2 Ohm and 4 Ohm on one 5ch amp

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Old 09-09-2007, 02:03 PM
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2 Ohm and 4 Ohm on one 5ch amp

Do I need to have the same Ohm rating on all channels of a 5 channel amp?
I would like to run a subwoofer at 2 Ohms and most speakers are 4 Ohms. Would this be a problem all on the same 5 channel amp?
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Youll be fine
Yep Even though the amp is 5 channel It's actually a 4 ch and a mono just all built into one. Most are class A/B on the 4 ch and class D on the mono.
 
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Old 09-11-2007, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by TRUEBLUE2004
Yep Even though the amp is 5 channel It's actually a 4 ch and a mono just all built into one. Most are class A/B on the 4 ch and class D on the mono.

What kind of 5 channel amp is it? I know I had a 5 channel class T alpine that wouldnt let you do that. I did it anyways and it clipped rather often and went into protection a few times.
 
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Old 09-12-2007, 12:17 AM
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What kind of 5 channel amp is it? I know I had a 5 channel class T alpine that wouldnt let you do that. I did it anyways and it clipped rather often and went into protection a few times.
I was told that the Memphis Belle is that way but after reading it on their website it says the belle "literally" combines the power of a d with the range of a class ab. So I don't know the "Literally" may have throw me off.
 
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The amp is a Blaupunkt GTA 5350. The specs in the manual give RMS power numbers for 4 Ohm and for 2 Ohm for all channels. That's why I wondered if you could take those specs for 4 channels on 4 Ohms and the 5th channel on 2 Ohms.
This site gives the numbers for 4 Ohms as I see it listed in my paper manual but doesn't list the 2 Ohm settings:
http://www.blaupunkt.com/au/7607792040_main.asp
 



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