Can Anyone Confirm 01' Mark Levinson OHM's

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I have an 01 LX with ML sound system. A few of my speakers are blown, along with the sub. I've read a couple threads, but can't really seem to find a true confirmation of the OHM rating on the factory system. What I've read is that the ML has a 2 OHM speaker system, but sub is 6.5 or 6.9? Can anyone confirm this?

Also, for those who have possibly replaced. What speakers have you used? I'm not looking for anything crazy. Just want clear sound.
 
Bump for some help? I've got my interior pulled apart and hoping to get this done soon
 
This thread suggests that nominal impedence for the LX factory system speakers is indeed 2 ohms.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/100-series-cruisers/372571-mark-levinson-speakers.html

But for practical purposes, it doesn't really matter. If you replace the crappy factory speakers with good quality aftermarket speakers, your system will sound better.

In theory, if you use speakers with nominal impedence ratings much lower than the factory speakers, and turn the volume up very loud, you could fry the amp. But in practice, it would be difficult to find aftermarket 6.5 " car speakers rated at << 2 ohms.

Any speakers with nominal impedence of ~2 to 4 ohms will work fine.

What I am saying is that it is not important to exactly match the impedence rating of the aftermarket speakers to that of the factory speakers.

If you were to replace only one of the factory speakers with aftermarket, then the aftermarket speaker might be louder or quieter relative to the factory speakers, due to differences in impedence, efficiency, frequency response, and other factors. This could adversely affect your ability to adjust the balance and fader. But if you replace all four of the factory door speakers at the same time, then go with whatever drivers will fit in the holes and are within your budget. Don't worry too much about matching the impedence characteristics of the factory system.

Measurements of speaker impedence taken with a multimeter from radioshack will not really give you any useful information because the impedence of the speaker depends on the frequency of the audio signal, impedence of the speaker wires, temperature, and other factors. The 'nominal impedence' ratings on car speakers can be useful when designing a complicated multi-driver system, but if you just want to replace your factory 6.5s with something better, don't get too hung up on the impedence rating.

Hope this helps.
 
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67FASTBACKFAN, I just installed Polk Audio DXi6500's to replace the front 6.5" woofers and tweeters. Fit was not an issue...I simply removed the speaker boxes, unscrewed the Levinson's and screwed in the Polk's.

Bolt circle on the Polk's was a little bit smaller than the Levinson's...maybe 1/4-inch or so. Centered the Polk's over the plastic boxes and drilled to fit. Used the short screws that came with the Polk's. Connected the original woofer cables to the Polk crossovers and then wired the woofers and tweeters to the crossover.

Sound improvement was great...realize the Polk's are not the nee-plus-ultras but price was right for an open-box deal at the local Best Buy.

The Polk's are nominal 4ohm impedance and worked out well.

hth

Steve
 
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