Speaker Impedance (Ohms) and How to Match Amps w/ Speakers

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Speaker Impedance is something you want to pay close attention to when matching speakers and amplifiers, especially in car audio but home theater as well. By the end of this video you'll know how to make the correct decision in safely pairing any speaker with any amplifier.
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@jwd0808 Год назад

The general advice would be that it’s fine to connect speakers with a higher impedance to an amplifier capable of operating with a lower impedance, but what you shouldn’t do is connect speakers with a lower impedance (say, 4 ohms) to an amplifier with a higher minimum impendence (10 ohms, for example). Today many amplifiers can handle a range of ohm ratings usually between 6 to 16 ohms.

@jspears00 5 месяцев назад

@hidewong 3 месяца назад

Hi there , thx to ur great sharing on this topic. I would like to ask a question about . If I hv loudspeaker which is 2400w in 6 ohm. Can we connect this 6 ohms speaker to the power amp which rated as 4 ohms@2300 w per channel ? Will it blow up the power amp ? Or power amp will only delivery certain % of power to drive this 6 ohms speaker only ? Kindly advice . Appreciated to ur kind help n assistant . Wish U hv a great day ahead

@elijahsmith9569 3 месяца назад

Correct

@elijahsmith9569 3 месяца назад

@@hidewonghey this is just based on my knowledge and experience if you go higher than the recommended ohm rating it will work however you will lose some power and in the long run will affect the equipment.

@Kpaceguy 3 месяца назад

@elijahsmith9569 that is correct

@prism8289 6 месяцев назад

Thanks, I’ve spent way too much time listening to videos that never answer the question what works and what doesn’t. Finally.

@jaimer1864 Год назад

This video was incredibly helpful! Many thanks from someone brand new to the world of audio!

@Kpaceguy Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@jaimer1864 Год назад

@@Kpaceguy SO I think I have grasped this concept, but not sure... my speakers are imp = 7ohms +/-3ohms, and the manual states receiver should = 40-160watts. My receiver says Front A and B : 8ohms minimum @ 95watts x 7 into 8ohms. So if I have 7 channels, I will get 8ohms and 95 watts per channel? I think its an okay match b/c the receiver with 7 channels is 95 watts, which is between speakers' 40-160 watts, receiver is 8ohms which is more ohms (not as powerful) but still close to the base of the receiver at 7ohms +/-3. Thoughts?

@Kpaceguy Год назад

@@jaimer1864 it'll work just fine

@jaimer1864 Год назад

@@Kpaceguy yes! Thanks so much!

@samidebs3559 2 года назад

That’s why I purchased the Parasound A23+ two channels music can drive 8,4 and 2 ohms.

@KNelchy Год назад

This video is the first I’ve seen that made me understand this topic! So if I’ve got a 3 way active setup with speakers rated for 8 ohms being powered by a 6 channel amp rated for 4 ohms, the speakers won’t be getting the full power from the amp?

@Kpaceguy Год назад

Correct. Which may be fine as long as it's 8 ohm rating matches your 8 ohm speakers. Say your 8 ohm speaker is rated at 150 Watts and the amp does 150 Watts at 8 ohms and 300 Watts at 4 ohms, it's still giving the correct power to your speakers

@garyburgher6349 10 месяцев назад

Wow great information. I am a lover of good sounds when it comes to my movie

@lsohweldfab6575 Год назад

The amplifiers in the world today are fairly wonderful beast and players of such beasts in many levels. An amplifier is just what it is. It's amplifiers something in this case it is an electrical current that is transferred into sound. Amplifiers out there these days are magnificent to the point that they are rated down to so if an amplifier says it's 1 ohm rating is that's what it is you can put a 4-ohm speaker on a 1 ohm speaker amplifier, you can put a multiplicity of 4 ohm speakers onto a 1 ohm amplifier and in fact wire them correctly to get 1 ohm. The sky's the limit. The Ohms on the amplifier must be less then the value of what is on the speaker.

@raymondleggs5508 2 года назад

most 8 ohm rated speakers are in fact roughly 6.5 or 7.5 ohms when measured.

@ccnp2009 2 года назад

I’m looking into purchasing some Arendal 4ohm speakers. With Parasound 51 amps.

@markclark1605 2 года назад

That parasound A - 51 has some good power. It will drive low impedance speakers with ease. Good choice, good amp.

@markclark1605 2 года назад

My speakers are 6 ohms at the maximum power handling is 300 watts less clipping. I am using 400 watts rms. These speakers are very efficient which could be used easily with 100 watts rms. Danger with any loud speakers is don't over drive the amp into the clipping mode which harms both components. Better off with extra power than less power. JBL use to put in the owners manuals with the speakers, danger low power! So true!

