Will any damage occur to the stereo or the speakers with this setup.
2006-12-12 08:51:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
Definitely not. Basically speaking, the higher the Ohm
rating of a loudspeaker system, the less of a demand
there will be on the amplifier. The only thing really that
could happen when you go from a 4-Ohm loudspeaker
to an 8-Ohm speaker is that (given the same sensitivity
rating for both speakers) the loudness of this speaker
system may be less due to the fact that many amplifiers
are rated at a lower wattage into 8 Ohms as opposed to
4 Ohms (e.g. 100 wpc into 8 Ohms or 200 wpc into 4),
but usually the watts into 8 Ohms are cleaner.
Therefore, if you're concerned that the new 8-Ohm sys-
tem won't be loud enough, just compare the sensitivity
ratings of your current speakers and the speakers that
you're considering. If the 8-Ohm speakers do have the
same sensitivity rating or higher, you will be plenty fine.
Make sure your new speakers are in the recommended
power range for your amplifier to avoid any problems by
being under powered by the amp.
Feel free to e-mail me with both speaker models and I
would be glad to help you further.
H a p p y
L i s t e n i n g !
2006-12-12 14:06:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know enough about the dynamic of speakers to tell you the effect on the sound quality - but by increasing the ohms you are basically just decreasing the current flowing in the speaker wires, which in turn decreases the power. You're fine, to an extent, if you increase the ohm rating of the speakers - just be careful with DECREASING the ohms, that's bad.
2006-12-12 09:02:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be fine if the speakers recommended power amplification is supplied by your amp at 8 ohms. to check this look at the speakers specs. It should tell you haw much power it needs to operate. Then check the amp or receiver's pwer rating at 8 ohms. You can find this at the back of your amp/receiver manual under technical specifications. If the amp supplies enough power at 8 ohms you are fine. Good Luck.
2006-12-12 13:23:37 · answer #3 · answered by Theaterhelp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad idea. First - you need a 5.1 receiver to decode optical or coaxial-digital source for home theater. All DVD's and HD TV programming use 5.1 sound. Second - It wont work well to mix those L2's with different speakers. A cheap set of 5 speakers will actually do a better job than what you propose. As long as the speakers are all the same make/model, the sounds will remain uniform as they swirl from speaker to speaker. And you really need 3 front speakers as the dialog tends to come from the center speaker. Take your $280 and hit your local CraigsList for someone selling off his older but name - brand 5.1 receiver and speakers.
2016-05-23 15:40:44 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 ohm speakers are harder to drive than 8 ohms. 8 ohms is a standard load for a commercial revceiver. You need high current to drive a 4ohm load. You're probably safe.
2006-12-12 09:01:08 · answer #5 · answered by Child 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No damage. You can absolutely do this! Just don't go below the rated output impedance of the amplifier. Less than rated(say 4 ohms) and you'll overheat and burn out the output transistors! :-)=
2006-12-12 09:01:07 · answer #6 · answered by Jcontrols 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should be Ok with the switch usually going to a lower ohm load causes a problem
2006-12-12 08:59:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just be aware the output volume will be lower.
2006-12-12 09:26:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No problem.
2006-12-12 11:43:12 · answer #9 · answered by davj61 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.it will be fine.if its not u cannot sue
2006-12-12 09:02:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