I'm replacing my Dynamic CTX 6.5 component speakers.

My question is.. I have a JX 360/2 channel amp and I'm looking to get 180 Watts out @ 2 Ohms.. Should I buy 4 ohms or 2 ohms component speakers? Also, if I buy 4 ohms can i wire them up with the crossover to get it down to 2 ohms?

 

If your amp is seeing 2ohms then it'll send max power. If it sees 4 ohms you won't get the maximum potential from the amp.

Not sure about using crossovers to change the resistance. I know if you wired to speakers in parallel you'd get half the resistance, but surely with a speaker and tweeter you want separate signals so it wouldn't be able to be wired in parallel.

 

thanks Brad.. So it's best to get 2 ohm speakers..

 

Yes, the 2 ohm speakers would sound best and work the most efficiently

 

only problem is: It's hard to find a 6.5 component set that is 2 ohms and a decent price.. Most of them are 4 ohms