Can i run this amp at 7ohms??

[johnnyblaz3 10+ year member]

Pioneer GM-D8500M 600W x 1 at 2 Ohms Mono Car Amplifier

this the one i got.. im hooking it up to a home threater tower ohm rated at 4~8ohms.. but on my ohm meter it reads out 7ohm

the amp i got only says i can run at 4ohm or 2 ohm... but not 8ohm... can i do 8-7ohm safely without damaging amp??

im hooking it up to this thing 2 Tower Speaker Theater Research Tr-2830 Stereo 10 - Buy 2 Tower Speaker Product on Alibaba.com

yeah pretty ghetto but i gotta work with what i got right now.... lol... it actualy sounds not bad, i have it hooked up right now but i wanna know if i can run it at 7ohm safely without damaging my amp..

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[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Won't hurt a thing, just won't put out any power at 7ohms...higher the ohm load = less power it puts out

 

[tommydh 10+ year member]

can they be rewired to a lower impedane? or pay 50 bucks for a Pioneer sub I have collecting dust its BNIB dual 2 ohm vc wire it at 4 ohms.

 

[johnnyblaz3 10+ year member]

yeah i only wired one tower up.. if i wire 2 towers in there i can get it to 4ohms i think.. 2 towers gona take up alotta room though so i dunno

 

[johnnyblaz3 10+ year member]

so i just measured the subwoofer size, its exactly 10 inchs wide, exactly.. i was thinking maybe i should just buy a dual 10" box and wire them up in there... does anyone know the exact width of a 10" subwoofer?