I have an old Dorado bass amp head with two speaker outputs. Both outputs are labeled on the head as being 4 ohms. The speaker boxes I am using state that they are 8 ohms. Am I destroying my speakers?
2007-02-05 15:01:46 · 3 answers · asked by Andrew B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Actually it's your amp that's being stressed. 8 ohm speakers are twice the electrical resistance as 4 ohm speakers. Your amp has to work harder to drive them. It could overheat.
2007-02-05 15:06:21 · answer #1 · answered by GoodGuy53 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually it will be better on the amp with the 8 ohm speakers than the 4 ohm. Dont know the voltage is on the speakers but the amperage would be half of the 4 ohm speakers dont know the reasons for changing sounds like a downgrade to me lol.
2007-02-06 10:35:13 · answer #2 · answered by Ernest B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No your speakers wil be fine since they are rated at a higher resistance than your amp output. The real danger would be if the ratings were reversed. Then you could easily blow out your speakers or burn up the finals in your amp.
2007-02-05 23:11:31 · answer #3 · answered by afreshpath_admin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