"Scott Gardner" wrote in message
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In the car stereo world, most aftermarket amps are 2-ohm stable into
stereo loads, even the inexpensive ones. This has been the case for
the last decade, at least. However, the standard for aftermarket car
stereo speakers is still four ohms. I'm talking about component sets
and coaxials, not subwoofers.

I would think that a speaker company could make a bundle offering a
line of 2-ohm component sets and coaxials. As a consumer with an
aftermarket amp, you could double your power by replacing your 4-ohm
speakers with 2-ohm speakers. Or, if you were building a system from
scratch, you could use a smaller amp to get the same power by going
with the lower-impedance speakers.

From an engineering standpoint, would 2-ohm speakers be any harder to
design or more expensive to build? Are there any other technical
drawbacks to designing a 2-ohm speaker?

Scott Gardner


4 ohms in parallel is 2 ohms, the more Loudspeakers in a Car equals more
street cred.