More Bose!

[Ti Kan]

J123fs at aol.com writes:
> Yes, thank you for your generous correction...how stupid of me!
> Also, the ADS amps I will be using do not have provsions for anything other than a 4 ohm load,...
> actually, correction: one has adjustable gain...the other only takes a RCA input without the little screw adjusment for gain....oh, well
> Guess no one has actually measured the impedace of the output....oh well again.

I think you might be a little confused.

You cannot "measure" the output impedance of a solid state amplifier
(in the sense that you hook up a multimeter to do it).  That impedance
is only "present" when powered on and is going to be a small fraction
of an ohm.  The load impedance (which is the speaker) is something the
amplifier is designed and rated to drive, and is usually (and nominally)
4 ohms for car amplifiers.  This 4 ohm impedance is of the speaker, not
of the amplifier.

Hope that clears things up for you.

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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