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Old 02-24-2005, 06:37 PM
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Well the less the ohms of the speakers, the less resistance to the circuit they pose. The lower the resistance, the more power the amplifier delivers. If you wire the speakers in parallel, they will pose a 1 ohm total resistance to the amplifier. If you wire the speakers in series, they will pose a 4 ohm total resistance to the amplifier. So set the speakers on 2 ohms and wire them in parallel and you will get the most power out of your system. Also, amplifiers are usually rated by their maximum total output. Seeing that 1600W is fairly powerful, it probably means that it puts out that amount, or around that amount, at a 1 ohm resistance, so I am assuming that with the setup I suggested you will get the full 1600 ohms (which will be split between the 2 speakers, putting 800 to each, so it will hopefully not blow them)
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