6x9 at 2 ohm
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: 6x9 at 2 ohm
Posted By: civiboy
Subject: 6x9 at 2 ohm
Date Posted: August 28, 2004 at 12:02 PM
I have 4 ohm 6x9 by pioneer would it damage them to run them at 2 ohm?
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: August 28, 2004 at 12:06 PM
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Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: August 28, 2004 at 1:16 PM
i'd be more concerned with damaging your amp or HU than the speaker.......
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Posted By: civiboy
Date Posted: August 28, 2004 at 4:24 PM
use a 2 channel amp that is 2 ohm stable on 4 6x9s each channel in parallel.
Posted By: astro88
Date Posted: August 28, 2004 at 4:57 PM
You'll be fine like that , i do it all the time, you wont hurt the speakers but the amp will warm up a little more
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: August 28, 2004 at 5:07 PM
The 6X9's are still 4 ohm, and always will be 4 ohm no matter how many speakers you hook together....thus the first response from DYohn. What you are doing is running the amp at 2 ohms. There is a noticeable difference in quality at that ohm load when you are running full range speakers, and it's not for the better. Another obstacle with this arrangement is your inability to attenuate the rear speakers...except by wiring 4ohm L-pads to them. But until you can upgrade to a 4 channel amp, it is do-able.
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Posted By: civiboy
Date Posted: August 29, 2004 at 1:30 AM
they are for my girls car so it doesn't have to be perfect, if you know what I mean.
Posted By: Vidgamer
Date Posted: August 29, 2004 at 8:18 PM
If it's "just" for bass, any quality loss is probably no big deal, and at 2 ohms, it should be louder than otherwise. If it's just for bass, if your amp has a low-pass filter, you might want to use it. Even full range, I'd try it and see! :-) From what I've heard in most people's stereos, it has to be pretty bad to be noticable. ;-)
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