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Is it Possible

oilsmoke

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to have 4, 8 ohm speakers wired to 8 ohm? Like 2 sets of wires Parallel (4ohms) than wire those sets in series? 8 ohms would this work?
 
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Yes. You could also wire each pair in series for 16Ω then wire those pairs in parallel to each other for the same 8Ω result.
It works with squares: 3 sets of 3, 4 sets of 4, 5 sets of 5 etc. All bring you back to a net 8Ω load when using 8Ω drivers.
 
Some stage back line gear such as bass cabs are wired that way. But that’s stage gear. For hi-fi, parallel is the only way to go for both raw drivers and speakers in enclosures with crossovers.
 
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