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Old Sep 23, 2019 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Outkast6991
If you wire in parallel you end up giving the amp a 4ohm load which means the amp produces 500watts. Those 500 then get split between what is on that wire ( 2 8ohm speakers) giving each 250
...250 watts each.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2019 | 11:23 AM
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I had a similar question in a different thread. I created this diagram to verify if I was understanding the situation correctly. I was told by some of the almighty knowledgeable guys here, that this was correct.
 
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