@martyjewell5683 Год назад

There was a time (1970's/80's) when most amps (receivers, integrated and power) easily drove speakers rated from 4 ohms on up. The amp switched internally between 4 and 8 ohm impedances. Even lowly 15wpc receivers could drive 4 ohm loads. Most amps were rated at more power into 4 than 8 ohms. The sticky wicket is that speaker impedance varies with frequency and speakers are generally labeled 8 or 4 ohm "nominal" impedance. Still though, it's not uncommon for 8 ohm speakers to dip to 5 ohms at some frequencies. One caveat, never connect pairs of 4 ohm speakers in parallel to a transistor amp as this will require 2 ohms. Few amps can provide this. Interesting video, lucidly explained in your own inimitable way.

@KFM197 9 месяцев назад

I have one of the amps you talking about have it from 1992 still running handing 8ohm and 4ohm

@martyjewell5683 9 месяцев назад

I'm still using my Hitachi SR-804 receiver that I purchased (new) in 1979. I know some Kenwood receivers from 1990's had an impedance switch on back for speakers that were either 8 or 4 ohms. Most 1970's receivers switched internally, a much better idea. What amp do you have? And what speakers do you use?@@KFM197

@phonecameravideos Год назад

Well explained. Thanks for your video.

@Kpaceguy Год назад

Thanks for watching

@Justusson 11 месяцев назад

I’m really trying to understand Ω and watt, but I don’t get it 😭 If 4 Ω speakers requires more power from an amplifier, then how is it that an amplifier produces more watts when they’re set to a lower impedance? I’m missing something. Can you help? I would really appreciate it!! 🙏

@boohoo5419 28 дней назад

yeah his result is correct but his reasoning is wrong. see the speaker as a garden hose where water is flowing through. voltage is the pressure of the water and impedance is if you pinch the hose with your fingers. if you pinch it more (8 vs 4). less water will flow. at 0 ohms all water will flow without impedance. so thats when the amp has too pump out most watts/power. the pressure/voltage always stays the same.

@worawatli8952 3 месяца назад

Your video is very helpful to me, I am reostoring an old stuffed toy embedded bluetooth speaker, the thing has tiny 8ohm 0.25watt toy speaker, but the board is just typical JBL-style board, no wonder the speaker was blow to pieces inside. rofl

@johnscott4792 6 месяцев назад

Thank you i bought a marine stereo for my rv and it's 4 ohm and my speakers are 8 ohm so I'll buy me some speakers thanks again

@tonyrobles9070 2 года назад

Hi KPace! I have a pair of JBL L7 speakers rated 6ohms and the center, ceiling, side surrounds and rear surrounds are Klipsch 8ohm speakers. Would it be bad to use a Monolith 11x as an example to connect all of them using a Marantz 7706 Processor? Thanks for your time and hard work!

@Kpaceguy 2 года назад

The monolith 11 would be perfect. Its rated for 4 to 8 ohms

@tonyrobles9070 2 года назад

@@Kpaceguy Thanks so much for your help and info! I really appreciate it and appreciate you! 👍

@FromTheHood Год назад

I did watch the video but I gotta ask before I make a decision on buying the amp and the passive speakers. AMP specs are these 100 W RMS X 2 (4 ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.04 % THD) Speakers are 6 ohms, up to 2 x 100 W. I guess I'll be fine according to your video but I just wanna make sure.

@Kpaceguy Год назад

You're correct

@FromTheHood Год назад

@@Kpaceguy Thank you very much, I appreciate it

@Kpaceguy Год назад

@@FromTheHood no prob

@blkbird8499 8 месяцев назад

I have an Onkyo tx nr5100 which is rated at 4-8 ohms. All my surround speakers and sub are rated at 8ohms. My question is if I can use 2 atmos speakers which is rated a 6ohms?? To note that when setting the amp it specifies 6 ohm or higher but i'm a bit confused. Can someone please give me the light. Thanks in advance.

@fivelevels 2 года назад

Thanks for the good info 👍🏼 God bless 💙

@Kpaceguy 2 года назад

I appreciate it

@Sacred-Profane 3 месяца назад

Any decent amp rated in 8ohm will push 4ohm with natural authoring. 50w 8ohms amp will normally double in 4ohms = 100w

@xelasmind3688 Год назад

The ohm rating is clearly understood but now to the wattage. If I have a 300w ampliifer is it advisable to connect it to a lower wattage of the speaker or it has to be higher.

@Kpaceguy Год назад

lower is fine but if its way too low you'll risk blowing the speaker very easily. You want to be within 100-150 watts or so either direction if possible. Not always possible so in that case just be careful.

@11219tt Год назад

Ok so I think I understand. Correct me if I'm wrong. If I have speakers that say - 4 ohms - operating watts 90 - max watts 240 And I have app that says - 4 ohms - 1200 watts I'd be totally fine, with loads of headroom in the wattage??? Or do I want the watts to match as well?

@Kpaceguy Год назад

You have way more power than you need which means be careful with the volume level. Otherwise it's fine .

@aldoantoniovicentesilva6996 Месяц назад

If the speakers are rated at 6ohms and the amplifier only has 4ohms or 8ohms options, what impedance should we connect the speakers to ??? 🤔🤔🤔

@Kpaceguy Месяц назад

@@aldoantoniovicentesilva6996 8 ohms

@banemaster9919 Месяц назад

Hi, I have a question. I got 4 ohms 110 watts, but it can go to 220, but it is only at 110 watts. How many speakers can I hook up?

