What is better to hook a sub up with...a lower ohm or a higher ohm....also what does ohm mean...thanks for your help...i know a bit about car audio just haven't figured out what ohm means...

CL'S

 

electrical resistance is measured in ohms, the lower the ohms the less the resistance. Realy low resistance can fry many electronics.

 

CLUofI is exactly right. An ohm is the electrical resistance equal to that of a conductor in which current of one ampere is produced by a potencial of one volt across its terminals. Ohm doesn't stand for anything, it's names after George Ohms.

Check out the manufactor's specs on the sub-woofer. It should tell you exactly what you need. You can varry the from the required ohm slighly but you run the risk for frying your head unit. Some units come with a built-in a shut off for just just instances. Now my experience is with home electronics not car audio, so I would ask some at an install place or hopefully someone on the board has more experience than I do.

-Mike

 

Aight thanks for your help...

CL'S

 

To add on what was said above, there are many factors involved here. Most car audio subs come in either 4 ohm or 8 ohm resistance. Then there are single and dual voice coil subs. You should also learn about series and parallel wiring. Without this basic knowledge, you can do serious damage to your system and possibly your car.

 

It depends on the sub ability.. my subs run at 2 ohm with 1 ohm capabilities.... do research on YOUR product!

 

It really depends on the amp's ability actually. If you try to run a cheap amp at 1 ohm, you're in for a surprise. I've never heard of subs that have varying resistance. What kind of subs you got?