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Old May 11, 2017 | 07:22 PM
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The kappas and the jbl i speakers i put in said 2 ohm but you check the kappa at the speaker and the speaker shows 3 ohms between pos and neg. I set the gains at 16.1 for 2 ohm 130 watts. I heard the kappas were 2.7 thats kinda why i checked but since they said 2 ohm though I better be safe and not turn it up too much. My question is should I go back in and up the gains or will it hurt to leave them lower? At 3ohms it should be set at 19.75.
 
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The kappas and the jbl i speakers i put in said 2 ohm but you check the kappa at the speaker and the speaker shows 3 ohms between pos and neg. I set the gains at 16.1 for 2 ohm 130 watts. I heard the kappas were 2.7 thats kinda why i checked but since they said 2 ohm though I better be safe and not turn it up too much. My question is should I go back in and up the gains or will it hurt to leave them lower? At 3ohms it should be set at 19.75.
id give the kappas solid 20vac. they are tough and thats where they come alive
 
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