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2ohm or 4ohm Tweeters? Does it matter?

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Old 01-18-2010 | 04:08 PM
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Default 2ohm or 4ohm Tweeters? Does it matter?

I want to buy seperate tweeters and install them flush mount in the fairing.

I cant find any 2ohm tweeters to use with my stock system?

I just saw a post from another guy who installed some Polk Audio 4ohm ones.

Can I use 4ohm Tweets with my 2ohm head unit?

I have the 2ohm J&M speakers now and Hate the look of the hog pod!
 
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Old 01-18-2010 | 04:49 PM
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Good question! I too am looking for this same answer, and will follow this thread closely. I installed the J&M 7.25's a few days ago and love them. I really just want to enhance the nice highs that the J&M's are throwing into my hand controls!
 
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Old 01-18-2010 | 04:57 PM
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4 ohm tweets will work just fine. Speakers are measured by impedence, similar to resistance but the measurement is done at a specific audio frequency whereby the 'impedence' is calculated from. All speakers will have different impedences otside of their test frequency. For example, most 8 ohm speakers are measured at 1 kHz (kiloHertz) but their usefull range might be from 100 Hertz to 12 kHz. Guaranteed that this speaker is NOT 8 ohms at at anything other than 1 khz.

Hope this helps.
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Old 01-18-2010 | 05:00 PM
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No difference at all...4ohm tweeters are fine.
 
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Old 01-18-2010 | 06:26 PM
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I run the Polk tweeters on my 2005 EGS. No problems.
 
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Old 01-18-2010 | 06:50 PM
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Thats what I needed to hear!....

I have spent weeks looking online for 2ohm tweeters.

Going to get some Polks..

Thanks
 
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