Thread: 2ohm or 4ohm sub???

it doesnt matter, less ohms, the louder/more wattage they are. all subs can be wired in different configurations from 8 ohm to 1/2 ohm. It really depends on the wattage/ohm rating of your amp.

Originally Posted by kirbycope

it doesnt matter, less ohms, the louder/more wattage they are. all subs can be wired in different configurations from 8 ohm to 1/2 ohm. It really depends on the wattage/ohm rating of your amp.

It depends on the amplifier powering the subs and the number of subs that you have. If you have a mono amp that is one ohm stable....your going to watn to take advantage of that fact and configure your subs so that you can wire them down to 1 ohm. 2 dual 4 ohm subs, for example, can be wired together down to 1 ohm, while one 2 ohm sub can be wired down to one ohm. You should basically pick out the subs you want and then get the amp to match.

NO

if your kenowwood has 900W rms and the same as another guy's on the forum, you can make it 4 ohms at 550W, which is find for the subs.

Here's the thing. The impedance (ohms) depends on what you plan to do. If you get a hgih powered sub and want to run multiple subs, you can do it wiht either 2 2Ohms subs in parrallel (4ohms total) or 2 4 ohm subs in series (2 ohms). That's where impedance matters. Your amp, however, can push more power with less impedance, so you can choose subs based on that.

***same thing 3on said, but i hope it makes it a bit clearer. If you wnat, make a list of subs you want and the amp you have and i'll mix and match***

damn it i reversed them! Thanks DavC. Do the OPPOSITE of what i said!