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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thch" data-source="post: 3235766" data-attributes="member: 562032">in car audio, it makes sense to go low in the stock setting -- you've got 12V, and power increases as impedance drops, so lower = more power.  once you get into extrenal amplifiers though...in the end, it takes energy to move the cone from point A to point B, and power do do it quickly.  this is a mechanical law.  so whatever you have to do electrically, it will come down to power. 1kW moves 500g of cone the same if it comes from 1V*1000A (0.001ohm) or 1000V*1A (1000ohm).  it makes sense to find some transistors that give you something useful (power output at 1ohm or 4ohm, as you can find speakers that can be wired that way!)best to look at the wiring options, and choose an amplifier accodingly.</blockquote>

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