Difference between 4 and 2 ohm

[SPL-Roberts 10+ year member]

What are the main differences between 4 and 2 ohm subs and with is better or does it matter

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[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

2 ohms

 

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The higher the ohms, the less power it will draw from your amp.

If your amp is 1 ohm stable and 1000 watts, the 4 ohm speaker will only run around 250 watts, 2 ohm sub will be around 500, 1 ohm will recieve the full 1000.

It is a lot more complex than this, but this is the general idea.

I'm tired of typing

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

and it depends what matches your amp the best...

 

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Think of ohms as the thickness of a hose.

A big number means a smaller hose.

A small hose will not let a lot of water (watts) through it.

A big hose will offer the least resistance to flow.

OHM = resistance

 

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actually, just google ohms, or, what is an ohm...

 

[SPL-Roberts 10+ year member]

cause i think both mine are 4 ohm and i got a 1000 zx running to each one turned all the way up and i feel i should b gettin more fom the amps

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

http://www.the12volt.com/ohm/basics.asp

read.....alot

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

You could be getting the same amount of power from them both being hooked up to the same amp, the second amp was wasted $$ //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[SPL-Roberts 10+ year member]

ya i thought it was thats y i am sellin them and i think i going to get the zx 2500

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

You could be getting the same amount of power from them both being hooked up to the same amp, the second amp was wasted $$ //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

unless they are dual 4 coils and he forgot to tell us that

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

ya i thought it was thats y i am sellin them and i think i going to get the zx 2500

what subs are they?

 

[SPL-Roberts 10+ year member]

kicker l7 15 dual voice coli

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

kicker l7 15 dual voice coli

i'm guessing dual 4 ohm?

and is the box sealed or ported

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

Hmm, if they are D4 subs that setup should slam pretty hard if you've got it wired up right, what kind of enclosure?