@Kpaceguy Месяц назад

@@banemaster9919 1 to each output

@Chairmanjim 3 месяца назад

Thanks. I have a 4ohm speaker with 3000w. And amp of 8ohm with 2000w. can i connect two 4ohm with 3000w to it in series

@Kpaceguy 3 месяца назад

Yes but each speaker will only see 1000w

@johnchrisweltoropo1578 18 дней назад

Thanks for the informations obtained from you all as I'm new to matching speakers,I got a used power amp with 3500wats ,and my friend donated me pair of 6ohm speakers,will it blow up my power amp?Want some advice on this.Thanks

@Kpaceguy 18 дней назад

Most likely no

@CarlVanDoren61 2 года назад

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@jpffbranco Месяц назад

Hi! I have a Samsung SWA-9200S rear speakers but i dont have the speaker cable that connects left to the right speaker. Both speakers have 3 ohm impedance and I don't know exactly which speaker cable to buy. Does it have to have a specific gauge? A specific cable length?

@Kpaceguy Месяц назад

you need 18 gauge wire long enough to reach the power source

@rickya.livingston5110 7 месяцев назад

Ok ok… 8 ohms AMP@140 watts x3 channels & 200 watts x2 channels AND I have a two 6 ohms speakers with 50-120 watts. What is going to happen when I put these 2 together- good, under performance or bad/really bad?

@Kpaceguy 7 месяцев назад

It'll be fine

@mzaentertainment5618 6 месяцев назад

Today i just notice my ceiling speakers is 8 ohm, and my others speaker only 6 ohm. My AVR setting at 8 ohm. I hope it not giva a harm to my speaker and avr

@Kpaceguy 6 месяцев назад

Nope

@benjaminmalament2875 5 месяцев назад

I have a Harman Kardon 730 twin rated 40w at 8ohm. I currently have 6ohm speakers at 125W. Is this going to harm my amp? What speakers should I be looking for? Thanks!

@Kpaceguy 5 месяцев назад

Don't do it

@codycrim 4 месяца назад

What is the equation of finding the wattage that a speaker will output when connected to an amp at a lower ohm? Ie. how many watts will a 100 watt 8 ohm speaker actually output when connected to an amp pushing 100 watts at 4 ohms? Just curious - these numbers might not make any sense in the real world - but for the sake of finding the relationship?

@Kpaceguy 4 месяца назад

You don't really know without testing the amp. . But it's safe to say it's probably cut in half the power or less because of impedance rise

@SandipMMane 4 месяца назад

I have Audison SR 4.300 amplifier. It supports 4 channel 85 w x 4 @ 4 ohm Or 4 channel 130w x 4 @ 2 ohm and so on. My question is how does my amplifier know if I have connected 4 ohm or 2 ohm speaker. Can I install front two speakers 100w @ 2 ohm. And rear two speakers 100w at 4 ohm to same amplifier or any such combinations ? Please explain

@Kpaceguy 4 месяца назад

Your speakers have coils that have a certain resistance. When you plug your speakers into your amplifier, the amplifiers know the resistance of the voice coil and that's how it knows it ohms rating

@Maya-dw9ve 5 месяцев назад

hi Rohit from INDIA I HAVE ONKYO HTR 380 6 OHM TO 16 OHMS SUPPORT CAN I USE 4 OHMS SPEAKERS

@Kpaceguy 5 месяцев назад

Yes

@sundeephegde6562 Год назад

Very well explained,thx

@Kpaceguy Год назад

I appreciate it

@fernandodequadrosbarboza9076 3 месяца назад

Hello, I have a Yamaha receiver rxv 575 (80watts 8 ohms/135watts 6 ohms) and speakers (80watts 4 ohms), would there be a chance of damaging the receiver? Use will always be at low volume sitting in front of the boxes.

@Kpaceguy 3 месяца назад

You'll mostly be fine. Your Speakers will be 4 ohms at their lowest but they won't always be at 4 ohms

@williamjohnson4255 Год назад

I have a Nakamichi amp that says 4x50W. Model No. NGTD 4-M and 40Hz - 400 Hz. I cannot find anything about Ohms on it. It is a amp for a motorcycle that I've had for about 7 years. It came with a couple of 6x9 speakers that lasted for about 5 years. I replaced them with some Palk 6x9 speaker and so far, two sets have gone bad. They play great for a few months and then turn to static. I am in the process of shopping for some new speakers. I feel that I am doing something wrong for the speaker to keep going out so soon. What type of 6x9 speakers would you suggest for the type of am I described? Thanks.

