4ohm speakers off a 6ohm amp...
 

Hi Guys,

New to the forum and a little new to car audio as well...

I have a Grand Prix that I am switching out the factory stuff for aftermarket.

I've bought the deck and adapter kit, going with an Alpine IDA-X305 and I've replaced the front and rear speakers with 5 1/4" components from Energy and 6*9's also from Energy - I got a really good price :)

They are installed now and sounding good but they are running off a factory amp thats rated at 6ohms. Is this bad for the speakers? Am I reducing their lifespan/limiting their potential by doing this?

Cheers

Phil

Bad for the amp if anything as it's rated to deliver it's power into a higher resistance. with the lower impedance of the speakers, it can cause the amp to fail by allowing more current flow and ultimately more heat to be generated than it's designed to handle.

Ah thats not the end of the world then, crappy GM amplifier - as long as it doesnt burn the car down with it :)

Anyone got any good cheap 4 channel amps? :D

I have bought almost everything in the classified section on the forum here. Also have sold a whack of stuff on there as well.