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Thanks guys much appreciated and im running a dc audio level 4 18" with level 5 soft parts so im looking for an amp that could put around 1500 watts to the sub daily.

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its less distortion and higher efficiency at 4 ohms if im not mistaking

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Depends really on the application... 4ohms will be more efficient than 1ohm and thus sound better and have less energy given off as heat.

more resistance = more heat. 4ohm is more resistant than 1ohm.

False. At least for equal power.

However the same current through 4 ohms will be more heat than 1 ohm, but it will also be more power, so its not really the same comparison.

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The 4 ohm setup would be much more efficient. And possibly even let the subs handle more power. At 4 ohms an amp will Run at a higher output voltage and a lower amperage which in the end means less heat being generated and more of the power being used to move the speaker. It's the main reason pro audio drivers are almost never seen below 4 ohms.

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Depends really on the application... 4ohms will be more efficient than 1ohm and thus sound better and have less energy given off as heat.

more resistance = more heat. 4ohm is more resistant than 1ohm.

True, Got that one wrong once i thought more. I guess I was just thinking about how amps have gotten hotter on 1ohm vs 2 or 4ohms and I guess that's mostly to do with the amount of current it draws, if an amp was producing the same amount of power at 4ohms it would be significantly hotter than at 1ohm and draw a bunch more current.

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Depends really on the application... 4ohms will be more efficient than 1ohm and thus sound better and have less energy given off as heat.

more resistance = more heat. 4ohm is more resistant than 1ohm.

True, Got that one wrong once i thought more. I guess I was just thinking about how amps have gotten hotter on 1ohm vs 2 or 4ohms and I guess that's mostly to do with the amount of current it draws, if an amp was producing the same amount of power at 4ohms it would be significantly hotter than at 1ohm and draw a bunch more current.

False? It an amp could do the same power a 4 ohm it would b much more efficient.. And it would have LESS heat than one that did the same power at 1ohm..

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I'm tired of people thinking 1 ohm to 4 ohm means more heat. Efficiency and wave quality in this context doesn't mean much to me :shrugs:

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I'm tired of people thinking 1 ohm to 4 ohm means more heat. Efficiency and wave quality in this context doesn't mean much to me :shrugs:

The low ohm would have lower voltage, higher amperage right and equal it out right?

If you are comparing 2 totally different unspecified amps then there's no way anyone can answer this question.

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Depends really on the application... 4ohms will be more efficient than 1ohm and thus sound better and have less energy given off as heat.

more resistance = more heat. 4ohm is more resistant than 1ohm.

False. At least for equal power.

However the same current through 4 ohms will be more heat than 1 ohm, but it will also be more power, so its not really the same comparison.

did you just disagree with me then say the same thing i said? :ehh:

No, I disagreed with you then gave the only situation what you said would be true, which isn't this situation.

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Depends really on the application... 4ohms will be more efficient than 1ohm and thus sound better and have less energy given off as heat.

more resistance = more heat. 4ohm is more resistant than 1ohm.

True, Got that one wrong once i thought more. I guess I was just thinking about how amps have gotten hotter on 1ohm vs 2 or 4ohms and I guess that's mostly to do with the amount of current it draws, if an amp was producing the same amount of power at 4ohms it would be significantly hotter than at 1ohm and draw a bunch more current.

False? It an amp could do the same power a 4 ohm it would b much more efficient.. And it would have LESS heat than one that did the same power at 1ohm..

im actually talking about the speaker, not the amp.

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