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<blockquote data-quote="jsloan10" data-source="post: 937563" data-attributes="member: 560397">I don&#039;t know the sceintific specifics but from from what I have read so far-The ohm load doesn&#039;t change because the LEDs don&#039;t draw AC current.An LED light runs on DC current, the AC current will take the &quot;path of least resistance&quot; and go through the voice coil, so they technically are not &quot;drinkin the subs juice&quot;.The amount of DC current is dependent on the volume you have the amp turned to, when playing at high volume the amplifier will put out small amounts of DC current, when driven into heavy clipping the amp will put out large amount of DC current, LEDs take very little current to light up so the small amount of DC is enough to make them glow, large amounts of DC current will make them shine brightly and constantly as your sub dies from abuse.At the shop I work at we have a set of PG&#039;s with the LED wired to the coils and they blink with the music no prob, the amps don&#039;t complain and the sound quality is identical to having them disconnected.Basically Ive done it , its been done and some manufactures do it(JVC strobo) with no problems. We also have customers doing it with no problems.EDIT- Many companys use LEDS to protect tweeters from DC current.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jsloan10, post: 937563, member: 560397"] I don't know the sceintific specifics but from from what I have read so far- The ohm load doesn't change because the LEDs don't draw AC current. An LED light runs on DC current, the AC current will take the "path of least resistance" and go through the voice coil, so they technically are not "drinkin the subs juice". The amount of DC current is dependent on the volume you have the amp turned to, when playing at high volume the amplifier will put out small amounts of DC current, when driven into heavy clipping the amp will put out large amount of DC current, LEDs take very little current to light up so the small amount of DC is enough to make them glow, large amounts of DC current will make them shine brightly and constantly as your sub dies from abuse. At the shop I work at we have a set of PG's with the LED wired to the coils and they blink with the music no prob, the amps don't complain and the sound quality is identical to having them disconnected. Basically Ive done it , its been done and some manufactures do it(JVC strobo) with no problems. We also have customers doing it with no problems. EDIT- Many companys use LEDS to protect tweeters from DC current. [/QUOTE]

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