I've gotten quite a kick outta some of these questions on the boards, learned from some and participated on a couple... but the thing that strikes me most funny is the usage of the word ohms and the lack of the word impedence. *Getting up on soapbox* Instead of saying what ohms is this sub, it should be impedence. If you go into a reputable shop and ask about the 'ohmage' of something they'll humor you there on the salesfloor but they'll laugh later in the back. It's cool to say 'I have a 4 ohm sub for sale' but you'll sound a lot smarter saying impedence (which is the technical term for resistance when dealing with audio equipment) when you're talking about wiring a few of them up and running series or parallel or so on... I know glasswolf will appreciate this thread and any other shopowner will think more highly of you if you sound like the smarter version of yourself.
Well thats great but the car audio shops and best buy/ circut city around my house in AZ probably wont laugh at you because they dont know what a ohm or independace is themselfs. All they know how to do it look smart and sell sh*t audiobahn to some newbiee. But i do agree with your statement!
Yeah. Impedance is used in car audio and is the proper word. I agree. To those that want to know, impedance is only referred to when it's AC, or in the case of audio, an AC signal. In a DC circuit, it's commonly referred to as resistance. When you're dealing with AC, resistance and inductance are what calculates impedance.