Runing channels at different omhs.

[93dakota 10+ year member]

Ok so I have delt a good bit with mono block amps but not much with 4 channel amps so I dont want to F$%( any Thing up. I am Starting to plan my first wall build and I figure I will go all out and put some mids and highs in the wall as well. I was thinking of running 6 speakers in total. My question is, is it bad to wire two channels at 2 ohms and 2 channels at 2 ohms. I think it would be OK but just want to ask. The amp is a Hifonics Zeus Zxi 6410.

ZXI 6410

A/B Class

4 x 85 W @ 4 Ω

4 x 170 W @ 2 Ω

2 x 340 W @ 4 Ω

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[Stephen_c 10+ year member]

amp have 2 gain knobs? problem solved

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

they are separate channels

SEPARATE channels. Think about it. As long as the channel can take the impedence you are feeding it, it'll work fine.

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

amp have 2 gain knobs? problem solved

oo touche. My post is assuming two gain knobs //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[93dakota 10+ year member]

that is what i thought just wanted to make sure. Dont feel like fryin shit....Thx

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Shouldn't be an issue.

For a std 4 ch amp 2 ohms stereo (4 ohms bridged) is the minimum stable impedance, and the highest stress level for the amp, but a quality amp should run fine.

All ch at 4 ohms stereo would be the lightest load, and even cheap amps will run at that impedance at or near full volume without any issues.

one pair at 2 and one at 4 would be somewhere in between. If your amp is any good at all it should run w/o a problem.