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<blockquote data-quote="Lspade" data-source="post: 1181231" data-attributes="member: 563708">FIRST QUESTION---What happens if I would run a 400Wrms sub with a 300Wrms amp?AndI DID NOT KNOW MY SUBS WERE 4ohms. I ran two 4ohm subs on an amp that was unable to handle a 2ohm load for about 5 minutes. All the sudden they just stopped and i was like WTF! I checked my fuses and found out i had blown one.SECOND QUESTION---Is it possible that i did any major harm to my amp or subs? Right now i am running just one of the subs and it works good.If you want to know how i could be so stupid and not know the resistance of my subs this is the story: There were some eclipse 300Wrms subs on sale at our local car audio dealer. My friend bought two and a few days later i went and bought one of WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE SAME SUBWOOFER. I noticed it was an 8ohm sub and i thought, cool i can buy another one and get a 4ohm load on my amp. During this period my friend bought some new subs and wanted to sell me his old eclipse subwoofers that i was gonna buy anyways. So I bought both of his (since they were more broken in than mine) and gave him mine and $70. I thought they were 8ohms since my sub was 8 ohms and got them all hooked up and it was sounden kinda wierd then all the suddon NO SOUND. Yah, that is the story.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lspade, post: 1181231, member: 563708"] FIRST QUESTION---What happens if I would run a 400Wrms sub with a 300Wrms amp? And I DID NOT KNOW MY SUBS WERE 4ohms. I ran two 4ohm subs on an amp that was unable to handle a 2ohm load for about 5 minutes. All the sudden they just stopped and i was like WTF! I checked my fuses and found out i had blown one. SECOND QUESTION---Is it possible that i did any major harm to my amp or subs? Right now i am running just one of the subs and it works good. If you want to know how i could be so stupid and not know the resistance of my subs this is the story: There were some eclipse 300Wrms subs on sale at our local car audio dealer. My friend bought two and a few days later i went and bought one of WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE SAME SUBWOOFER. I noticed it was an 8ohm sub and i thought, cool i can buy another one and get a 4ohm load on my amp. During this period my friend bought some new subs and wanted to sell me his old eclipse subwoofers that i was gonna buy anyways. So I bought both of his (since they were more broken in than mine) and gave him mine and $70. I thought they were 8ohms since my sub was 8 ohms and got them all hooked up and it was sounden kinda wierd then all the suddon NO SOUND. Yah, that is the story. [/QUOTE]

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