ohm load Stupidity ........

How many people have heard someone say that each ohm load has it own "sound". Like they say, that a 2 ohm load has a sound "deeper" then a 4 ohm load. And a 1 ohm load has the "deepest" sound of all?

I hear this alot..... who else does?

thats the dumbest thing I have ever heard.

LOL THIS IS FUNNY... THEY ARE JUST SAYING WHEN HOOKED TO AN AMP MORE RESISTANCE AND LOWER YOU GO ON OHM LOAD YES IT HAS A DEEPER SOUND... MY QUESTION FOR THOSE PPL ARE HOW YOU HEAR SHITT WHEN ITS UNLOADED AND SITTIN ON A BENCH... WITH AN OHM METER? DOES IT BEEB DIFFERENT..LOL

BBBBBBEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPP is 2 ohm and bp in 4 ohm I'm sure there is a dumbass that believes this theory olawd you wana buy some 2 ohm subs lol

bassahaulic wrote:

How many people have heard someone say that each ohm load has it own "sound". Like they say, that a 2 ohm load has a sound "deeper" then a 4 ohm load. And a 1 ohm load has the "deepest" sound of all?

I hear this alot..... who else does?

Perhaps it is because its getting more power at each lower interval....has nothing to do with how diff ohms sound diff

But yes.....this is one of the dumbest things ive ever heard

Actually, its not a dumb question, believe it or not.

A person with a good ear can hear the difference from a particular amp when ran at different ohm loads.
Before ya call me a jack azz let me explain.

With particular amplifiers, if the ohm load is decreased the damping factor of the amp can decrease. The low end response you hear at the woofer is, and can sound less controlled when the damping factor is lowered.

zacdavis wrote:

Actually, its not a dumb question, believe it or not.

A person with a good ear can hear the difference from a particular amp when ran at different ohm loads.
Before ya call me a jack azz let me explain.

With particular amplifiers, if the ohm load is decreased the damping factor of the amp can decrease. The low end response you hear at the woofer is, and can sound less controlled when the damping factor is lowered.

The people whom I hear this from are the people who say CVR's aren't 1 ohm stable.........

And like Sony highs from walmart..

Zac that is true kinda how i said it.... Now you tell me how not on an amp sitting on a bench with a meter you can hear tha difference? And the original question states checking ohm load and hearing difference so yes your right but what if on the bench unloaded..????????? I wont call ya crazy cause i know what you mean on the other but on bench without amp ... It must be what kieth said .... 1ohm beeeeeeeeep 2ohm beeeeep 4ohm beep...... My meter must be broke fool.

I hear this from people who wire a amp at four ohm with 2 Sony 12"s, then wire it down to 1 and say it is the ohm load that makes it sound diff, not the fact the amp itself starts playing differently.....

JUST DIRECT THEM TO OHMS LAW AND THEY MIGHT UNDERSTAND BETTER... THOSE GUYS ARE HALF WRONG AND HALF RIGHT.

I have tried...... they say the ohm loads base how the woofer sound....


I managed to save 1 person at my school, lol

Got him from Sony...... To Audio Que amp and a L7..... Told him not but he did.

sounds like you been on caraudio forums lol or your friends have one lol some of the info on there is helpful but all of it is just an opinion lol

I agree with most of you guys, cause every time the ohms go up it splits power...right?

Doesn't necessarily "split" but reduces power output.

kicker3c10 wrote:

I agree with most of you guys, cause every time the ohms go up it splits power...right?

"Ohm" is another word for resistance.

Imagine your water faucet at home. As you open the valve more water flows out. The the further you open the valve, the more water there is. If it is open all the way there is no resistance and the water can flow without any restriction. Pretend that is .0 ohms because there is no resistance.
You could also imagine as you close the valve the "ohm" increases...so as the water stops flowing the the ohm is increasing.
The higher the number, the more resistance there is.

An amplifier's output doesn't work exactly like a faucet flowing water but its a good analogy when explaining "Ohms" to your friends.

I see ... the more resistance the amp carries the more stress gets put on the amp thus reducing power

i have personally heard the difference with my equipment . the higher dampening factor to me is defiantly audible mainly if your comparing the extreme like 1 ohm to 8 ohm loads on an amp . or if your comparing a lower grade amp to a great amp with a much higher dampening factor.

I don't think yall see what i'm talking about, I know that as ohm loads go up and down it effects the output of the amp.

But the kids tell me, it is the ohm load itself that changes the sound. Not the amps output changing.

zacdavis wrote:

"Ohm" is another word for resistance.

Imagine your water faucet at home. As you open the valve more water flows out. The the further you open the valve, the more water there is. If it is open all the way there is no resistance and the water can flow without any restriction. Pretend that is .0 ohms because there is no resistance.
You could also imagine as you close the valve the "ohm" increases...so as the water stops flowing the the ohm is increasing.
The higher the number, the more resistance there is.

An amplifier's output doesn't work exactly like a faucet flowing water but its a good analogy when explaining "Ohms" to your friends.

kicker3c10 wrote:

I see ... the more resistance the amp carries the more stress gets put on the amp thus reducing power

Actually, as the resistance is increased it does the opposite of "stress" on the amp.
However your right, it does reduce the amp's power output but, that makes for "less" stress on the amp, not more.
You've got it though, the lower the ohm load, the more power it releases.
When the ohm load get dangerously low, there isnt enough resistance at the amp's output section, and it will blow up, thats stress haha...
I suppose it's kind of like back pressure on a 2stroke engine. If you take the pipe off your dirt bike there won't be enough back pressure and it'll blow up.
Ok not the best analogy but whatever, you already know how ohm loads work anyhow.

Bassaholic,
You were asking if a person can hear the difference...As N-Stereo just mentioned first hand, "Heck yes ya can".

Damping factor and dynamic headroom both relate to sound quality, both can be compromised as an amplifier's ohm load is decreased.

I know you can hear the diff if you have a good ear, and know what to listen for.

But, your saying the kids with the 1000 watt sony amp, and 10" Memphis PR's can hear the diff?

bassahaulic wrote:

I know you can hear the diff if you have a good ear, and know what to listen for.

But, your saying the kids with the 1000 watt sony amp, and 10" Memphis PR's can hear the diff?

Absolutely!!!
An easy way to explain the sound is the bass becomes muddy, less tight, less controlled, especially on the lower notes.