connecting vintage stereo components

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Hello all
Simply must know, will connecting warfdale linton 3 xp speakers marked 6ohm for 35 watt be a problem or overheat the yamaha ca 410 amplifier rated 8 ohm and I think 25 watts per channel. this set would be in a bedroom and I would not be present to monitor over heating and have no desire to burn the house down.
The set will be used with a direct drive turntable for music at lower volume mostly, perhaps a third of the 410 volume knob if I have any say in the matter. If this may cause over heating would a pair of advent/3 bookshelf speakers be more acceptable. either way they will likely be louder when I am not around with dirty clothes piled on top and would like to know it is somehow ok.
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I can't see that you would have a problem connecting either set of speakers, as the amp can handle 4 ohm loads. You should try both pair to see what sounds better to you. Let us know, and let's see pics
 
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The Advents are a two way speaker, 8ohm and previously connected to the yamaha ca410, more recently the set up has been unused.
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The wharfdales are a new bargin shop find along with a metal rack
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The speakers in question have a 6 ohm label on the front
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The yamaha is already in the stand waiting for a yes or no.
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Still have no idea and the desire evidently is for the three way.

as already posted there is only one way to find out, I will put the fire dept on speed dial.

enjoy the pics, if they post.
 
The pics do not appear to have posted and attempt to edit is considered spam so either they are latent, new members can not post pics or the post is considered spam...sorry no pics this time?
I clicked image and pasted a url..will see if there is a how to somewhere
tried adding a link but got same spam warning
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well I am weary of attempting to solve the photo issue and guess I am done here.

Thanks for the two posts,
the amp has one set of speaker terminals and I am not sure what parallel means..is that adding another speakers wires to a speaker that is connected to an amp..or is that putting two speakers into the same single connector on the amp..I see no reason to do either but curious.
if the amp can carry 4ohm loads then basically you can add any speakers to it and it should work fine. so no need for my concern.
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Nice amplifier.

Should work fine, I would think. Go easy on volume and/or source material. As long as it sounds OK, it should be OK -- if the amp seems unduly warm (hot) above the heat sinks, though, it might be unhappy. How much clearance does the amp have around it? It needs to be able to 'breathe'; it is cooled by convection, so space below and above it are important. The feet provide the latter; the former should be, probably, at least a couple of inches (50 mm). Check the manual for the CA-410 for Yamaha's recommendation.

If you use one pair of nominal 6 phm speakers, you should be fine. Resist the temptation to add a second pair as "B" speakers (if the amp supports two pairs of speakers?) and to run both pairs at once. Running either pair independently would be OK, though.
 
The reason I ask about the likelihood of over heating is that I am only aware of the potential for it, and have never actually experienced it. If the possibility exists I would rather find a suitable amplifier for the Wharfedales and have the little advents remain the speakers for the Yamaha as they paired reasonably well.I liked them because they were small

What were the Linton 3 xp designed to be compatible with? What amps would be better suited and eliminate any possibility of overheating. what should I look for? are there commonly found 6 ohm amps? perhaps a more powerful Yamaha in the same series?

any additional thoughts would be much appreciated

Thanks
 
Any amp that is designed for/reported to be good for a 4 ohm load is good for your Wharfies.
Your loudspeakers are moderately low in sensitivity (at least by my "standards" -- I am a fleapower amplification/high sensitivity loudspeaker kind of guy). Realistically, if you want 'realistic' reproduction of dynamic music (e.g., symphonic) in a moderate/large room, I would think 100 watts per channel (or more) is the place to be.

I am way out of my depth with such hardware -- maybe (???) a power amplifier from Parasound or Adcom would be a good, cost-effective option. Does that CA-410 have pre out/main in jacks on it? If so, ou could use it as a preamplifier.

All this being said, I wouldn't really expect you to have any trouble just using the CA-410 with the speakers unless you get careless or deliberately abusive. Not sure why you're so concerned about it; you could absolutely immolate the amplifier, and probably the speakers, if you put your mind to it... but why would you?
 
well, I would not, as I said in the first post I am not using the stereo, one of the boys will be and although I can tell him to turn it down, it will likely get cranked when I am not around (is that not normal) and may be a bad choice but what do I know. The stereo was my wifes and we still use my old crappy sta 2080 by realistic. I like it better,its 75 or 80 watt I think. It has a radio and looks cooler to me. cheap junk by many standards but that is not the issue. The boy bought some wharfedales for himself and wants the yamaha which was unused in the basement. I thought it was a bad idea to use them on the yamaha and suggested he use the advents that went with. I am not concerned about it getting busted I do not want a fire from over heating and perhaps it is not that likely but thought someone may understand. it appears that overheating is possible and more so with 6ohm so I have to make a choice.

I have decided I have trust and will suggest moderate volumes due to the potential for over heating which I already told him.But will admit I can not really explain why nor could audiokarma really and he should google it. there is already a fire extiguisher in the hall.

Thanks and good night.
 
This is not Star Wars, Star Trek or any number of inaccurate Sci-Fi/Horror films. When most electronic devices fail they do not start fires. They may release some "magic smoke" but that's usually about it.

PS: "Magic smoke" is the smell that's usually emitted when an electronic device self destructs.
 
Ya know that most of this stuff has protection of some sort. Usually if it gets too hot, it will shut down until it cools down enough and then it will start to operate normally again.

I remember back in high school we abused a Pioneer SX 1080 and the protection relay never clicked off but the heat sensors on the heat sinks kept kicking in and shutting down the audio several times as we would just keep it cranked well into clipping.

Telling your son to turn it down won't work. I was that same kid when my folks would yell at me to turn that thing down. :blah:

Maybe tell your son that if he won't listen, the amp will just shut itself off to prevent damage when over cranking it into over heating.
 
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