4ohm speaker on 8ohm amp

is it possible to use a car amplifier with 4ohm car sub andf connect it to a home theatre reciever? or is it possible to use a 4ohm speaker with an 8-16ohm amp?

 

i would not do it, cuz then you need an invertor from 12 volt to 120 volt...... fire hazzard btw

 

i would not recomend that

 

i would not recomend that

 

ok thanks so i guess i shouldnt use a car amp on my receiver. But what about a 4ohm woofer on an 8-16ohm amp?

 

not only will you lose sound quality, but you will over heat the amp and possibly fry it.

use what is rated... meaning, if the amp can sustain a 4, 6, or 8 ohm load, then use accordingly.

you would not want to burn down the house now would you ?

 

oh ok but i dont know how many OHMs this sub is cause it says on the back of the sub 8/2OHM?

 

now are we talking a home speaker (sub) or car audio sub...
the home sub should be 8 ohm

 

this is a 'SoundStream USA' 10" it was originally from a car.

 

i would not suggest using car audio for home audio, too much hassle and the ohm's aint set up for either or.... really

 

what does 8/2 OHM mean?

 

prolly that it is 8 ohm rated and can sustain 2 ohms... maybe because it has a DVC built it...

 

yeah it has a dual voice coil. I have been reding on the net and i found a few websites with diagrams tha show you how you can change the OHMs by the way you wire the two terminals together i have tried that and they work fine so does the amp.

 

series, parallel, bi-amping, bi-wiring.... its all good stuff, but i would still stay away from running car audio stuff with home theater stuff... its just not a good combo..

 

ok thanks for all ur help