Can early 90s Earthquake PA-2300 Amp be run at 2ohm mono

[fat]

i have some ancient gear i just fished out of my old van.

4 12" Kicker Freeair 8ohm drivers and Earthquake PA-2300 are the items in question. im pretty sure the amp is the first year of that model.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JmcvH0zUmNA/maxresdefault.jpg

i had the 12s hooked up in series stereo. 2 per side. i dont have a vehicle to install right now but when i do i was wondering if i could run mono and 2ohm. i dont know why i bought 8ohm speakers way back when and guess they were in stereo cuz they sounded best that way. i remember wanting to try them in 2ohm but didnt. the paperwork only shows ratings for 4ohm mono and 2 and 4ohm stereo.

questions are:

would it be a bad idea to run 2ohm mono? i messaged Earthquake and no answer.

there is no way i know of to get four 8ohm speakers to be 4ohm on one channel. maybe there is a way?...

thanks all

fat

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[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

chances are its not a good idea. amps are dirt cheap now. try it if it fried get a budget class D amp..

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

2 x 300W @ 4 ohms

2 x 550W @ 2 ohms

1 x 1150W @ 4 ohms bridged

THD: 0.015%

S/N Ratio: 110dB

Built by Zed Audio

Your choices as they stand. I wouldn't even try...as that's a good amp.

Unlike todays some amps are capable of running 2 ohms and some other ohm load/stereo simultaneously.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/amplifier-classifieds/551273-old-school-earthquake-pa-2300-a-2.html

look at post #27

 

[fat]

ah man! ive been searching quite a bit for weeks and that one slipped by me. thanx. that dude tested this amp in his lab so i trust his word.

Edit: i looked up and saw that amp was a couple few years after mine. i did see this and thought maybe mine may be stable. sad earthquake wont just answer my email and say NO! heheh

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/amplifier-classifieds/551273-old-school-earthquake-pa-2300-a-2.html
look at post #27