two channel amp overall resistance?

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Topic: two channel amp overall resistance?

Posted By: joepackersrock
Subject: two channel amp overall resistance?
Date Posted: May 16, 2010 at 9:59 PM

I have a 2-channel pioneer amp that produces 125watts x 2 channels at 4 ohms, my question is if I wire one 4 ohm woofer to each channel then would I end up putting an 8 ohm total load on the amp thus reducing the 250watt rms total output?

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Posted By: smgreen20
Date Posted: May 16, 2010 at 10:56 PM

No, it would be considered a 4 ohm stereo load. The only time it would matter, by how you're thinking, is if you bridged the amp. So you would be getting the stated 125 watts to each sub for a total of 250 watts. Make sure you send the amp a mono signal or you're going to have cancellation issues.

Posted By: joepackersrock
Date Posted: May 17, 2010 at 9:39 PM

thanks thats xactly what i needed to know

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