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Huge101

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Posted: October 24, 2004 at 1:12 PM / IP Logged

I plan on purchasing some Infinity Kappa 693.5i for the rear and matching 52.5i Kappa's for the front doors. I was looking at a HiFonics ZX-4400 or a ZX-6400 to power these speakers. Which amp would compliment these speakers the best. I own a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am. I believe the speaker are 4 ohms so should i wire the amp to power these in 2 ohm mode or 4 ohm mode. I don't know a whole lot about how ohm's come into play when wiring an amp and choosing how to wire it.

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jeffchilcott

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Posted: October 24, 2004 at 1:26 PM / IP Logged

it is best to run your internal speaker at a 4 ohm load, when you drop impedance you add distortion, so if you run lower you might not get as clean sounding as you want

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Posted: October 24, 2004 at 1:46 PM / IP Logged

To obtain optimal performance from an amp, it is very important to apply a load in which it was designed for. The ratings that are advertised on an amp was measured in a lab environment with a chosen load. We all know in order for a manufacturer to sell their products, they state the best conditions. Ohm in this case is the load it applies to an amp. Hope this help

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