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Old May 13, 2004 | 02:53 PM
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Has anyone heard of a 2 ohm 5x7 (6x8) 2/3 way or component speakers?
 
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Old May 13, 2004 | 03:05 PM
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you could achieve 2 ohms load by hooking up two 4 ohm speakers in parallel. Probably sound better in 4 ohm though...
 
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Old May 13, 2004 | 03:19 PM
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Closest i've even heard of was some 3 Ohm comps but I'm not sure who made them or if they are even available to the general public. Good luck in your quest.
 
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Old May 13, 2004 | 08:09 PM
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Ive never seen any 2 ohm speakers either.

But like arrbilly said, hook two in parrellel for 2 ohms, but again like he said, it wont sound as good. Were you going to run them off a bridged amp?

More Ohms-better sound
Less Ohms-more power
 
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Old May 14, 2004 | 09:11 AM
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No, not bridging. I have an amp that will be 70watts x 4 at 2 ohms verses 35watts x 4 at 4 ohms. I have only seen 3 ohm comps by boston acoustics before
 
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Old May 14, 2004 | 10:59 AM
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Well depending largely on what your trying to accomplish that may or may not be a wise idea. The upside is that you will of course get more power. The downside is that you will also get more distortion. Depending on your listening habits and what you listen to this could mean a quick a painful death to your speakers and definitely would not help your ears any. My biggest point would be just to realize that there are limitations to your amps and speakers. Stay within those limits and you will have great sound and get a lifetime of enjoyment from them. Go beyond those limits or even push them to their limit regularly and disasterous results will follow.
 
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