Hell.... you confused me and I actually know what I am talking about1Originally posted by Frraksurred Think of it in terms of water pressure. If you have one spicket (your amp) and you hook up a regualer hose to it (spkr rated at the same ohm your amp is rated at, say 4 ohm) then you get normal water presure. If you hook several hoses up to it (several spkrs) then you have a lot less pressure becuz it's divided so much. The spicket has to work much harder to keep up. If you put a much smaller hose, like a straw from Mcdonalds, on it then you have much higher pressure (spkr w/ higher ohm rating, or wiring your spkrs in series).
Make any more sence or did I just confuse you more? LOL! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
is this only when u hook it up in parallel??Originally posted by Jmac Nominal resistance of a load is static (Impedance changes, I know, but for the sake of what 99.9999% of us use to set up our systems, it's nominal resistance.), meaning that it doesn't change. So if your subs are 4 ohm subs, it carries 4 ohms of resistance no matter what you do to it. Match that to an amplifier putting out 220x2 @ 4 ohms or 440 RMS @ 2 ohms
Total Resistance (Parallel) = (Resistance of load) divided by (Number of loads)
Total Resistance = (4 ohm subs) divided by (2 subs)
Total Resistance = 4/2
Total Resistance = 2 ohms
So get a monoblock amplifer (1-channel amplifier) that puts out 400-450 RMS and you should be good if you have two 4 ohm subs.
Please refer to your owners manual to discover the nominal resistance of your subs before you purchase an amplifier.
im w/ alaxan on this one....someone new to car audio is not going to know what the heck you are talking about when you say that......Originally posted by Jmac To hook subs up in parallel, you simply connect all the voice coils to one channel ...
I was not putting you down. I was simply stating what I saw here. You are better off not posting if you are going to do nothign more than over or underspeak and somehow you did both in this thread.Originally posted by Jmac If you're going to waste time by putting me down for no reason then why bother ?
Think in terms of a beginner?! Saying all the tech terms and leaving it at that is a bit overwhelming for many and it is easier to give a term and explain it a little more thoroughly in plain english. Try relating to the mind of a child. I am nto saying all newbies are children or young, but that Children look at things with new eyes and need explanation and detail so they can learn.Originally posted by Jmac How should I have said it ?
Not a problem at all. I suppose that is one reason I have an easier time getting thru to some people. I tend to follow the basic rule of KISS (Keep it simple stupid). No need to go off the deep end when they admit they are beginner to the area.Originally posted by Jmac Thanks for the advice. I usually assume that people will know what the hell I'm talking about, but that's not always the case ...