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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 03:31 PM
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i have a 2 channel RF amp. it is 4 ohm stable bridged. i currently have a 4 ohm load from my 10" woofer. my brother just gave me a 12 RF sub in a box. both the 10 and the 12 are 4ohm single voice coil speakers. if i wired these to make an 8ohm load would it harm the amp if it were bridged? thank you.
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 04:32 PM
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read the specs on the amp manual. it will tell you safe specs for operation.

just a thought...
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Originally Posted by white ice
i have a 2 channel RF amp. it is 4 ohm stable bridged. i currently have a 4 ohm load from my 10" woofer. my brother just gave me a 12 RF sub in a box. both the 10 and the 12 are 4ohm single voice coil speakers. if i wired these to make an 8ohm load would it harm the amp if it were bridged? thank you.
If the amp is 4ohms stable, don't go below 4 ohms on your subwoofer setup or you might hurt your amplifier badly. Anything above 4 ohm is safe. The higher the resistance on the speakers, the less power they get => the quieter they will play.
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