@Kpaceguy Год назад

Most likely 4ohms

@592munroe 5 месяцев назад

Get an amp to power them

@gerryatrix74 3 месяца назад

If the speakers die and the amp is fine, try some speakers rated for higher wattage

@SuperSteamengine 2 месяца назад

Hey Kpace, one of my mate bought an Old denon AvR denon 2313, so he got 3 klipsch 8 ohms front stage & rears 6 ohms. Is tht ok to mix ? Or just stick with basic 8 ohms all around. Its a 5.1 set up. Thanks brother

@Kpaceguy 2 месяца назад

@@SuperSteamengine it'll work no problem

@jawad5541 Год назад

Hi, I have an Onkyo receiver with these specs: 95 W per Channel (8 Ohms) or 165 W per Channel (6 Ohms). My speakers are canton with impedence 4-8 Ohms. I can set impedence either to 4 or 6 in the receiver and wondering what is the best setting? Shall I set to thr lower limit (4) or the middle one (6)? Knowing that the speakers tolerate both. Thanks!

@Kpaceguy Год назад

Leave it at 8

@jawad5541 Год назад

The receiver is only allowing me to set to 4 or 6 and I'm confused which is best

@Kpaceguy Год назад

@@jawad5541 it's only allowing you to switch it to 4 or 6 because it's already in 8.

@sechabaelias8010 Год назад

@Jawad Ur speakers will be safe coz Onkyo rated ohms are 6~16 Ohms

@shingen_takeda3910 Год назад

Hi just watched your video, very straightforward and interesting info. So I have a question😊 I am planning to pair a vintage Pioneer SX-1080 (120W into 8ohm) with JBL 75th anniversary speakers model L100 classic 75 (200W into 4ohm). Would u reccomend coupling those together?

@Kpaceguy Год назад

Yes it'll be fine

@shingen_takeda3910 Год назад

@@Kpaceguy Wow that was fast thank u so much👍😎

@mogasesegopotje8483 2 месяца назад

Is the impedance rating on an amplifier, the minimum or maximum it can handle?

@Kpaceguy 2 месяца назад

Yes, most are. And if not, it'll be on the owners manual

@greensmoke679 3 месяца назад

I have a 1500 watt 2 channel amp and two 6.5 four ohms speakers how can I wire this correctly thanks

@Kpaceguy 3 месяца назад

@@greensmoke679 I don't know what ohms your amp supports..

@R2D2-V2D2 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for this video, I am buying rotel kas500 amplifier to pair it with Zu DW 6 that has full range 12 oms speakers .. is that going to work or can that harm the amp or speaker? Thank you again

@JoshuaVillarosa-y4v 4 месяца назад

Ty for the explanation that gives me confuse man this helps me a lot on 4ohm and 6 ohm in series speakers to 4 to 8ohms amp 100w

@Kpaceguy 4 месяца назад

My pleasure!

@kennethwilliams4874 Год назад

Maybe a strange question, but in a cabinet with a tweeter, a midrange and a woofer, they all have impedance ratings, and how does that work in terms of figuring out what each individual speaker's ohm rating should be? I am replacing both the midranges and woofers in a couple of Infinity Reference Four cabinets (keeping the tweeter), and the Reference Four is rated at 6 ohms. I know these speakers aren't connected in series inside the cabinet (couldn't be if the total rating is only 6 ohms) but if they're connected in parallel inside the cabinet that would result in only 2.6 ohms. So I guess I don't understand how they are actually connected individually inside the cabinet. I have an Onkyo receiver from the early 90s that's a beast and has switching for both 4 and 8 ohm loads, and I'm just planning to connect each speaker to its own connection. Sorry for the long wind, but would you think that 8 ohm midranges and woofers would be the way to go?

@Kpaceguy Год назад

When you add speakers together you just have to wire them in a way that they don't dip below your intended ohm load OR just buy speakers with all the same ohms Three 8 ohm speakers is still one 8 ohm final load to the amplifier but the power rating is divided by 3. So not only do you need your speakers to achieve the right ohm load, you also need your amplifier to have enough juice that all speakers are satisfied with

@kennethwilliams4874 Год назад

@@Kpaceguy Yes, thank you, I was thinking all speakers having the same impedance made the most sense, but I didn't know that 3 8-ohm speakers would still represent an 8-ohm load to the amp. It's been a LONG time since I had electronics in high school. 😉😉

@Kpaceguy Год назад

@Kenneth Williams let me correct myself. Three 8 ohm speakers won't be 8 ohms it'll be just under 3 ohms. You'll want to get speakers that are dual voice coil. For example three 6 ohm dual voice coil speakers cam be wired down to 4ohms which a lot of amps can handle now a days. You need to be able to wire in series/parallel to get the right ohms

@kennethwilliams4874 Год назад

@@Kpaceguy Thank you Kpaceguy.

@bigguy8586 Год назад

Most speakers that have three speakers inside a cabinet also have a mini crossover inside the cabinet that separate the frequencies and reduce or increase the resistance (ohms) as needed to get the final rating. I would hook it up back into the crossover the way it was and check the new total ohm load. Unless the crossover fried in which you will need to buy a new one then hook it up the way it was and check the new total ohm load at the back of the speaker and go with that number as the resting ohm load. Remember that the crossover usually reduces the amount of power going to your tweeters and mids to match the speaker they used in that cabinet. That is why, if you are changing speakers or brands, you might want to upgrade your crossover board, but I wouldn't take it out and run each speaker to your amp. That would run way too much power to your mids and tweeters as all three would be receiving the same power from the amp. Of course your woofers are going to need more power, the mids less, and the tweeters much less.

