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<blockquote data-quote="Prowler573" data-source="post: 1594556" data-attributes="member: 561023">That will be amplifier dependant. JL Audio&#039;s slash-series amps make the same output anywhere from 1.5 to 4 Ohms. Regardless of the resistance load presented to the amp within that range output is the same. I do not know about their E-series amps.The vast majority of amps will increase output at a lower resistance (again, assuming that the amp in question will remain stable at the lower impedence you want to drop on it)For example:My 4 channel amp is rated for 75 watts per channel at a 4 Ohm load. That rating increses to 150 watts per channel at a 2 Ohm load (is not stable lower than that)My monoblock is rated for 400 watts at a 4 Ohm load but increases to 600 watts at a 2 Ohm load.The percentage of wattage increase (if present at all) will depend on the architechture of the amp in question. Not all amps are created equal (as I am sure you&#039;ve realized by now!)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Prowler573, post: 1594556, member: 561023"] That will be amplifier dependant. JL Audio's slash-series amps make the same output anywhere from 1.5 to 4 Ohms. Regardless of the resistance load presented to the amp within that range output is the same. I do not know about their E-series amps. The vast majority of amps will increase output at a lower resistance (again, assuming that the amp in question will remain stable at the lower impedence you want to drop on it) For example: My 4 channel amp is rated for 75 watts per channel at a 4 Ohm load. That rating increses to 150 watts per channel at a 2 Ohm load (is not stable lower than that) My monoblock is rated for 400 watts at a 4 Ohm load but increases to 600 watts at a 2 Ohm load. The percentage of wattage increase (if present at all) will depend on the architechture of the amp in question. Not all amps are created equal (as I am sure you've realized by now!) [/QUOTE]

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