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4 ohm & 8 ohm

  1. Mahan Safaei

    Another Impedance Question: receivers with built-in speaker selector

    I have been trying to figure this out reading the different threads but haven't had much luck: I have an Onkyo TX-860 receiver which has a minimum 4 Ohm impedance. Now this amp allows for 2 sets of speakers to be connected to it and has a selector, Speakers A and Speakers B. The question is, if...
    • Mahan Safaei
    • Thread
    • 4 ohm & 8 ohm impedance onkyo tx-860 parallel series speaker selector
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Solid State
  2. MKF

    Question about amp & speaker ohms

    Hi all, Proud new owner of a very clean pair of KEF 104/2 speakers. Question for the tech experts....so these speakers are 4 ohm and I have two vintage 8 ohm amps/receivers. 1st is a Luxman R-1050 and the second is an Onkyo TX6500 mkii. The Onkyo is a beast and I love it, however, my heart is...
    • MKF
    • Thread
    • 4 ohm & 8 ohm kef 104.2 kef 104/2 luxman luxman r-1050 onkyo onkyo tx6500mark2 vintage
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: General Audio Discussion
  3. N

    Sonos Faber Lumina III 4ohm

    Good morning McIntosh forum, I am demoing the new Sonos Faber Lumina’s on my all McIntosh system, MC275 VI, C2300 pre, and MR88. I conducted a side by side comparison with the Heresy IV’s. While the Lumina’s sound great they don’t have the same presence as the heresy’s. Having said that, these...
    • Notnilc
    • Thread
    • 4 ohm 4 ohm & 8 ohm 8ohm mc275 iv sonos faber
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: McIntosh Audio
  4. Tom McGrane

    Marantz Model 8 amp and 4 Ohm Speakers

    I have a Marantz model 8 amp and Model 7 tube pre. I've been running 8 ohm speakers and want to finally upgrade. Many of the the speakers I'm looking at are 4 ohm. I remember my Grandfather using his 4 ohm AR3's back in the 60's and 70's with this very unit and it sounding glorious. Question...
  5. N

    8ohm speakers plugged into 4ohm terminals

    Hello all, I have a question about speaker impedance and the corresponding amplifier speaker terminals. I recently purchased a set of 8 ohm speakers to replace a set of 4 ohm speakers, and I neglected to swap the cables over to the 8 ohms speakers terminals. While I did notice a major difference...
    • Notnilc
    • Thread
    • 4 ohm & 8 ohm 8 ohm speakers impedance speaker terminals
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Speakers
  6. D

    Two HK Citation 12's into a Citation 11...seeking guidance

    Hello, I've been lurking for months but this is my first post. My apologies if it runs long but I'm hoping to provide all the necessary info that might be needed to help me. Quick background, I grew up in the 60's and 70's with an audiophile dad and some truly stunning stereo equipment. Once...
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