hello everyone, i just purchased 4 pairs of rockford T1652-S component speakers for my boat. (4 ohm). i would like to run these at 2 ohms, but i am confused on how, if possible, to wire them properly. do i reduce the ohms upstream or downstream of the x overs? anyone have a wiring diagram? any accurate advice would be helpful in keeping my wife from killing me for not having this thing in the water yet. if this has been brought up in a previous post, i apologize.
They are 4-ohms. That's it. No changing. No adjusting. 4-ohms is what you've got. Run them at 4-ohms, which you are pretty much stuck with anyway, and be happy. The difference in output (on the very same amplifier) will be so much less than 3dB, you'll never, EVER hear the difference in any everyday listening situation.
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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
Are you running these speakers on an amp? Because its not safe to run 2ohm loads on just a head unit, they typically run hot and burn out the high output levels. Components are higher end equipment and need an amp to achieve their RMS level.
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Chadillac
thank you very much for the quick response. 4 ohms will do just fine for now. maybe just one more amp.........