Does the ohms make a difference?

[ProcalX 10+ year member]

Whats the difference between 1 through to 8 ohms in terms of speakers, quality, Decibel levels, distortion e.t.c?

I had someone tell me that most car speakers are 1 or 2ohms, but more is better?

They didnt say why.. was just wondering if they were wrong or right and if so please explain..

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[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

in simple terms ohms is pretty much resistance, and amps generally put out different watts at different ohms. basically ohms tell an amp what to run at. example. you have a dual 2 ohm sub. your amp does full power at 1 ohm. you want to wire the sub in parellel for a final 1 ohm load to get the most out of your amp. ohm's have nothing to do with sound alone, and quality of the speaker. generally most speakers, not subwoofers, are usually 4 ohms, or 8 ohms. a few are 2 ohms and almost none are 1 ohms.

 

[ProcalX 10+ year member]

thanks