Question about running amp at 4ohms

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

Hey, I was looking at my amp specs, and it says 2500 x 1 @ 1 ohm and 1700 x 1 @ 2 ohms. Does this mean my amp isn't stable at 4 ohms? Please help.

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[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

If its stable at one, it's stable at 4.

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

If it's stable at 4 its stable at 8

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

If its stable at 8, it's stable at 16

 

[DoesDad 10+ year member]

If it's stable at 16 it's stable at 32.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

 

[CAT MAN 5,000+ posts]

If it's stable at 16 it's stable at 32.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

and if its stable at 32 its stable at 64.

 

[DoesDad 10+ year member]

and if its stable at 32 its stable at 64.

Hmmm... Should I? Nah. I'll end it.

 

[CAT MAN 5,000+ posts]

Hmmm... Should I? Nah. I'll end it.

i used to get told all the time i would damage my amp running more than 8 ohm...... needless to say i ran for a month on 16 ohm. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[IonRL205 10+ year member]

I sure hope you're just trolling, cause you've been on this forum long enough to not ask such a stupid question.

 

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

Can I just get a straight answer on this please? I really need to know.

 

[IonRL205 10+ year member]

Can I just get a straight answer on this please? I really need to know.

It was answered in the 2nd post. If your amp is stable to 1 ohm, it is stable to any load higher than that, so yes it's stable at 4 ohms.

They probably didn't list it at 4 ohms because most people aren't going to buy a 2500w @ 1 ohm amp to run it at 4 ohms.

 

[DoesDad 10+ year member]

He's trolling! TIK knows this...

 

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

It was answered in the 2nd post. If your amp is stable to 1 ohm, it is stable to any load higher than that, so yes it's stable at 4 ohms.
They probably didn't list it at 4 ohms because most people aren't going to buy a 2500w @ 1 ohm amp to run it at 4 ohms.

Are you sure, I don't want to blow up my amp because I'm running at too high of an impedance! I'm just gonna sell my subs and get some that go down to 2 ohms (that's pretty low, LOL!)

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

Yupp, trolling