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.5 ohm vs 1 ohm... pros cons?

11K views 83 replies 26 participants last post by  Rome9207  
Most people run their high end amps at .5 ohm. Some maybe at 1 ohm. The difference will also be if your amp will heat up quicker....too hot to touch. Surprised no one mentioned this.
 
thats only a problem for soundstream. no amps ive ever owned got hotter running .5 from 1 :runaround:
If I remember correctly, RF had this very same issue. People were complaining about the amps heating up so bad it would be hot to touch...but they would work fine.

Not sure if this problem was ever resolved....I think the older amps it was.
 
Weak electrical:dontknow:
Clipping:nod:

Who knows. No matter how good electrical is, a few members on here had this problem. But...the amp was capable of 1 ohm yet they're running it at .5 ohm. Go figure....