whats better .5ohm or 2ohm?

[csu87 10+ year member]

which is better for your subs, amp and electrical setups? .5ohm or 2ohm. just curious as to what everyone thinks.

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[MyFartsStink 10+ year member]

umm I like 1 ohm

 

[csu87 10+ year member]

umm I like 1 ohm

yeah 1 ohm would be good, but if im asking about .5 or 2 then 1 would be impossible

 

[terra 5,000+ posts]

I like .125

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

Depends. Obviously if the amp isn't 0.5Ohm stable then 2Ohm would be better. Neither is better than the other, per say, one option just puts out more power than the other.

 

[csu87 10+ year member]

Depends. Obviously if the amp isn't 0.5Ohm stable then 2Ohm would be better. Neither is better than the other, per say, one option just puts out more power than the other.

ok. someone was telling me that running your subs at higher impedence shortens the life of them. is that true?

lets say the power output would be the same and the amp is .5 stable then what

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

Meh, on paper it makes sense. More resistance means more heat, and heat damages most things.

 

[MyFartsStink 10+ year member]

yeah 1 ohm would be good, but if im asking about .5 or 2 then 1 would be impossible

Why don't you do 1.5 ohms?

 

[MyFartsStink 10+ year member]

Meh, on paper it makes sense. More resistance means more heat, and heat damages most things.

wow you are smart

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

wow you are smart

I was answering his question. Go away.

 

[MyFartsStink 10+ year member]

There is no more heat created in the sub woofer by adding impedance. It just lowers how much power it gets. .5 will get louder but will have more distortion while 2 ohms is quieter but will sound cleaner.

 

[tsupra98 10+ year member]

2 for daily .5 for comps

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

There is no more heat created in the sub woofer by adding impedance. It just lowers how much power it gets. .5 will get louder but will have more distortion while 2 ohms is quieter but will sound cleaner.

Go run 1000W through a sub @ 1Ohm. Run it through again @ 4Ohm. Measure the temperatures.

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

ok. someone was telling me that running your subs at higher impedence shortens the life of them. is that true?

Definitely not true

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

2 for daily .5 for comps

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