I'll step in!
> The newer Alpine V-Power, and Sony headunits put out around
> 25W RMS
Anyone know if a CDA-9815 will tolerate a 2 ohms load? The HU is fan
cooled so I suppose the IC won't melt. Any idea of the 2 ohms power
output?
> which isnt bad if you have smaller-size speakers that wont take
> a lot of power.
This is not directly against you but I wonder why people always
recommand against using components on HU power. Because a speaker have
a 250 watts rating doesn't mean you absolutely have to feed it as much!
25 watts will play too! According to specs, component are no less
efficient than coax. So, what gives?
Just because one decide that 25 watts/channel is sufficient in his car
doesn't mean he have to suffer marginal coax to go along!
(End of rant!)
Cheers!

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MZ - 19 Mar 2004 01:57 GMT
> > The newer Alpine V-Power, and Sony headunits put out around
> > 25W RMS
>
> Anyone know if a CDA-9815 will tolerate a 2 ohms load? The HU is fan
> cooled so I suppose the IC won't melt. Any idea of the 2 ohms power
> output?
What two ohm speaker are you using?
> > which isnt bad if you have smaller-size speakers that wont take
> > a lot of power.
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> 25 watts will play too! According to specs, component are no less
> efficient than coax. So, what gives?
There usually is an efficiency difference, more often than not.
Eric Desrochers - 19 Mar 2004 06:22 GMT
> What two ohm speaker are you using?
Hello. I looked at the Image dynamics CXS54. They have a 2 ohms
version (CXS52) and I wondered if this could be an easy way to pulls out
a few more power from the HU amps.

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MZ - 19 Mar 2004 06:51 GMT
> > What two ohm speaker are you using?
>
> Hello. I looked at the Image dynamics CXS54. They have a 2 ohms
> version (CXS52) and I wondered if this could be an easy way to pulls out
> a few more power from the HU amps.
It'll be just barely noticeable. Whether or not it's worth the extra heat
on a notoriously hot deck is up to you.
Eric Desrochers - 19 Mar 2004 23:09 GMT
> > > What two ohm speaker are you using?
> >
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> It'll be just barely noticeable. Whether or not it's worth the extra heat
> on a notoriously hot deck is up to you.
Thanks for the recommandation.

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