actually be lower at 2 ohms than at 4. Otherwise you will be placing a lot of unnecessary stress on the amp for little to no increase in power.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 8697459, member: 540940"] No, for at least a couple reasons. For one, these are full range speakers. Running the mono kills SQ right from the start. Two -- I can't find any info about the amp being 1 ohm stable. If it were, Kicker would provide those ratings. Some guy with money to waste that claims its 1 ohm stable because he runs his that way doesn't make it 1 ohm stable -- it just means it won't die immediately when it's abused. In bridged mode 180w at 4 ohms draws 6.7A from the (bridged) outputs at about 27v. Meaning ~7A per bridged pair of channels is about all you're going to get out of it output before the amp reaches its limit. That voltage is a relatively fixed value -- so if you take the 27V source and try to run it through a 2 ohm load the amp is going to try to get 13+A out of that 7A circuit. If the amp has good protection, actual power may actually be lower at 2 ohms than at 4. Otherwise you will be placing a lot of unnecessary stress on the amp for little to no increase in power. [/QUOTE]
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