2 ohms 4 ohms 8 ohms! I've done as much as i can to learn about it but i've come up short. Please explain this in detail if you dont mind.

 

Are you sure you want to talk about "independence"? This refers to the state of being independent.

I'm no expert on this sort of thing, but I thought you should at least have the correct term so your question will be more accurate. I think you want to know about "impedence". This, for speakers and amps, is measured in ohms (or resistence).

This might help you far more than I can:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/question501.htm

 

Thank you very much. typo . I'm checking out the link now.

 

Here are some pics - may help understand speaker wiring (parallel, series, SVC, DVC).

 

Why do you need ohms and what do they actually do. I know there resistance but why would you want more on a sub. It seems like resistance would make it harder to move the sub.

 

You will want more resistance if your amp calls for it. Some amps are not stable at lower impediances, and require 4-ohms to operate. Also, the lower the ohm, the hotter the amp will get (as its working harder). Some people like to run their amps cool for efficiency reasons.

John