what is really the difference between 1 and 2 ohms? can you really tell? i know at 1 ohm your making your amp work harder, but is 1 ohm really louder than 2 ohms?
if your amp is stable at 1 ohm, and you wire your subs to one ohm, you really will get alot more power to your subs at 1 ohm than at 2 ohms. the sound quality isnt really that much of a difference but generaly if your buying a permanent system, running it @ 1 ohm will get you the most power for your $
i know i said that 1 ohm would be better, but i think those amps are about the same price, and if you can get the same amount of output @ 2 ohms with viper, as you can with the orion, and for the same price ...id go with the 2 ohm viper
now that i think about it,i think the orion may be less of a strain on your electrical system because it only has one ohm of resistence to deal with. with the viper, you still have the same amount of watts but with more resistence, so it would seem that it would be pulling more from the electrical system....someone correct me if im wrong