New stereo question

lacro said:

Update:
Yesterday: I talked to Technical support at Crutchfield about the 2-Ohm/4-Ohm issue, and was advised not to use the Receiver with my factory speakers. He told me to call customer service, and see if they can suggest a Receiver that can handle 2 Ohm speakers.

Today: I called Crutchfield, and discussed my issue. I was assured that the Receiver I purchased would indeed work without issue with my factory Nissan 2 Ohm speakers even though there is an impedance mismatch????

Today: I called Pioneer Tech support and was advised to NOT use the Pioneer DEH-X6900BT Receiver with my factory 2 Ohm speakers. Also, if I do want to use the Receiver, I should replace all 2 Ohm speakers with 4 Ohm speakers.

Total confusion to say the least......

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- Pioneer will tell you "no" because they won't advise against what the manual says, for warranty and liability purposes.

- True, driving a 2-ohm speaker with a 4-ohm only amplifier may have effects down the line, but your head unit puts out a claimed 50wx4 (more like 14wx4 RMS from what I've read) and your OEM speakers are only rated at 3w. Your OEM speakers will blow before any damage happens to the head unit... the OEM speakers aren't not drawing a lot, and the receiver can push more than what the OEM speakers are rated at.

- I too ran my OEM rear speakers off my head unit (about 22wx4 RMS) for over a year and a half just fine.

- So yeah, like @mtyler11 said - just don't crank it, and upgrade the speakers when you can. You won't want to crank it up anyways because the new receiver at higher volumes will show your ears just how crappy the OEM speakers are. When you have the means to I'd recommend (at minimum) either:

A. upgrade to a decent set of 6.5 or 6.9" components up front, and disconnect the rears, or

B. A coaxial 6x9 up front and matching 6.5's in the rear if you want passengers to have some sound