using an 8 ohm speaker with a car radio

[jbclem]

I have a Radio Shack "Minimus-77" 8 ohm speaker/enclosure. I'd like to use
it with a car radio, but don't know how it will work compared to the usual 4
ohm car radio speaker. Would it have to be adapted to match the 4 ohms
requirement, will it work ok but with less volume? Does it depend on the
actual car radio model? Any ideas about this...

[gregz]

"jbclem" > wrote:
> I have a Radio Shack "Minimus-77" 8 ohm speaker/enclosure. I'd like to use
> it with a car radio, but don't know how it will work compared to the usual 4
> ohm car radio speaker. Would it have to be adapted to match the 4 ohms
> requirement, will it work ok but with less volume? Does it depend on the
> actual car radio model? Any ideas about this...

The efficiency of that speaker will overshadow ohms effect. It just will
not play loud in a car even if it's driven with a lot of watts and blow the
speaker. If your car is quiet, maybe. It would work better if it had a high
pass on it, with subwoofer.

Greg

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On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 8:18:19 PM UTC-6, jbclem wrote:
> I have a Radio Shack "Minimus-77" 8 ohm speaker/enclosure. I'd like to use
>
> it with a car radio, but don't know how it will work compared to the usual 4
>
> ohm car radio speaker. Would it have to be adapted to match the 4 ohms
>
> requirement, will it work ok but with less volume? Does it depend on the
>
> actual car radio model? Any ideas about this...

if you hook it up without an amp it will not do much. How big is the speaker? what kind of car u putting this in. in a trunk? When i was growing up my cousin took some old 15" sub and put a cheap amp on it and it hit ok. With no amp nothing much will happen.

[Terrybennett]

I have a Radio Shack "Minimus-77" 8 ohm speaker/enclosure. I'd like to use
it with a car radio, but don't know how it will work compared to the usual 4
ohm car radio speaker. Would it have to be adapted to match the 4 ohms
requirement, will it work ok but with less volume speakers (http://www.robustbuy.com/microphone-speakers-speakers-c-317_603_635.html)? Does it depend on the
actual car radio model? Any ideas about this...

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