Finding Speaker Resistance

The speaker is brand new.  I also tested my existing sub which is supposedly running at 1.9 ohms.  The ohmeter is brand new as well.  But both speakers were reading infinity.  Still cant figure out what i am doing wrong!

Okay, you said your meter has a needle.  It sounds like you're using an analog meter on the wrong scale, and the needle is pegged.  This can damage your meter.  If you touch the leads together does it read zero?  If your meter is new, look in the manual for any clues.

However, I still suggest picking up a digital multimeter.  If you're going to be testing any wires in a vehicle- analog meters are dangerous like test lights.

Ok, so maybe i was remembering wrong.  When I touch the leads the meter reads zero, just like when i test the subs.

so, clarification - the meter reads zero.  So how do i calibrate the meter?  is it the red dial?

Like I asked earlier,

when i touch the probes together it reads perfect zero. 

GB Instruments  GMT-12A (brand new)

that might be true.  it says 1k, but i swear in the instructions it talks about a switch that you can adjust to just measure ohms instead of 1k ohms.

But the only switch is the red dial used to zero out the ohmeter