??OHMS??

[Schecstar]

Can anyone explain to me what OHMS are(is)?

[Chase_The_Bass]

I'd tell ya to do a forum search...but I think it is still down. I cant explain very well, but im sure someone will come along.

[Metallkasten]

Ohms are a unit of electrical resistance.


If you're much into cars, think of it like back-pressure in an exhaust system.

The less resistence, the more freely electricity will be conducted.


Basically.

[morf]

What he said. Ohms is about impedance. For example, if you take two pairs of speakers which are the exact same model (hypothetically), except one pair is 4 ohms and the other is 8 ohms, the 4 ohms pair will need more watts to cover its whole frequency spectrum, whereas the 8 ohms pair will need less watts to be the same efficiency.

[RWP]

This should help.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/question501.htm

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Ohms FAQ