hey, i am sorry if this has been asked, but i have searched,but to no avail.

i have 2 nine.2s set up right now, and one is running solely to my sub (IDQ10). my question is can i wire up a set of boston pro60s to the remaining amp? it says that they run at a max of 125 rms at 3 ohms. can this be done with this amp??? sorry if this is a dumb question, i know i will be flamed for it...

p.s. this is where i am thinking of buying it.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...ics+PRO60.html

 

Here is eD's website:

http://www.edesignaudio.com/

The specs for the amp should be there.

 

yeah, i kno that, i guess my question is regarding the 3 ohms. i see 2 and 4, and know that you can cut it in half by wiring it in series (or is it parallel, ha) but how can i get it to 3 ohms, or is it not necessary?

 

what are you running that you would end up with 3ohm final impedance?

b

 

Here are the specs for your amp:

Model : NINe.2
Number of Channels : 2
1 x 400 @ 4Ohm, 2 x 200 @ 2Ohm
2 x 100 @ 4Ohm
Length : 12 - Width : 9.85 - Height : 2.25


Here are the specs for the proposed speakers:

Speaker Size 6-1/2"
Design 2-way Component System
Sensitivity 90 dB
Frequency Response 50 - 22000 Hz
Peak Power Handling 250 watts
RMS Power Handling 125 watts
Impedance 3 ohms

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Just wire the speakers up as you would any normal component pair. They will present a 3 ohm load to your amplifier which, by it's rated specs, should deliver ~150 watts/channel to a 3 ohm load.

Pretty close to a perfect match. In other words, you don't have to do anything special. Wire them up, they should work fine.

Clark

 

Bing, for some reason those Boston components have a 3 ohm final load. "Regular" components, no hinky wiring, just an odd final load as a manufacturer's design spec. Who knew? lol

 

thanks so much, i was a bit confused, as i had never seen 3 ohm ratings from a set of components.

 

lol, this is news to me, but then again, i havent paid much attention to boston acoustics speakers lately as they are sorta far from my preferred listening taste

3ohm eh? i would like to see their impedance curve just to see what kind of effect this may have. since hte impedance of a speaker will vary as frequency changes, it wouldnt be good if the impedance goes even lower, say below 2ohms as the freq changes...that may acutally result in an amp not producing the cleanest possible signal

I have a feelin this is somehwat of a marketing trick, perhaps as a way to have the dealers sell more boston amps as well, along the lines of boston amps match up the best with the boston 3ohm speakers or something

but back on point, you are perfectly fine running the nine.2 at 3ohm stereo

b

 

I'm with ya on this one brother. Although, the "trick" I feel like they're probably attempting is this, picture if you will:

"Typical" mobile audio store's "sound board" with tons of speaker sets all mounted side by side.

Salesman clicks on "Set XYZ" with typical nominal impedance of 4 ohms with Example Aamp and Example Hheadunit. Customer listens.

....NOW....

Salesman clicks on Boston components with sneaky nominal impedance of 3 ohms with the same set of Example Aamp and Example Hheadunit. Customer listens.

Now, Salesman (pushing Bostons): See how much "louder and cleaner" those Boston components are with the SAME amp and headunit? You notice I didn't adjust the volume or touch a thing when I switched over to them?

...or some similar scenario. Not that, you know, I've thought about it or anything.

Just a thought anyway.
Clark