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August 12th, 2008, 11:37 PM	#1
Stewie88 Regular 03 GT Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Corpus Christi Posts: 113	how many ohms for mono amp alright i have no knowledge of car audio but i am ordering 2 10'' alpine type-r's. now here my question should i order the dual 2ohms or dual 4 ohms for my mono amp? O and i just bought a 4 channel alpine amp for new interior speakers, buy i have no idea of what speaker size or kind to get, if someone well tell me a good front and rear speaker set up comparable to the subs im ordering i well order them and trust your knowledge, btw i have a decent aftermarket head unit __________________ 2003 GT vert 5-speed K&N, PRO 5.0 shifter, shorty headers, o/r x-pipe, SLP IIs, 4.10s, 17x9 and 17x10.5 DD bullits, Nitto DRs

August 14th, 2008, 09:45 PM	#2
wraitherlx Enthusiast 99 Cobra Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 769	what is your mono amp stable at? now with the type R's with the 4 ohm you can wire them up in series and bring them up to 4 ohms or parallel to bring them down to 1 ohms, the 2 ohm you can wire them up in series to 2 ohms then if you wire them up in parallel they will drop down to .5 ohms. not alot of amps out there will handle .5 ohms and if you want one look into spending alot of money. you can find some good amps that will handle 1 ohm but they will still be a little pricey. it all depends on how much "thump" you are looking for and how much you are trying to spend. I know that type r's usually require about 500 watts contious RMS at either 4 ohms or 2. cant remember. I think that they are 500 at 4. http://mobile.jlaudio.com/pdfs/10W3v2_MAN.pdf if you scroll down on this you will see how you can wire them up depending on your amp.

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