6 Ohm Speakers I noticed this amp is only rated for 8 Ohm speakers... However the ones I want are 6 Ohms. Is this going to be an issue?
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I went ahead and purchased Yamaha NS-SP1800BL 5.1-Channel Home Theater Speaker Package from Amazon, and they seem to be working fine with this unit.
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I too am thinking of getting a 6ohm speaker package with a receiver rated at 8ohm. Are your speakers still working fine with this receiver?
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Hello Popi, I am not sure I understand your question, but I will give you an overall way to work out your speaker needs. An amplifier is rated by its ability to put out a maximum number of watts into an 8 ohm speaker without distortion (typically 2% at most). An amp will drive a speaker at 4 or 16 ohms as well with varying power numbers and volume. It is important that the amp sees an impedance level of 4-16 ohms or it won't operate well (meaning efficiently and possible overheating or shutting down). It is better to have the amp power rating equal to or higher than the speaker rating. An amp overdriven can clip and suffer damage. If you respond with what your amplifier is, mono or stereo, and what it's exact power output rating is I can be more accurate. Are you planning to drive 4 speakers at 8 ohms each?
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There is no such thing as an X Ohm amp. Amplifiers provide a certain wattage based on the ohm load that is thrown at them by the speakers. As Kelly mentioned combining two 8 ohm speakers on one output channel of the amp will create a 4 ohm load. A good amp can handle that load. A cheapo amp tends to overheat and not put out the proper wattage. Since these speakers are really poor quality I assume you do not care how the music sounds. These speakers won't play loud. If you push them too hard they will blow the tweeters.
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Yes it will work fine. If anything going up in ohm ratings is easier and safer than going down. You are taking a 6 ohm rating and going up to 8 which uses less power to drive the speaker. If you were trying to go from 8 ohm rating on the receiver and drive a 4 ohm speaker I might say look out you could cause your amp to switch off from overheating or tripping a fuse. You will be fine and if anything you'll have a little bit more presence from your middle channel now and maybe adjust it down a tad in your setup if it's too much.
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Thank you for asking. The powered outputs on this are stable down to 4 ohms. As long as the impedance on your speakers is high enough the amp will be ok. If the speakers are rated to the right power they will be safe as well. Have a great day!
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With that speaker the amp has to be stable at 1 ohm I ended up changing the sub to the 4 ohm one because of the dual voice coil it has actual 2 ohm. The amp I bought was only stable at 2. Just depends on what you like truly.
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I am not familiar with these, but if they are 8 Ohm they will push this amp harder than 4 Ohm speakers. Still, should be fine. I am using it with some Martin Logan 10's and it is extraordinary
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This amp is rated at: �Power (each channel):8 OHM .............. 2 x 250 Watts4 OHM .............. 2 x 500 Watts1000 Watts Total Powerif you connect (2) 8 ohm speakers in parallel, each pair should give you:4 ohm @ 800 Watts per channel for a total of 1600 watts @ 4 ohmMax power for this AMP is 1000 Watts at 4 ohm The answer is YES, you can connect your 8 ohm speakers as long as all speakers are 8 ohm, so when you pair them together their combined impedance per channel will equal 4 ohm in Stereo mode ---- DO NOT CONNECT ALL 4 speakers in BRIDGE MODE ----- your new speaker system will be able to handle up to 1600 watts @ 4 ohm, You will be able to safely drive your 4 speakers with this amp but your MAX will be 1000 @ 4 ohm. This amp is rated at: �Power (each channel):8 OHM .............. 2 x 250 Watts4 OHM .............. 2 x 500 Watts1000 Watts Total Powerif you connect (2) 8 ohm speakers in parallel, each pair should give you:4 ohm @ 800 Watts per channel for a total of 1600 watts @ 4 ohmMax power for this AMP is 1000 Watts at 4 ohm The answer is YES, you can connect your 8 ohm speakers as long as all speakers are 8 ohm, so when you pair them together their combined impedance per channel will equal 4 ohm in Stereo mode ---- DO NOT CONNECT ALL 4 speakers in... » Read More This amp is rated at: �Power (each channel):8 OHM .............. 2 x 250 Watts4 OHM .............. 2 x 500 Watts1000 Watts Total Powerif you connect (2) 8 ohm speakers in parallel, each pair should give you:4 ohm @ 800 Watts per channel for a total of 1600 watts @ 4 ohmMax power for this AMP is 1000 Watts at 4 ohm The answer is YES, you can connect your 8 ohm speakers as long as all speakers are 8 ohm, so when you pair them together their combined impedance per channel will equal 4 ohm in Stereo mode ---- DO NOT CONNECT ALL 4 speakers in BRIDGE MODE ----- your new speaker system will be able to handle up to 1600 watts @ 4 ohm, You will be able to safely drive your 4 speakers with this amp but your MAX will be 1000 @ 4 ohm. « Show Less
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Hello. At 4 ohms that amp provide 525 watts. That is plenty so I would just use both channels of your amp, on for each speaker. You would not want to bridge your amp with these speakers as you would then be providing 1550 watts at 4 ohms and would almost definitely blow the speakers. Also if you bridged your amp you would only have one channel. So either you would need two amps, or you would try to daisy chain these speakers and I don't believe that amp will work at 2 ohms.
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I tried an old set of (I believe) 8 ohm speakers on the front right, left, and center channels and notice a marked improvement in sound quality. Do you have more information on this? Will the amp be damaged? Any idea where I can get better quality 3 ohm speakers?
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In my opinion that amp is not stable at that impedance. I have 3 of those amps in 1.33ohm config and 1.5 ohm config.I would either invest in a different amp or buy 2 one for each sub.
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These are listed as 6 ohm. That's a compromise between 4 and 8 ohms. These should be OK with either 4 or 8 as long as you aren't pumping maximum power thru them. Keep it under 100 watts and you probably won't notice any difference.
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You haven't provided all the necessary information to receive a worthy answer. We understand you want to power a pair of dual 15" speakers at 8 Ohms, but that's all we know. Complete your research by finding out the power handling ability and capacity of the speakers. Then, look again at the outputs that the amp is capable of. Your answer is then looking right back at you. I assure you this: Relying upon a bunch of people you do not know for answers to questions like this is going to come at a cost. You have no idea that they know anything about which they speak.
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Thang:Again thank you for your helpful response. I will now shop for a sub, and hopefully complete my system soon. It is a more difficult task than I first thought.I have the Bose single cube speakers that I plan to use, but I am unable to determine the ohm rating of these speakers. Can you assist me with this. I have been studying the 806 manual and the speaker ohm rating is one entry that needs to be input by me. Hopefully I will be able to get things up and running soon. Thanks.Charles
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The amp rating is 30 Watts into 8 ohms. But I would not push the amp to its max rating. All consumer (low price) amps distort badly at max rating. You may be able to get 8 clean watts out of it. With the speakers you have 8 watts will produce sound pressure of 94 db at 3 feet. At 10 feet listening distance the sound pressure is 83.5 dB. So don't expect disco level sound with your speakers and this amp. I use this amp to drive computer speakers, listening distance is less than 3 feet and speaker sensitivity is 85db and they sound great.
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Use 8 you'll be fine. If you use 6 or 4 you will potentially trip the excessive power limiter and the amp will shut down. If you limit the volume on 4 ohm, it will work. But, if you over drive a 4 or 6 ohm load, it will shut down and you'll have to shut off the amplifier and turn it back on.
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Either 6 or 8 ohms should not make a difference. Any home receiver will be compatible. These speakers are used as satellite speakers in my application since they do not produce a lot of bass.