@berjonibro3564 4 месяца назад

Hello when connect 2 speakers 8 Ohm it will go 4 Ohm to amplifier ? Can be go 16 Ohm how can connect wires to this side 16 Ohm ?

@Kpaceguy 4 месяца назад

Yes two 8 ohms =4

@berjonibro3564 4 месяца назад

@@Kpaceguy tell me connect wire how to get with speakers 8 Ohm to 16 Ohm ? Amplifier is 6-16 Ohm Can help me

@thedynamicd85 4 месяца назад

I have a Yamaha A6A receiver, and my fronts are Klipsch RP-8000F (8ohm/150 Watts), my center is Klipsch RP-600C (8ohm/125 watts), my surrounds are Klipsch RP-500SA II (8 ohm/ 75 watts) but my four height speakers are all Sony SSCSE (6 ohms/ 100 watts). I'm wondering if I should select the 6ohm setting on the Yamaha A6A or leave it on 8ohm. There's already not a lot of sound coming from the height speakers and the last thing I want to do is starve them of power.

@Kpaceguy 4 месяца назад

Leave it

@afnishafi8704 6 месяцев назад

Can I buy 6ohm sony receiver (Sony str-an1000) cz my speakers are sony but 8ohms. It will give me full potential of the speakers. Please guide 🙏

@Kpaceguy 6 месяцев назад

Yes

@laika25 Год назад

I'm confused whereas if we're talking headphones it's the opposite, the higher the impedance number on the headphone set the more "power hungry". Can you please shed some light on this paradoxical issue? Many thanks

@Kpaceguy Год назад

Ohms law doesn't change weather it's a speaker or a headphone. The higher the number the less power draw

@rjeezy891 2 года назад

What does it mean when your speakers are rated from 4 to 8 ohms

@Kpaceguy 2 года назад

That at certain frequencies and volumes they can dip to 4 ohms

@rjeezy891 2 года назад

@@Kpaceguy ok thanks for the information

@rjeezy891 2 года назад

I was wondering can you do a second video on ohms but goes in depth in between the ohms like 6 to 8 ohms 4 to 8 ohms or 2 to 4 ohms just to have better understanding how the Frequencies work

@manuelmourelle5711 Месяц назад

I have an 5.1 setup all 8 ohm but I wanna and 2 speakers set at 6 ohm for a 7.1. My sony receiver can handle 4, 6, 8 ohm. Can I mixed 8 ohm with 6 ohm

@Kpaceguy Месяц назад

Yes

@captaingaspar 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for clear explanation! Im wondering that is when we have ranges? Exaple in my case: speakers 4-8 ohm and amp 6-16 ohms. Is it good combination? Its confuseing when ranges are specified. Please help, thanks

@Kpaceguy 10 месяцев назад

It just means the speaker can dip low or peak high depending the power and frequency coming to it. Your amp is fine

@captaingaspar 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@kuldeepchoudhary5471 3 месяца назад

6 ohms 100watt amp output and speakers 6 ohms 200watts. Will it be a problem?

@Kpaceguy 3 месяца назад

@christiancaridad6816 8 месяцев назад

Hey bro, nice video you got here very informative. So i just have a question, ihave a 2 speakers with both 6ohms in impedance. How can i convert their impedance to be match with only 4-8 ohms amplifier only? Thanks

@Kpaceguy 8 месяцев назад

You don't need to. Just plug then to an amp rated down to 4 ohms

@christiancaridad6816 8 месяцев назад

@@Kpaceguy i supposed to DIY or build my own box, using just a cheap amplifier board, 1 have 1sub, 1woofer and 1 tweeter, all of them are 6ohms.the amplier got only 2 output terminal, for speaker and tweeter. My plan is to use the speaker out to my sub and the other out to woofer and tweeter both 6 amps. Thats why i need help in converteing 2 6ohms to match in 4-8 ohms board only. Thanks bro

@offdutyband5255 25 дней назад

i have a 4ohm 250watts speaker can i connect to the bass amplifier head with 120 watts @ 8 ohms?

@Kpaceguy 25 дней назад

@@offdutyband5255 yes

@maxeylifetv2676 4 месяца назад

I have a W-King T 9 wireless speaker and I have connected two 8 ohms 250watts external speakers in parallel to one of the 4 ohms internal speakers thus making the 3 speakers in parallel. Is this setup ok?

@Kpaceguy 4 месяца назад

That's About 2.7ohms. A bit low. I personally wouldn't do it

@maxeylifetv2676 4 месяца назад

@@Kpaceguythank you. I love your channel and subscribe

@yinyangyoutuber 3 дня назад

Hey, I have a Sony STR-DN1080 amp rated 165 W / 6 ohms per channel. Would this work with a Klipsch RP-6000F II, POWER HANDLING (CONT/PEAK) 125W/500W NOMINAL IMPEDANCE 8 Ohms? Thank you!

