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Thread: 8 ohm front speakers |
    
New member Username: Balderdash1
Post Number: 2
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 03:14 pm: |
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Hi,
I'm opting to go with 8 ohm tweet/mids up front. How should I wire these to the amp to get the best performance?
Thanks,
Balderdash1 |
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Silver Member Username: Mattl
Bolingbrook,
Illinois
USA
Post Number: 372
Registered: Jun-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 06:59 am: |
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Note that you can wire these in parallel to get 4 ohms, but they'll always sound too bright because the tweeter will be drawing as much power as the mids.
-Matt |
Gold Member Username: Jonathan_f
GA
USA
Post Number: 1076
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 07:49 am: |
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Not if he's using a crossover. If the tweeters are on high pass and the mids are low pass, then the amp will see the load as one speaker, a final 8 ohm load. You'll need an amp that puts out twice as much as the required RMS for those speakers at 4 ohms (if your speakers are rated for 100W RMS, you'll need an amp that's 200W @ 4 ohm). |
Silver Member Username: Mattl
Bolingbrook,
Illinois
USA
Post Number: 376
Registered: Jun-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 04:17 pm: |
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Yeah, s'why I only said "parallel"... Those are really in-the-home components.
-Matt |
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