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A receiver is a device in car and home audio that contains a pre-amplifier, amplifier, (usually) a tuner, and (sometimes) equalisation settings.
A 2-ohm receiver is one that can comfortably supply power to a 2-ohm load (i.e. the speaker). A 2-ohm speaker is relatively non-resistant load, meaning that it will take a lot of CURRENT necessary to FLY through it to operate it satisfactorily.
If you tried to power a 2-ohm load with an 8-ohm receiver, for instance, the 8-ohm receiver would be pushing tons of current through the speaker, but the speaker would not physically be moving very much (perceived as low volume), because not enough work is being done in the voice coil. If you attempted to raise the volume up to listening level, you run the risk of overtaxing the power supply, and thus destroying it.
In your situation, however, only seldom are there speaker products rated lower than 2-ohms, so you probably shouldn't have to worry about that. I've seen large subwoofers rated at 1/2 ohm, or 1 ohm, but these are a speciality item, and you'd probably know if you had one.
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What will happen if you hook up a 2-Ohm Car Subwoofer to an 8-Ohm Home Receiver I have a Kicker Comp 12 2-Ohm Subwoofer so I was wondering if I could hook it up to my 8-Ohm Home Receiver HELP?
If your home receiver is not rated for a 2-ohm load (many can handle a 4-ohm, but not a 2-ohm), you will damage components inside the amplifier by over-current. Don't use car stereo components in home stereo equipment. It's like using a hockey helmet to ride a motorcycle.
What ohm speaker is best?
take a 2 ohm bridge into 1 ohm
How can three resistors of 2 ohm 3 ohm and 4 ohm be connected to give a total resistance of 4 ohm?
2 in series with 3&4 in parallel
Determine and draw the equivalent resistances when 1 ohm in parallel with 2 ohm?
The equivalent resistance of the parallel combination is 2/3 ohm.
What ohm should the speaker be if i want to achieve a 2 ohm load from 4 speakers?
Four 8 ohm speakers wired in parallel would give an effective 2 ohm load.
What is the different between 2 ohm and 4 ohm?
The difference between 2 ohms and 4 ohms is 2 ohms.
A 3 ohm 2 ohm and a 5 ohm resistor are in series What is the total resistance in ohms of the system?
10 Ohms.
1000watt rms 2 ohm 15inch subwoofer what would be the best wattage amplifier to pair with this and would it have to be 2 ohm aswell?
is it duel 2 ohm or duel 4 ohm or just a singel 2 ohm sub??? you can run anything from a 1 ohm amp to a 2 ohm amp just depending if you want to add another sub later if your wanting to add 1 later get 1 big enough to run 2 subs so you wount be wasting your money on sumthing you dont need say 5 months from now
Set up 2 4 ohm sub to 2 ohm?
If you are trying to pump a 2.4 ohm sub with a 2 ohm rated amplifier you should be fine. The rating on the amplifier is the least resistance it should have on its load. Anything less than 2 ohms would fry your amp.
Can you have a 2 ohm sub with a 4 ohm sub?
Yes, you can have a 2 ohm subwoofer and a 4 ohm subwoofer in the same system. However, it is important to match the impedance to avoid damaging your amplifier. You can wire them in series or parallel to achieve a compatible overall impedance for your amplifier.
How do you wire two 4 ohm speakers into 2 a two ohm load?
Parallel
2 ohm speaker dvc in series?
That would yeild a 4 ohm load
