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Old 02-19-2004, 09:23 PM
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what's the deal with 8 ohm speakers. I have a set of high end mids/tweets I'm thinking of installing. Why are there no 8 ohm car amps? I don't see any problem using 4 ohm amps just wanted everyone's opinion.

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Old 02-19-2004, 10:51 PM
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I used 8 ohm Vifa's when I had my Soundstream Class A 6.0's. It was the most musical system I have ever had, and played pretty loud as well.
 
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Old 02-20-2004, 04:51 AM
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4 ohm is a bit of car audio tradition more than necessity... 'but it will be louder at 4 ohms'.
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All amps will play at 8 ohms, your output will be decreased, however your signal/noise ratio will be much more favourable.(i think thats how it goes)
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