Speaker impedance on 4 inch

[JJCastle]

I bought some kicker 4 inch speakers to replace my front and back. I just found some JBL (Stage3 427F) speakers on woot for half the price. I noticed that the kickers are 4ohm, while the JBLs are 3. Wondering if that means the JBLs will not work?

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[Karl_in_Chicago]

They'll work fine. It's not uncommon for spkr makers to put out 3 (or 3.5) Ohm units for use in 4 Ohm applications to make them appear louder/brighter. Consider that there aren't any mass marketed amp's (of which I'm aware) that are advertising their 3 Ohm capabilities - so that would mean JBL and others would be making speakers with no application.

 

[JJCastle]

Thanks! The last time I messed with a car stereo was in 35 years ago on a 70 Nova.

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