@Kpaceguy 2 дня назад

Yes

@jeffgrayson7639 2 года назад

Very timely video.

@jeffgrayson7639 2 года назад

I have a 2 channel system with a pair of Polk Signature 55 with dual SVS sb1000 powered by Cambridge Audio axr 100.Im looking to upgrade my towers and my peak budget is $1800. I've narrowed my choices down to KLH Kendall's, SVS prime pinnacle, Wharfedale Evo 4.3 and Dali Oberon 5 which are 6ohm.Would I have any problems down the road driving the Dali's if I go that route? Although I am leaning towards the Kendall's Any recommendations??? Thanks Kpace.

@gracedeandres158 20 дней назад

Can i connect both of my spesker i have 6ohms and 8ohms speaker and my ampli is 8ohms

@Kpaceguy 20 дней назад

@@gracedeandres158 if you tie them together, yes.

@glennmichaelthompson4112 Год назад

Your video was more helpful than many other videos I've watched trying to find an answer to a question related to matching a speaker for my Fender guitar amplifier. The amp is 4ohm 250 watts... and I have found an 8ohm 250 watt speaker. Am I correct in thinking it should work out alright? It's really difficult to find a guitar amp replacement speaker with 4ohms.... they tend to be mostly 8ohm speakers no matter the wattage. Most guitar amps are 8ohm, so the one I have is out of the "ordinary" at 4 ohms. Thanks.

@Kpaceguy Год назад

You'll be fine but you won't get anywhere near 250 Watts

@glennmichaelthompson4112 Год назад

I don't really need 250 watts of power. About 100 watts of power would be more than sufficient for playing smaller venues. Any large halls or outdoor concerts I would run a D.I. box to the F.O.H. mixer. BTW it's a solid state amplifier (if that makes a difference) Much appreciated!

@jhustinsuobiron3244 Год назад

I have amplifier 500w(8ohms) and 2 speaker 800w(4ohms) if I use series connections will it he Ok? Hoping that you could answer my question, thanks.

@Kpaceguy Год назад

No it'll cause your amplifier problems

@WebsterStanislas-v8z 19 дней назад

If you have an amplifier at 40hms 4 channel and watts per channel 1300 watt what and running two speakers per channel what is the best speaker wattage must I use on that amplifier?

@Kpaceguy 19 дней назад

Anything you want

@WebsterStanislas-v8z 18 дней назад

Thank you very much!

@capcom4eva 9 месяцев назад

What if my speakers say 30w but my amp gives it more? You said 4 Ohm amps usually cost big bucks. Surprisingly, my Aiwa mini theater system has a 4 Ohm amplifier. It cost me $299.99 at the Wiz in 1999 on clearance. That’s not too bad.

@Kpaceguy 9 месяцев назад

That's fine just don't turn it up too loud

@capcom4eva 9 месяцев назад

@@Kpaceguy will I hear distortion well before it ever reaches its failure point? 🤔 It’s for the 2 surround channels, not sure my Aiwa mini theater system receiver sends over 30w to it. Love this video, btw. It gave me confidence to rewire this, without an instruction manual. No problems, so far. 🙏

@nxxbox-hh8gu 3 месяца назад

So I have a 400 Watts so it would be 200 W two channel 100 W four channel with a 8 to 16 ohms Sony receiver STR - DE135 as long as I stay in between 8 to 16 ohms, I should be fine with all the speakers sent back to the receiver because technically it’s one channel

@MrLuis2481 Месяц назад

My amplifier is 6 homs - 16 homs. I can connect 6 homs and 8 homs together.

@Kpaceguy Месяц назад

@MrLuis2481 correct

@DiaboloIIICzarodziej 2 года назад

Finally great video.. Still I have a question to ask, my home cinema is very budget, I bought all staff cheap ( looking for good deals locally) my amp is Yamaha RX -V673 ( 7.1 - 6 & 8 ohms) I connected all 5 pioneer S-11 150 W RMS 6ohm speakers + active subwoofer. I was able to get another set of pioneer S-11+ active subwoofer. My plan is to add two more channels (7.1) and second subwoofer for extra coverage 7.2. What if I would like to use spare speakers (x3) .I mean connect two speaker per channel ( let's say front, left right would be double up) Having all that sound come from different angles is the ideal experience but how my amplifier will handled this? I'm not pushing to high volume. How I should connect this speakers parallel or series? I'm lucky I get amplifier for 10£, one set of pioneer 20£, second set 30£ ;) Total 60£ I love sound from Netflix/ Disney with this home theatre. I connected all with vandamme cable's (free -lucky me) would be great to read your opinion. Thank you

@Kpaceguy 2 года назад

No. You cannot combine speakers to one amplifier, it lowers the impedance and will cause big issues. You take two 6 ohm speakers and put them together and it becomes 3 ohms

@DiaboloIIICzarodziej 2 года назад

@@Kpaceguy in this case will just add 2 more speakers+ subwoofer. Thank you for sharing your knowledge

@jackb4262 7 месяцев назад

Regarding ohms. My AVR has ability to switch from 4, 6, and 8 ohms. My set up includes 7 speakers. 1 pair 4 ohms, another 6 ohms and another 8 ohms. So I've set AVR to 4 ohms. Is that correct? Also how do I set crossovers if I have such disparate speakers? Thanks for your reply. Jack

@Kpaceguy 7 месяцев назад

Set it back to 8

@jimfitzpatrick2011 9 месяцев назад

600 w speaker with 16 OHM impedance. I’m having a hard time finding a 16 OHM amplifier. Can I run a 1200w amp at 8ohm?

