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Old Feb 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 Feb 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'.
Old Feb 20, 2004 | 04:58 AM
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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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