Making subwoofers work when they are the wrong impedance
 

I've got a set of 12"s hooked up to my home theatre amplifier... the problem is that whenever i turn it up too loud the amp shuts off.

It took me a while but i figured out that it's because the subs are 4 ohm impedance and the amp is 8 ohms.

is there any way i can wire in some resistors or something so the subs will work with this amp?

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nope you have to get new subs bud

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http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n...o/8ohmshit.jpg

got to wire them in series.

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If you have two 4 ohm subs you can wire them in series to give an 8 ohm net load.

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What he said!

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Yep. You'll lose the stereo capabilities of them, but who the ---- needs stereo subs?

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http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4...0099sk5.th.jpg

Got them all wired up and working.. was kinda a bitch but not too bad.

6 12's
budweiser sign
giant blow poster.

I love my living room

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If that doesn't say white trash I don't know what does...

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+1 :y

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.. it's a college apartment and we have a lot of parties...

no need to hate

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---- fire...... Yeeee haw, I like it...

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that'll work

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Who said I'm hatin? I have the same poster in my office 8)

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hehe good.. It's one of the coolest movies out right now.

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Get a credit card and buy a 60 inch widescreen tv...

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I'll probably pick up a big rear projection tv next year...

This tv was $20, all the speakers together were about $150, and my deck was $15. This is a pretty budget setup right now.

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Why the hell would you buy old ass technology like a 60" rear projection tv?

Get an LCD or plasma flat panel, they're cheap now and they keep getting cheaper.

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there's different levels of cheap. if I find a good deal on a flat screen I'll pick it up. No rush to get one, so I'm sure I'll find a good deal eventually

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37" LCDs go for $600 on a good day

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hmm.. didn't know that.

I guess one is closer in the future than I thought!

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only prob with plat panel is their size to price ratio...
a 52" LCD with a 1080p resolution will run about 4,300
while you can get a 50' sxrd 1080p rear lcd projection for less than 2g's