@Kpaceguy 9 месяцев назад

Yes

@leandrebadley4417 5 месяцев назад

Can i used 4 6 inch speakers 8 ohm to a 3000 watt amp 2 ohm?

@Kpaceguy 5 месяцев назад

Yes

@barrysaddy 7 месяцев назад

I have a set of floor speakers 20 + years that are not marked how do i figure it out?

@Kpaceguy 7 месяцев назад

Take the speaker out and look on the magnet of the speaker

@barrysaddy 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for your reply, even though they are old they still look great, my question is, the front and back are covered with cloth, and both sides are hardwood ( I believe ) how do I get inside without ruining them cosmetically?@@Kpaceguy

@DcComplete Год назад

I have a 2019 explorer xlt sync 3. I ordered skar 12” combo with amplifier. Speaker box too big. I was thinking put it in when I want to thump and take out and use for sub in house to tv. What would give me good bass in my truck without the speaker taking up the whole third row? No competition just riding bass. I have a Dj powered speaker I could use??? 😊 and take out when done riding

@Kpaceguy Год назад

You need an amplifier to handle those subs

@s.dramish6281 Год назад

Dear, my Speaker is Klipch R-820f 150W 8 Ohms can i use Amplifer which is 160w 6 Ohms. Thanks

@Kpaceguy Год назад

yes

@bakafrank433 4 месяца назад

I have an amp of 4-16ohm 10wats can I connect two channel s to two 4ohm 10w speakers

@Kpaceguy 4 месяца назад

Yes

@pensandolobien2 Год назад

Hello friend, I had an OLD 90's Mini Hi-Fi Component System by Sony (cd - 2 cassetes - aux). I want to use the 2 Speakers Model SS-h7... On the back it says 6 ohm - input 25w - output 50w and Only had a Red and a Black Wire. I would like to use Those Speakers on my Computer, What do I need to buy so I can connect those 2 speaker to Jack 3.5mm of Computer. Sorry for Bad English.

@Kpaceguy Год назад

Some sort of small amplifier

@briancrisp2729 28 дней назад

Can i use a min 8 ohm avr surround cinema system to drive 5 6 ohm speakers

@Kpaceguy 28 дней назад

@briancrisp2729 no

@S04P95 8 месяцев назад

Yo can you recomend me a better amplifier for my sony DAV-tz210 speakers(•Front L/Front R/Center/Surround L/Surround R: 100 watts (per channel at 3 ohms, 1 kHz) •Subwoofer : 100 watts (at 3 ohms, 80 Hz))

@Kpaceguy 8 месяцев назад

Any external amplifier rated down to 4 ohms will do. Or you can go crown amplifier that is down to 2 ohms

@S04P95 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! :) @@Kpaceguy

@Kpaceguy 8 месяцев назад

@@S04P95 no problem

@michaelmarquez6133 8 месяцев назад

I have a few questions if you dont mind, like ok my amp looks like is capable of 4 or 8 ohms does my reciever need to be capable as well? Also is there something i need to do to get them to work at the correct ohms like if its 4 do i need to tell that to the amp and reciever? So my amp i am biying is rated 8ohms 160 watt per channel or 4 ohms i thinks its 250 watts so i should be able to drive a tower 4ohms 200 watts easily? It gets confusing i could put the exact name of everything

@Kpaceguy 8 месяцев назад

If you're using an amp then it doesn't matter what your receiver can do. The amp automatically knows what ohms to use the moment you plug the wires up

@michaelmarquez6133 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for answering man, I appreciate it. I have the onkyo rz50 coming in tomorrow and they just shipped my 2 channel emotiva amp. I'll be using 5 bowers and wilkins just need Dolby atmos speakers maybe 2 more surround. Originally I was going to get the Nakamichi DRAGON but I figured fornthe price I can build a system, that dragon was tempting tho. I'll be watching more of your vids thanks again

@freasses Год назад

Hey! I currently have an old Sony that has four 6ohm speakers, model is LBT- ZX9 the sticker says 720W but won't trust it that much,. I'm thinking on getting an amplifier with better features like Bluetooth and mostly optic input, as well as using all 4 speakers as a home theater, what should I be looking for? It would be nice to get rid of the gigantic box with all of that CD/Cassette player part that I won't be using

@Kpaceguy Год назад

720w divided by 5 is each speakers rating. If your speakers are around that power rating then you're fine I less you just want an upgrade

@playadeldiablo 9 месяцев назад

What if I daisy chain 3 200w 8ohms speaker boxes... stay the same ohms or go lower???

