Can I put a 4 ohm resistor in series on each 4 ohm speaker to make it an 8 ohm circuit?
Thanks
Aaron
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Aaron
I dont think that's a good idea. you basically cut the voltage in 1/2. means you cut your watts in 1/2.
Why dont you tell us what you need to accomplish and maybe we can help. :)
also..the speaker is 4 ohm impetance not resistance. so...by adding an 4 ohm resistance on will not make it 8 ohm impetance
What if the speakers were bridged so I could have more watts?
Thanks
Aaron
usually the amp can put out more watts if your impetance is low. are you trying to connect the speakers in series? so you can have 4ohm +4 ohm = 8ohm? I dont see what good that will do and the truth..i've never done that. I've connect speakers in parallel. which 1/4 + 1/4 = 1/x which = 2 ohm load which most amp that can handle 2 ohm load will put out more than 4 ohm.
Be more specific and detail of what you're doing. tell me about your amp. your speakers. etc
The amp is a mtx pro75x2 here are its specs
RMS Power measured at 12.5 Volts DC:
37.5 watts x 2 into a 4 ohm load with less than 0.05% THD+N
75 watts x 2 into a 2 ohm load with less than 0.1% THD+N
150 watts bridged into a 4 ohm load with less than 0.1% THD+N
Dynamic Power (IHF-202 standard) measured at 14.4 Volts DC:
90 watts x 2 into a 4 ohm load
165 watts x 2 into a 2 ohm load
325 watts bridged into a 4 ohm load
The speakers are a 12" kenwood
Impedance: 4 ohms, Power Handling: 700 Watts, and I think 175 watts rms
The head unit is a kenwood kdc-519
I'm new at this but, a buddy of mine made the suggestion since my speakers weren't 8 ohm. And see, the amp will put out 325 watts bridged into a 4 ohm load. So, if the speakers were connected in parallel and, in this particular case 1/8 +1/8=1/x where, x would equal the 4 ohm load which, my amp is designed for. Like i said, I am new at this and I don't know. It seems like it would work (in theory) if i could find a resistor to carry all the wattage but, any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Aaron
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Aaron
Your only impedance choices using those two subs together are 8 ohms or 2 ohms. I would say either run them at the 90w x 2 @ 4ohms or get a 2 ohm stable amp.