do they have a set of components that are 1 ohm?

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

does anyone know if someone make a set of components that are 1 ohm? my 2 channel autotek amp is 200 watts rms at 1 ohm on each channel.

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[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

LOL don't think so.

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

i wasn't trying to be funny, just trying to get the power out of my amp. just curious,what if i get 2 sets that are 2 ohm and run them parallel? what kinds of components out there then are 2 ohm that are decent? i was thinking of 6.5 and tweet.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

No.

Closest is image dynamics with 2ohm.

Most components only need about 50-80w anyways

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

No.Closest is image dynamics with 2ohm.

Most components only need about 50-80w anyways

are they the only one's who make 2 ohm?

 

[btlking 10+ year member]

why dont you do your own get a good set of mid bass and a good set of tweets

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

You have to consider the efficiency as well as the impedance...going to 2 ohms doesn't do you any good if the speaker takes twice as much power to get as loud //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

You have to consider the efficiency as well as the impedance...going to 2 ohms doesn't do you any good if the speaker takes twice as much power to get as loud //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

your right,thanks:veryhapp: i think i will just get a good set of components

 

[2wheeler 10+ year member]

You have to consider the efficiency as well as the impedance...going to 2 ohms doesn't do you any good if the speaker takes twice as much power to get as loud //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Hope I don't sound ignorant here, but efficiency #s are all over the place. I've been looking at 2 ohm comps. Infinity KAPPAs are claiming 94-95db while IDs are only 91. I have a hard time with the idea that the KAPPAs are that much more efficient. What other spec is there that tells the rest of the story??

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

You have to watch whether the numbers are dB/W or dB/2.83V. Some companies like to use the latter...so they get inflated ratings by 3dB or so //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Gary S 10+ year member]

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimJ

You have to consider the efficiency as well as the impedance...going to 2 ohms doesn't do you any good if the speaker takes twice as much power to get as loud

- Very true. Plus, amplifier power is relatively cheap... look at the fuse rating per dollar of Hifonics and Crunch.

Hope I don't sound ignorant here, but efficiency #s are all over the place. I've been looking at 2 ohm comps. Infinity KAPPAs are claiming 94-95db while IDs are only 91. I have a hard time with the idea that the KAPPAs are that much more efficient. What other spec is there that tells the rest of the story??

- Could be true, but... possibly manufacturer's playing games with ratings... They used to have an unusually high rating for Infinity Perfect subs (96db?)... it was an in-car rating, not anechoic like most others.... so it was not a fair comparison.

 

[2wheeler 10+ year member]

You have to watch whether the numbers are dB/W or dB/2.83V. Some companies like to use the latter...so they get inflated ratings by 3dB or so //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

So would you guys say that Infinity is probably using the db/2.83v method while Image Dynamics is using the db/W? I've been lusting after a set of Chameleon 2 ohm comps..

Back on topic: I've never seen 1 ohm comps anywhere. Infinity, JBL and ID have 2 ohm sets and Boston has 3 ohm sets. I'm sure there are others I've missed.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Orion had a 1ohm mid i believe. But it wasnt part of a component set.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I'd buy speakers based on how they sounded far before I'd ever care what impedance they happened to be //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Not if they were 30ohms

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