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<epiang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Pooh Bear wrote:
> > mrdarrett@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > I've always wanted some 10-inch (or 12-inch ;) speakers for my home
> > > stereo system.
> >
> > Why ?
>
> Oh, to hear the bass. There are a few tracks on my Keiko Matsui jazz
> CDs that have bass.
>
>
> > > My receiver is only about 100 watts or so, and I've got
> > > one 8-inch, and one 10-inch speaker.
> > >
> > > There's this deal over at Pep Boys - a pair of 10-inch *car* speakers
> > > for $40 ($50, with $10 rebate).
> > >
> > > I was about to buy them for my Onkyo home receiver, but a fellow
> > > shopper warned me that car speakers can't be interchanged with home
> > > audio. I thought he was BS-ing me, but then I thought I should check
> > > over here just to make sure.
> > >
> > > They're 4-ohm, 600W (peak?)
> >
> > Joke car audio rating.
>
> eh... so, if I really ran 600W through them, they'd melt the coils?
>
> > > speakers. Non-major-brand-name... thought
> > > I'd try them, and if they don't sound right, just return them.
> >
> > If you can.
>
> Good point... I'll double-check.
>
> > > So... can car audio speakers be interchanged with home audio speakers?
> > > Or is this a fire-hazard waiting to happen?
> >
> > Car speakers are designed to operate in a different environment and may
not
> > function optimally in a normal loudspeaker enclosure and also may be
more
> > robust. Other than that, there's no big difference.
> >
> > What youd need to watch is the impedance. Car speaker are normally 4
ohms to get
> > more watts from a limited voltage source. Hi-fi loudspeakers are
typically 8
> > ohms. Just be sure your receiver's happy with driving 4 ohms.
>
> How would I know if my receiver's happy with 4 ohms? Is lack of smoke
> a good indication? ;)
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?
Now try the other channel.
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