Which is better 2 ohm or 4 ohm subs

[jackjordan86]

Im thinking about gettin a Kicker S12L5 and wanted to know which one is better the 2 ohm or the 4 ohm, or does it really matter. Im kinda new at all this stuff, and was just wonderin.

[Haibane]

there is no better, You just have to base it off the amp you are going to be using

[SickVette]

Jack...Haibane is correct. The reason the subs are available in different impedances is for different configurations. Lets say you have an amp that will do 1 ohm mono and you want to use 1 sub. Then a dual 2 ohm voice coil sub is what you want. If you want to use two subs then you will need 2 dual 4 ohm voice coil subs or 2 single 2 ohm voice coil subs. The impedance is so you can match your sub configuration with your amplifiers for the best possible results.

[jackjordan86]

Thanks a lot, I have an old piece of crap amp my dad had when he was my age, I dont really want to use it but I will if I have to. What are some good amps that yall would recomend for a kicker sub? Keep in mind Im on a VERY tight budget, lie $100-$150 max.

[str8Subbin]

i'll sell u my Kenwood amp for $90 i used it to power to 2 S12L5's u can bridge it at 4 ohms or have 2 channels at 2 ohms