Can a 4 ohm speaker handle 2 ohms?

[Schweino 10+ year member]

For my inside sound...my RF puts out full power at 2 ohms...hence why I ask. My Kappa Perfect's are 4 ohms.

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[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

That's not how it works lol. Your speakers are 4 ohms meaning their voice coil has a resistance of 4 ohms. You can't magically change the impedance of a speaker without reconing it, but you can change the final impedance by putting 2 speakers in parallel or series. Your amp will see a 4 ohm load from the kappas, but say you got another pair of speakers and wired them in parallel, then the amp would see 2 ohms

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

If you have two single 4 ohm subs if you wire them together you can get a 2 ohm load. It has nothing to do with your subs "handling" 2 ohms. It is just a matter of how they are wired.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

Hmm I think you are kinda confused. If the speakers are 4ohm then that is what they are.

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

hehe ha ha ho ho....

 

[Schweino 10+ year member]

Kappas up front are 2 ohm 100w rms, kappa perfects in the rear are 100w rms @ 4 ohm. My RF amp puts out either 50w x 4 @ 4 ohms or 100w x 4 @ 2 ohms. Will both sets see 100w rms?

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

No ur fronts will see 100 each but ur rears will only see 50 each. I assume your not bridging the channels? Well either way that amp is not stable at 2ohm bridged.

 

[tc300 10+ year member]

amps handle "ohms" speaker/subs handle "power/watts"

 

[Schweino 10+ year member]

Its a RF P400.4, its bridgeable, but Im a newb, hence why I paid 311 for someone to install this, but the rears only getting 50w rms makes me sad in pants //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[lilpride 10+ year member]

Yea unless you bridge the rears it will only be 4 ohms. Bridging them would be pointless though.

 

[sleazebagger 10+ year member]

Can a virgin handle a 10inch popcan schlong? Probably, but she'll never be the same

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

Its a RF P400.4, its bridgeable, but Im a newb, hence why I paid 311 for someone to install this, but the rears only getting 50w rms makes me sad in pants //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

LOL $311 just to install 1 amp... Yes u can bridge ur channels but that amp is not 2ohm stable when bridged.

 

[david in german 10+ year member]

Less power in the back is generally a good thing. More power in the front sets a better sound stage (sound appears to come from the front) and lower power to the rears give a bit of "rear fill".

 

[Schweino 10+ year member]

1 amp, custom fit the 6.5's in my mustang, and run new wires. But its cool to know if I want full power for the rear's Ill have to get another amp.

 

[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

Like david said the rears will have lil to no impact on the system. Alot of people don't even use rears. You will be fine with what u have. $311 is still $$$ for what u got done but u live u learn.