Speaker ohms

[Antdogbmx]

Going to replace the blown sub hopefully tomorrow. But do I have to go with a. 2 ohm like the factory or can I go with the 4 ohm not really an electronic type of guy

 

[iamdub]

You can always safely go higher with the impedance. But it will result in less output from the amp and, therefore, the sub. Power will be roughly half what it is now.


It's already a relatively small and low-output setup, so I'd strongly advise you get a sub as close to the original's specs as possible. You could get a dual 4-ohm sub and wire the voice coils in parallel (positive to positive, negative to negative) to end up with a 2 ohm load. But, most any aftermarket sub, especially a dual voice coil one, will have a much higher power handling than the OE one so it'll be underpowered by the factory amp and output will be less even with the proper impedance.

 

[Antdogbmx]

Thanks bro