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Thread: 4 Ohm, 6 Ohm, 8 Ohm?? |
    
John McA Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 01:56 pm: |
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This question began in the receiver thread on THX certification and was suggested to be its own thread. Is there any inherent engineering/sound quality benefit to designing a speaker with a given impedence?
I just bought an H/K receiver that suggests not to use speakers of more than 8 Ohms. Am I losing anything with respect to sound quality by following H/K's direction? |
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Gold Member Username: Paul_ohstbucks
Post Number: 1547
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 12:04 am: |
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If you connect 4ohm speakers, you might lose sound quality. If you're shopping for new speakers, I'd recommend taking heed to HKs advice, and stick with 8ohm. |
Gold Member Username: Edster922
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Post Number: 1151
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 12:46 am: |
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Generally the lower the impedance of the speakers, the higher current the receiver or amp must be able to put out in order to run those speakers---in other words the bigger and more expensive the receiver/amp required.
So unless you are willing to drop some major cash on a higher end receiver/amp (I'd start at $1000 and go up if working down to 4 ohms) then 8 ohms is the safest way to go. |
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