kicker tweeters

[Audio4ever 10+ year member]

in the ks13 manual page 5 why does it tell u to wire 2 of them to 8ohms instead of 2ohms???

http://www.kicker.com/sites/default/files/2008%20KS%20Tweeters%204in1%20a01.pdf

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[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

it explains why in the sentence that follows - improved SQ, lower THD, etc. i agree when powered by a head unit you would want to wire them in series. but with a quality amplifier rated for 2 ohms, parallel would be fine.

 

[Audio4ever 10+ year member]

i thought jus a hu only run @4 with no amp

 

[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

Anything above 200hz, I would be wiring to 8ohm if I still had plenty of power to back it up. SQ is going to be phonemenally different at 8ohm vs 2ohm.

 

[reallyxxxxloud 10+ year member]

I run all my system @ 8 ohms... Yes you definitely get an improvement but it helps to have big enough amps to give you the power at 8 ohm...

 

[Audio4ever 10+ year member]

i dont think my amp goes to 8

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

i thought jus a hu only run @4 with no amp

HU's can do 4 ohms and up. They just cant drop lower than 4 ohms.

If your amp is 4 ohm stable it can do 8 ohms as well. It will be about half the power its rated for at 4 ohms. It could be more or it could be less though.

 

[Audio4ever 10+ year member]

runnin @2 shouldnt hurt should it?

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

i dont think my amp goes to 8

All 4 ohm rated amplifiers can power 8 ohm loads. Power output at 8 ohms is about half the power output at 4 ohms. SQ is better at 8 ohms vs 4 ohms... In most cases, all else equal.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

I would wire the tweeters for 8 ohms. They'll sound better. Why the extra set? Where are they mounted?

 

[Audio4ever 10+ year member]

my amp is @4ohm-90x4 @2ohm-125x4 i wanted to wire them in parallel with my 4x6s @2ohms to get more power to them

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

i don't think 4x6's will handle that much more power... but you're welcome to it. it'll work wired in parallel. most tweeters are rated for around 25W RMS, they are efficient so they don't need a lot of power. you have to buy some expensive, beefy tweeters to even get near 100W RMS.