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- From: walkerr@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Robert A Walker)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
- Subject: ohms and watts and such
- Date: 17 Nov 1992 03:06:24 GMT
- Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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- I have another stupid question, ahh but there are no stupid questions,
- just stupid answers. OK if i have an amp that puts out 60 watts a channel
- and i run one channel to a dual voice coil sub with 8 ohms resiatance per
- coil, and i run these in parelell. Is the total output 60 watts, oh yeah
- if the 60 watts is at 8 ohms. What does my total resistance become. I've
- noticed that onthe specs of some amps that they put out 100 watts at 8 ohms
- 200 at 4 400 at 2 and so on, do all amps follow this pattern? If my amp
- can handle only a four ohm load, how should i connect a dual voice coil
- sub with 8 ohms per coil? I presently have them in parellel and they
- sound good, putting the two coils on each channel in series would give 16
- ohms and would sound lousy, or at least quieter. Am I hopelessly lost or
- am i on the right track?
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