Infinity Kappas. 2 or 4ohms?

[Robert8252]

What I need help figuring out is. Are kappas 2 or 4 ohms. Infinity claims they are 2 ohm but put a "true 4 ohm load" when you add in resistance. How would I wire two sets of these up on 2 channels on a amp. Would series be a 4 ohm load or 6 ohm load? Would parallel be a 2 ohm load or a 1 ohm load?

Edited April 29, 2010 by Robert8252

[Alex K]

I'm running my kappa 6x9 and 5 1/4 at 2 ohms.

[Freshman6969]

there 2, i beleave all if not most infinitys are 2ohm

[cracker]

mine were 2ohm too. my guess is for efficiancy purposes but not sure. if the sets are all the same then you can wire them up to a 2 channel, if dif sizes etc not the best idea(i did it for a bit but the smaller cant take the power good)

[Nslugger44]

Ya that set is 2ohm. And its to get more power for those who just run off H/U or thats what i have been told.

[finkster]

Ya that set is 2ohm. And its to get more power for those who just run off H/U or thats what i have been told.

hmm never thought about that. But i do know that some head units are not 2 ohm stable. maybe thats why my buddy's stock mazda 3 radio kept blowing fuses lol.

[xterraboy03]

cant wait till i can afford em

[soundman72]

They are 2ohm because your factory wiring is (in theory) suppose to add 2ohms in addition; thus your amp "sees" close to a true 4ohm load, or lower. Thus, simple speaker swap= more power output/higher spl.

We all know wire adds resistance; maybe not much, but when you are trying to get the most from everything this little trick could prove great technology for car audio.

[tacomabanga1986]

lol, decks can run @2ohm stereo if need be

pioneer makes some decks with the rear channels to be able to be bridged @4ohm to a small sub

i ran my pioneer 4700 @2ohm stereo and it worked ok, i had coax's up front and in rear wit cheap tweets added to em cause how the factory mounted the speaker u couldn't hear the tweet so i had to add some somewere else

but in thery a fullrange mids n highs amp can be ran at a lower ohm than a sub amp due to 6&1/2's dont need much power to get em moveing and my buddy ran a 2ch @1ohm stereo that was 2ohm stable and had no problem wit it so i unno, u could try it

[bigredishott]

Ya that set is 2ohm. And its to get more power for those who just run off H/U or thats what i have been told.

x2 they are 2ohm, had me comfused too at first when I was buying replacement tweeters. (got a bad 1 in one of my sets broken wire or something and bought off ebay no warraty)