Why 2ohm instead of 4ohm?

[Depression 10+ year member]

Sorry. I know this has got to be a question that is all over this forum but I could not find any real answers.

What diffrence if any is a set of "components" that runs on a 2ohm load instead of 4ohm. Is the only diffrence that you can run a 2 ohm load from the amp. I would think everyone would buy 2 ohm speakers if this was the case? Any issues with 2 ohm Components..or benefits..They are usually priced identical to thier 4ohm counterparts?

On the surface it would seem a no brainer to get 2ohm speakers and run double the juice..or is it not that simple or as good?

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[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

isnt there more distortion ?

 

[Depression 10+ year member]

Exactly!!! I thought I heard somewhere that 2 ohm compoents are not really good in 2 ohm format for distortion reasons or Something like that

 

[`pr0digy 10+ year member]

AFAIK, ohm load doesn't effect distortion... I could be wrong though.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Being 2ohm won't have an effect on sound quality....unless they were trying to say that the amp's signal wouldn't be as clean @ 2ohm as it would be @ 4ohm.

 

[ANeonRider 10+ year member]

Being 2ohm won't have an effect on sound quality....unless they were trying to say that the amp's signal wouldn't be as clean @ 2ohm as it would be @ 4ohm.

Most amps do have worse THD when running at lower impedances, but are still unnoticeable to the human ear.

 

[Depression 10+ year member]

Good point JMAC....

But I still don't get why so few run 2ohm components if it's better?

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

most companies dont make them.

there was 1 ohm components back in the day, it was orion i think

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

What comps are available 2 ohm? Cause most of the one's I know of off hand are one's that people will prolly want to run off of a HU....

 

[Depression 10+ year member]

Yea..ORION has alot of that stuff below 4ohms..By the way..How exactly do you wire a 3 ohm speaker..Orion has a few of those in the $200 range..Whats the deal with those?

What inspired me to ask this Question was I really like those ID chameleons and they have a 2 ohm version??

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

thak that crap out of your sig UndercoverPunk

IIRC image dynamics makes 2 ohm comps

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

ok... I'll actually look at changing it...

ok I took your name out

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

thankee

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

IIRC idmax makes 2 ohm comps

You mean Image Dynamics? IDMax is a subwoofer //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

he he, i messed up and i knew that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/banghead.gif.8606515f668c74f6de0281deb475b6fd.gif