Ohm load on Bryston 3b/ final load for two subs

[Dirtweed]

HI All, I have created a Franken stereo in my basement and I am using half car audio and half home audio. I am trying to figure out what ohm loads are stable on my Bryston 3b, it is an old one, built like a tank.

I was going to wire a couple of subs up 2 or 3 ohm, but i'm not sure if I should do that or not, I don't want to risk melting this thing down!

Anyone out there know? This Bryston is from the early 80's I would assume, the inputs are spread really far apart.

I will be running a ten inch Pioneer IMPP and a Hertz HX-300 wired together. The pioneer sub is 4 ohms, and the hertz is 2, so wired together I am assuming that is 3 or 6 ohms right?
also, the subs don't have the same power rating, is that going to be a problem?

ThanKs everyone!

 

[PENG]

HI All, I have created a Franken stereo in my basement and I am using half car audio and half home audio. I am trying to figure out what ohm loads are stable on my Bryston 3b, it is an old one, built like a tank.

I was going to wire a couple of subs up 2 or 3 ohm, but i'm not sure if I should do that or not, I don't want to risk melting this thing down!

Anyone out there know? This Bryston is from the early 80's I would assume, the inputs are spread really far apart.

I will be running a ten inch Pioneer IMPP and a Hertz HX-300 wired together. The pioneer sub is 4 ohms, and the hertz is 2, so wired together I am assuming that is 3 or 6 ohms right?
also, the subs don't have the same power rating, is that going to be a problem?

ThanKs everyone!

4 ohm wired in parallel with 2 ohm = 4*2/(4+2) = 1.333 ohm. If wired in series then you get 6 ohms. That's only for resistors. Loudspeaker loads are not resistors and it gets even more complicated when you wire two different speakers in parallel. What about crossovers, do they have build in crossovers?

 

[rojo]

HI All, I have created a Franken stereo in my basement and I am using half car audio and half home audio. I am trying to figure out what ohm loads are stable on my Bryston 3b, it is an old one, built like a tank.

I was going to wire a couple of subs up 2 or 3 ohm, but i'm not sure if I should do that or not, I don't want to risk melting this thing down!

Anyone out there know? This Bryston is from the early 80's I would assume, the inputs are spread really far apart.

I will be running a ten inch Pioneer IMPP and a Hertz HX-300 wired together. The pioneer sub is 4 ohms, and the hertz is 2, so wired together I am assuming that is 3 or 6 ohms right?
also, the subs don't have the same power rating, is that going to be a problem?

ThanKs everyone!

Amp load aside, car subs are generally tuned with a rolloff starting around 40Hz to take advantage of the cabin gain of the confined space of a car. Put them into even a small room in your home, and you'll find they struggle to fill the space. Car sub drivers that work well in a home theater or hifi system are rare, and usually require a larger box and different tuning.

This is going to be a boomy mess.

 

[PENG]

This is going to be a boomy mess.

I was going to say something like that too..