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2 ohm vs. 4 ohm speakers

5.5K views 4 replies 4 participants last post by  JBuys  
#1 ·
I’m looking to replace the stock speakers, front and back, in my no frills XL. I have read that some people use 2 ohm speakers and others if used 4 ohm speakers. Is there a better choice? I do not plan on putting an amp in, or subwoofers. I just want a better, richer sound from the stock stereo. What speakers have others used? I am not replacing the tweets.
 
#2 ·
Here is a bunch of videos of speaker choices. As far as 2-ohm compared to 4-ohm. There aren't that many 2-ohm speakers out there for full range door replacement. Subs there are a ton. 2-ohm gets you more power from your amp than 4-ohm but the amp must able to play at that resistance. Not sure if the factory amp can handle a 2-ohm load but I'm sure there is info in those videos. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Replace+speaker+in+2022+Ford+Maverick
 
#3 ·
Don't run your 4 ohm amp with 2 ohm speakers - the amp will need more power to drive the speakers at higher volumes and yes you can fry the amp, it also won't sound as good as 4 ohms. Also you need to fool around with the wiring if you were going to keep the 4ohm tweeters and replacing the woofers with 2 ohm ones as you have a mismatch, whatever xover is involved by default has one ohm rating. There's really not much to be gained, if you want to upgrade the woofers then stick w/ 4 ohms.
 
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