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skooter · 29th August 2008, 10:23 PM

Hooking up 6.5 mid and sep tweeter to the crossover network they are 4 ohm each. dose the amp see this as a 4 ohm load or a 8 ohm load.

Cal Weldon · 29th August 2008, 10:32 PM

If that are separated by the XO then the amp will still see 4 ohms. They're not really running in parallel in the sense they are each only covering their own part of the frequency spectrum. If they are not separated the amp will see a 2 ohm load if run in parallel. The only way to get 8 ohms is to run them in series which you simply wouldn't do.

29th August 2008, 10:23 PM	#1
skooter diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2007	polk componets. Hooking up 6.5 mid and sep tweeter to the crossover network they are 4 ohm each. dose the amp see this as a 4 ohm load or a 8 ohm load.

29th August 2008, 10:32 PM	#2
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	If that are separated by the XO then the amp will still see 4 ohms. They're not really running in parallel in the sense they are each only covering their own part of the frequency spectrum. If they are not separated the amp will see a 2 ohm load if run in parallel. The only way to get 8 ohms is to run them in series which you simply wouldn't do. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

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