Subs question...

[mwatson69_2k]

I jsut have a quick question.....

What is better 2ohms or 4 ohms? I have always wondered that...

[sunXet_RELOADED]

2 ohms will give more power to the subs from the amp

[matts]

in all technicality it doesnt matter. but he's right, a 2 ohm sub will get more power from the amp.

[illsmokeyou]

the aforementioned IS true, however with a lowered impedance you will have MORE THD (noise) and higher thermal results from the amplifier

some things to remember, it all depends on your application

[mwatson69_2k]

ok well heres the application... I dont want alot of "hear me coming down the block" thing.... I just want a little more bass to get the lows.. so basically I am thinking about just buying (2) MTX thunder 4000 10's at 200 Watts a piece, nothing huge, and with a 250 Watt Sony Xplode amp so its pushing 125 to each sub... Thats all Im using it for... I dont want the huge pounding bass just a little more than my factory 6x9's with amp...

[tommymcc]

it depends on how it(or they) are wired, and what the amp is capable of doing

its the problem i'm having, the sub i want doesn't come in a dual 2 ohm version, and i don't wanna run the amp in 4 ohm mode cuz it won't put out much power and i don't wanna run it in 1 ohm cuz i don't wanna fry the amp

[mwatson69_2k]

K i got my situation set...

I ended up getting...

2 Mtx thunder 6000 10" 300 Watt RMS

in a Dual 10" enclosed box

with a Sony Xplode 300 Watt 2 channel amp..

Good enough for me...

[Lebult]

Originally posted by tommymcc
it depends on how it(or they) are wired, and what the amp is capable of doing

its the problem i'm having, the sub i want doesn't come in a dual 2 ohm version, and i don't wanna run the amp in 4 ohm mode cuz it won't put out much power and i don't wanna run it in 1 ohm cuz i don't wanna fry the amp

Yea, a lot of people have that problem when they get 4ohm DVC subs. I recommend them to get a 2 channel amp that handle 2 ohms bridged. If gives you more options.

[car audio dave]

if youre running a pair of subs then you have some things to look at.

1) its a sony amp, so dont run it under 4 ohms, therefore a pair of 2 ohm subs is optimal.

2) you dont need it loud, so you can eliminate the 4 ohm subs since youll yield 2 ohms (in parallel) versus the recommended 2 ohm subs which yeild 4 ohms (in series).

i hope thats what you ended up doing.

[mwatson69_2k]

well I didnt hook anything up yet so I will keep that in consideration... Thank you