MattinMO
Senior VIP Member
I wanted to see what ole diamond audio was putting out these days since about 10+ years ago I used a lot of their stuff but knew they started making some junk but just wanted to see what was up and I see this weird red bolded disclaimer on every subwoofer they have listed on their products page.
SPECIAL NOTE: LIKE ALL DUAL VOICE COIL SUBWOOFERS A DUAL 2 OHM SUBWOOFER IS ACTUALLY A 1 OHM...OR 4 OHM SUBWOOFER -IT WILL NEVER BE JUST 2 OHMS!! AND A DUAL 4 OHM SUBWOOFER IS ACTUALLY A 2 OHM...OR 8 OHM SUBWOOFER -IT WILL NEVER BE JUST 4 OHMS!!BE CAREFUL WHEN DESIGNING YOUR AUDIO SYSTEM AND YOUR SELECTION OF AMPLIFIER/SUBWOOFER COMBINATION(S). LOWER IMPEDANCE IS NOT A GOOD THING. DAMPENING FACTOR OF THE AMPLIFIER SUFFERS (HOW IT CONTROLS THE SUBWOOFER) AND THE HEAT OF ANY AMPLIFIER DOUBLES WITH EVERY HALVING OF IMPEDANCE. NOT A GOOD THING!!! REMEMBER THAT HEAT IS YOUR ENEMY.
SPECIAL NOTE: LIKE ALL DUAL VOICE COIL SUBWOOFERS A DUAL 2 OHM SUBWOOFER IS ACTUALLY A 1 OHM...OR 4 OHM SUBWOOFER -IT WILL NEVER BE JUST 2 OHMS!! AND A DUAL 4 OHM SUBWOOFER IS ACTUALLY A 2 OHM...OR 8 OHM SUBWOOFER -IT WILL NEVER BE JUST 4 OHMS!!BE CAREFUL WHEN DESIGNING YOUR AUDIO SYSTEM AND YOUR SELECTION OF AMPLIFIER/SUBWOOFER COMBINATION(S). LOWER IMPEDANCE IS NOT A GOOD THING. DAMPENING FACTOR OF THE AMPLIFIER SUFFERS (HOW IT CONTROLS THE SUBWOOFER) AND THE HEAT OF ANY AMPLIFIER DOUBLES WITH EVERY HALVING OF IMPEDANCE. NOT A GOOD THING!!! REMEMBER THAT HEAT IS YOUR ENEMY.