Can the speakers on a MACH 460 be replaced with off-the-shelf ones or not?

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Can the speakers on a MACH 460 be replaced with off-the-shelf ones or not?

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Can the speakers on a MACH 460 be replaced with off-the... - 4/21/2004 2:56:06 PM

propellerhead

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Can I replace just the speakers of the MACH 460 system? I thought I read something somewhere that said the interface is non-standard. Has anyone replaced just the speakers with aftermarket ones?

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RE: Can the speakers on a MACH 460 be replaced with off... - 4/21/2004 3:55:41 PM

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yeah you can replace them, the ohm's are a little unusual, but you can swap em.

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RE: Can the speakers on a MACH 460 be replaced with off... - 4/21/2004 7:00:30 PM

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How different? What are the effects?

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RE: Can the speakers on a MACH 460 be replaced with off... - 4/22/2004 7:51:55 PM

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No, you cant. The resistance is different. You will overheat the amp and it will stop working.

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RE: Can the speakers on a MACH 460 be replaced with off... - 4/28/2004 12:30:39 PM

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What's the impedance on the factory speakers? Are aftermarket replacements available?

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RE: Can the speakers on a MACH 460 be replaced with off... - 4/28/2004 12:32:00 PM

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Ford really should have designed that thing better. Look at how many posts on here are about it

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RE: Can the speakers on a MACH 460 be replaced with off... - 4/28/2004 2:10:51 PM

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ok, the ohms or resistance is different but you can safely run aftermarket speakers. i want to say the factory setup is at a 6 ohm load, which means that standard 4 ohm speakers will bring the amp down and it will get hot. there are 8ohm speakers on the market that you can use, but inturn you will lose a little power. you can get around that using a combination of a mid and tweeter and running each side in a series with 4 ohm speakers which will bring you up to a 6ohm load and the amp will be fine. best bet is to lose the factory amp and speakers and go with a good 4 channel and set of components and two ways in back

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