| olly-s |
Hi, i have just brought a amplifier thats rated at 4ohms, i was thinking of using a peerless xls10, which is rated at 8ohm, can i connect this as it is or shall i use a 4 ohm resistor in parrallel?
which method would be the best?
also will the resistor get very hot and possibly brake, causing damage the amp or sub?
thx Olly |
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| Cal Weldon |
| Connect it directly. What the amp rating tells you is the lowest recommended impedance for the amp. Do not use a 4 ohm resistor. That is a complete waste of power and will drop the impedance below 4 ohms. |
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| acid_k2 |
| note: your amp (on 8 ohm load) will produce probably about half the power, then the rated power on 4 ohm load. But it will run cooler (and longer...) |
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| Cal Weldon |
| ...and you'll be hard pressed to notice the difference, it's only 3 dB. :) |
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| olly-s |
| cool, thx guys for clearing that up. cant wait to get started :) |
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