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dual channel amp question?

i have a Volfenhag ZX-8400 and i have 2 12 inch p2 punches running off of it, one on each channel. I just got a 15 inch P2 punch (the punch subs are rockford fosgate). I was wondering if i could set up the amp so one channel has a 2 ohm resistance and the other has a 4 ohm? is this possible and ok with an amp? I know it supports 2 ohm in 2 channels, and minumum 4 ohm on a bridged connection. I just want to know really if both of the channels have to have the same resistance or can they have different resistances? are there any side-effects of this?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Don't hook them up so that you have one channel 2 Ohm and one channel 4 Ohm unless you like pyrotechnics in your ride. It will fry the amp. Either do 2 channels both at 2 Ohms or Bridged with 4 Ohms or keep the same setup that you have. Read the manual if you have it too that might answer any questions you have about your specific amp.

  • 4 years ago

    That amplifier isn't reliable under 4 ohms mono. So the backside reliable ohm load which you would be waiting to twine the subs to is 6. twine the coils in parallel, if truth be told imparting you with 3, 2 ohm woofers. Wiring the audio equipment jointly in sequence promises you a 6 ohm load. in case you have been to twine the coils in sequence and the subs in parallel, you may result with a 2.667 ohm load. yet, greater desirable than possibly, the amp might go directly to guard mode. Or, you may harm the amp. At 6 ohms you will finally end up with approximately 2/3 of the bridged RMS of the amp, cut up between the subs.

  • 1 decade ago

    each channel can see a different resistance so long as you don't overload each channel. You may find the channel with the lower resistance heats up quicker and more as you are pulling more current through it. good luck.

    Source(s): car radio technician.
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