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Thread: Mixing ohms |
    
Hotdaysofsummer Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - 02:40 pm: |
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Can you mix ohms with no ill effects? My 2 rear speakers are 4 ohms 100w bookshelf speakers.
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New member Username: Maximillian
Auckland
New Zealand
Post Number: 1
Registered: Sep-05
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| Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2005 - 08:55 pm: |
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I have a Sony Home Theatre system with micro satellite speakers.
1. The sound quality is very 'tinny'from the front and center speakers. I suspect that I am getting mainly high range from them with plenty of low range from the sub but no mid range. So, I bought some further, larger, Sony speakers (complete set of 5.1), only to find they were 4 ohms rather than the 8-16 ohms of my amp. While they seem to work fine, what are the limitations and what should I be aware of?
2. The center speaker is still not producing a great sound. Should I be looking for a speaker with both tweters and mid range speakers.
Yes I know I should get rid of the amp and trade up, but that isn't going to happen any time soon. |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 4062
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Monday, September 26, 2005 - 06:49 am: |
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Yes they will seem to work fine for a while until you write back and ask why the protection light came on. Sony is not famous for handling 4 Ohm loads and as such your receiver will suffer a quiet death. Maybe not now but soon. And the "protect mode" really mean the receiver will not recover.
Get speakers other than what Sony has to offer. First we have to have budget! |
Gold Member Username: Paul_ohstbucks
Post Number: 2562
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 10:57 pm: |
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Hot,
Providing your receiver isnt a weak and underpowered receiver, there will be no ill effects. I, in fact, do exactly that. My front and center speakers are 4ohm, and the rest are 8 ohm in my 7.1 setup. I push my reveiver hard during movies, and it doesnt even get hot. |
Silver Member Username: John_s
Columbus,
Ohio
US
Post Number: 460
Registered: Feb-04
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| Posted on Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 08:49 am: |
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Personally, I like my ohms shaken, not stirred.
HEH |
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