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Originally Posted by Stumpy
not subs, just the lows on the side or my back seats (convertible). i unplugged the old speakers and plug the new ones in and they started cutting out. i was told it was the ohms not being the right level.
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This is true. Ford's amps are propretary in nature, and are not designed to be upgraded easily. I yhink the amps run like at 6 ohms. Most aftermarket speakers are 4 or 8 ohms. The amps also have built in crossovers designed to operate well with the factory paper coned speakers. Once you chage out the speakers, the amps crossovers are no longer effectively able to tailor the sound as they were designed, so the sound quality will be a little off. So back to ohms, basically the resistance that the amp "sees" has increased. The amps starts clipping (cutting out) to protect itself from damage and overheating. Sometimes this is called self protection mode.