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On 31 May 2006 00:46:07 -0700, epiang@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>Richard Henry wrote:
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>> > How would I know if my receiver's happy with 4 ohms? Is lack of smoke
>> > a good indication? ;)
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>> Take your 2 8-ohm speakers and connect them in parallel across one of the
>> outputs. Do you get good sound? Even when it's turned all the way up?
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>> Now try the other channel.
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>No can do... the receiver won't run *any* speakers unless *both* left
>and right speaker are connected. (I wonder why they designed the
>receiver that way...)
Does the receiver have connections for two sets of speakers? Is
there a speaker selector rotary dial on front (often ntegrated with a
power switch) or two pushbuttons that select speaker A or speaker B or
both? It's likely set on both, which likely put the speakers in
series, making two 8 ohm speakers into a 16 ohm load, vs. putting them
in parallel which would make a 4 ohm load.
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>But I'm sure I was missing the point of your reply. Are you saying the
>sound might sound funny at higher volumes when powering a 4-ohm
>speaker?
It might start sounding funny if the output transistors start
overheating.
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