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Can you take a 5 channel amp and run the front channels at 4ohms and then run the sub channel at say 2?  I'm looking at a zx8000 or a jl 500/5.  I know it doesn't matter with the jl, but the hifionics it will.

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Posted: July 13, 2004 at 9:59 PM / IP Logged  
Yes you can, you can also do that with a four channel amp.  That is the normal way to do it with a 5 channel, actually, because the 5th channel is a separate mono amp, and most people run their subs at 2 ohms.  A four channel amp allows it, too, because each half is separate from the other.
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the only thing to keep in mind is that all five channels share a common power supply section in most amps...if you overload the sub channel you run the risk of overloading and /or blowing that one channel or worse the power supply which will of course kill all 5 channels.....although they certainly have a place, i usually dissuade people from buying a 5 channel amp for just this reason.... you lose one channel, you lose verything.....   i try to recommend a separate, dedicated sub amp
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