Ohms affect sound? Yes or no?
#1
Ohms affect sound? Yes or no?
I don't know a whole lot on car audio so I was wondering if the ohms of the subwoofer affected the sound?
For example, I just bought one 10"W6 dual voice coil, and going to power it with a 500/1. The sub can be wired in series @ 8ohms or parallel @ 2ohms. Would wiring the sub one way vs the other have any affect on the sound?
For example, I just bought one 10"W6 dual voice coil, and going to power it with a 500/1. The sub can be wired in series @ 8ohms or parallel @ 2ohms. Would wiring the sub one way vs the other have any affect on the sound?
#2
This should be good....
Seriously though, some people swear up and down they can hear a difference, others will trot out double blind tests showing otherwise.
Certain members here (Sasha comes to mind) have very, very discerning ears, and almost abnormal hearing, so I would hesitate to say "NO". Just because i cant hear it, doesn't mean its not there.
John
Seriously though, some people swear up and down they can hear a difference, others will trot out double blind tests showing otherwise.
Certain members here (Sasha comes to mind) have very, very discerning ears, and almost abnormal hearing, so I would hesitate to say "NO". Just because i cant hear it, doesn't mean its not there.
John
#5
I don't know a whole lot on car audio so I was wondering if the ohms of the subwoofer affected the sound?
For example, I just bought one 10"W6 dual voice coil, and going to power it with a 500/1. The sub can be wired in series @ 8ohms or parallel @ 2ohms. Would wiring the sub one way vs the other have any affect on the sound?
For example, I just bought one 10"W6 dual voice coil, and going to power it with a 500/1. The sub can be wired in series @ 8ohms or parallel @ 2ohms. Would wiring the sub one way vs the other have any affect on the sound?
#6
It's all about the amp, some amp will have a higher THD at lower impedance, for mid/high under 0,1% is acceptable, for subs under 1% is fine also. Like John__Taylor said there's always some exception. Also, sound deadening will help tremendously improving the overall sound quality by eliminating rattle and resonance.
#7
You make an excellent point, and in fact that may have been his REAL question, re-reading it, he could mean sound quality or "sound" as in volume. I just ASSumed he meant SQL.
John