After spending a considerable amount of time researching speakers and the Beats Encore “plug-n-play” amp, I’m back to the drawing board on my 1958. For those of you who have followed a few threads regarding this topic and the parallel wiring Toyota used on the 1958, you may have realized by now that we don’t have a 4 ohm system.
With the OEM 8 ohm dashboard speakers and 4 ohm front door speakers, the ohms are 2.67. If you already replaced the dashboard speakers with 4 ohm speakers, the ohms are 2.0. Read the email I received from Beats below.
“Thank you for providing the additional information and the attached picture for our review. We understand your concern about potential damage to the OEM radio and equalizer, and we appreciate you bringing this data to our attention.
As we've discussed, our ENA-2T3 amplifier is rated for 4-8 ohm impedance, and we haven't conducted specific testing with a 2-ohm load in your particular vehicle configuration and wiring in parallel. Therefore, we are unable to offer a definitive guarantee that the amplifier will not experience any issues or potentially affect other components in the long term when used with a 2-ohm load.
As mentioned in our previous correspondence, if you prioritize long-term reliability and want to ensure optimal performance without the risk of overloading the amplifier, especially if you anticipate further system upgrades or increased listening volumes, opting for an amplifier specifically designed to handle 2-ohm loads would be the safest approach.”
Based on the attached information, the Beats amp is clearly not an option. I’m not willing to take the risk of damaging the OEM head unit, equalizer or have the system shut down repeatedly do to overheating. I plan on putting this upgrade on hold until a few more options are available.
With the OEM 8 ohm dashboard speakers and 4 ohm front door speakers, the ohms are 2.67. If you already replaced the dashboard speakers with 4 ohm speakers, the ohms are 2.0. Read the email I received from Beats below.
“Thank you for providing the additional information and the attached picture for our review. We understand your concern about potential damage to the OEM radio and equalizer, and we appreciate you bringing this data to our attention.
As we've discussed, our ENA-2T3 amplifier is rated for 4-8 ohm impedance, and we haven't conducted specific testing with a 2-ohm load in your particular vehicle configuration and wiring in parallel. Therefore, we are unable to offer a definitive guarantee that the amplifier will not experience any issues or potentially affect other components in the long term when used with a 2-ohm load.
As mentioned in our previous correspondence, if you prioritize long-term reliability and want to ensure optimal performance without the risk of overloading the amplifier, especially if you anticipate further system upgrades or increased listening volumes, opting for an amplifier specifically designed to handle 2-ohm loads would be the safest approach.”
Based on the attached information, the Beats amp is clearly not an option. I’m not willing to take the risk of damaging the OEM head unit, equalizer or have the system shut down repeatedly do to overheating. I plan on putting this upgrade on hold until a few more options are available.
