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Old 07-30-2002, 10:15 AM
MUYAMAN MUYAMAN is offline
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Are you sure you have that figure right? 3 ohm speakers? I've never heard of such a thing, I just know that you can wire speakers together in such a way as to actually get a total 3 ohm load.

First though, even though your amp could push that much power, you don't want to drive it at 1 ohm, even if it is stable at that resistance, which I would bet it isn't.

If you did drive it at 1 ohm, the amp would get so hot that I can't even begin to describe it.

Call the manufacturers of your speakers, and find out what their actual resistance is (I can almost guarantee its not 3 ohms) and then check to see if your amp is 2 ohm stable. Then wire your speakers in according to their resistances (if 4 ohms, which is more than likely) in parallel to deliver a 2 ohm load to the amp.

Where in maryland do you live, and how much experience do you have with speakers and amps?

Jordan
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