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Hardcore Rock Superstar 06-29-2003 06:05 PM

Kinda off topic, i know you're generally not supposed to mix brands or sizes unless ya really really know what youre doing and/or got some intense staging n what not going on.

But can you mix a 4ohm sub with an 8ohm sub?

PGaudio 06-29-2003 06:33 PM

ya you can mix the two. but the 4 ohm sub will get more power then the 8 ohm sub. in parallel the load will be 2.67ohms and in series 12ohms. so the 8ohm sub will get 1/3 the power and the 4ohm will get 2/3's.

abnormal72 06-29-2003 07:28 PM

In parallel the 4 ohm draws twice as much current then the 8 ohm. 4 ohm consumes twice the power of the 8 ohm

In series the 8ohm drops twice the amount of voltage than the 4 ohm. 8 ohm consumes twice the power of the 4ohm.

parallel connections deal with current draw, series deal with voltage drop.

Hardcore Rock Superstar 06-29-2003 09:32 PM

so generally the answer is no lol


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