@Kpaceguy 9 месяцев назад

Any time you tie two speakers together the ohms goes down in number. In this case it would be down to 4ohms

@playadeldiablo 9 месяцев назад

@@Kpaceguy thank you very much... I didn't know and I was scared to ask... I didn't know what applied to daisy chain... I really appreciate your time ... thanks again...

@silvianbrowne918 Месяц назад

I have a taramps 4 channel 2 ohm stable amp I wanna run 8 4ohm speakers, how can I do that without a problem?

@Kpaceguy Месяц назад

@@silvianbrowne918 2 speakers per channel

@silvianbrowne918 Месяц назад

@@Kpaceguy ok awesome thank you

@zachs589 Год назад

I hope your still replying after 8 months lol. but if I have a 4 ohm 10 w speaker that burned up on a old home stereo system and I'm trying to replace it with A 6 ohm 10 W speaker from a TV can I do that ? trying to get it running again to have in my workshop .

@Kpaceguy Год назад

You could

@avxtreme3609 Год назад

My speakers are taga harmony. All of them are 6ohms but my ceiling speakers are 8ohms. Does it make damage to my avr

@Kpaceguy Год назад

@tosman- Год назад

Thank for the vid but gime a hand to clear my issue.. Having an amp capable of setting it to 6 ohm or 8 ohm. Paired with speakers rated long term power 180w and short term power 250w at 6 ohm. along with a receiver that outputs 130w at 8 ohm but i dont know 6 ohm output rating.. so how should it be set ?

@Kpaceguy Год назад

You'll be fine

@NirvanChan 7 месяцев назад

hey need some help please, i have tried wiring my 4 dual 4ohm subs to 8 ohms ,but no matter what i do i keep getting 10.6 on my multimeter , i have a gemini xga 5000 amp , can it work bro?

@Kpaceguy 7 месяцев назад

You wire all 4 subs negative posts on one coil to the other negative posts of the other coil. Then you wire all 4 subs positive post of one coil to the positive of the other coil. Then you take 1 positive coil post of one sub and wire it to the 1 negative of another sub coil 3 times. Lastly you take the positive of 1 sub and a negative of different sub and wire it to the amp. It's harder to explain than to do

@NirvanChan 7 месяцев назад

@@Kpaceguy thanks much

@007g35 2 года назад

Hi Kpaceguy, What I’m about to ask is in no relation to this video,But since it happened it’s been driving me insane…(btw the video content is awesome as usual!!) I have a Denon X8500H And my AVR just did a automatic firmware update on9/20/2022 that resulted in changing the internal picture settings Or overriding my settings on my LG (OLED) EG9600 (2017) and not only it drastically changed all the picture settings, but now the image is softer less detailed, and to top it all off, it now has the SOAP OPERA EFFECT on by default and it is infuriating!! And it is driving my insane…Is there a way to reverse the update? Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

@Kpaceguy 2 года назад

If the receiver changed the picture then you need to go into video and make sure it's video processing is set to off or bypass. It has things like ISF day ISF night and etc. All that needs to be off and make sure it's set to pass through 4k

@MsAnaCasanova 9 месяцев назад

I have two 16 ohms speaker how do i match them to 4 ohms guitar amp?

@Kpaceguy 9 месяцев назад

Your amp is more powerful than your speakers so it'll be fine

@markj300 9 месяцев назад

Hi I was just wondering if I have a 8 ohm speaker do I need to match my receiver to 8 ohms or can I run my receiver at 6 ohms with 8 ohms speakers

@Kpaceguy 9 месяцев назад

Match it...

@LonesomeGambler 10 месяцев назад

Would a pair of 6 ohm speakers be fine with an AV receiver that’s rated 8-16 ohms? or is it too low

@Kpaceguy 9 месяцев назад

It would probably be fine but technically its too low

@nikolasaguilera3496 Год назад

Hello! I loved the explanation but I wanna see if I got it right; My marshall MG CX 101 (a 100 watts guitar amp) runs a 4 ohm 12" speaker. Could I put an 8 ohm 12" speaker there instead without frying my amp? I ain't playing much live, so I wouldn't put it to the max.

@Kpaceguy Год назад

You can plug anything to it as long as the number is higher than it's ohm rating. So yes.

@nikolasaguilera3496 Год назад

@@Kpaceguy thank you! so last question! APART FROM THE SIZE THE SPEAKER, would it matter if I actually put an 80/50 watt 8ohms speaker on that same marshall?

@Kpaceguy Год назад

@nikolasaguilera3496 yes it matters. If you're getting 100 Watts at 4 ohms, it's probably less than half of that at 8 ohms. The amp won't give enough power to that speaker at 8 ohms

@michaelharness3258 7 месяцев назад

Buckeye amp is the trick.

@BernardHutchinson-xs5dr Год назад

Thanks

@mauriciob8260 2 года назад

my current AV receiver is a Dennon 135w at 8 ohms , my front stage speaker is connected on a 3 channel external amplifier . My surround speaker is rated at 4 ohms and my Height speakers are rated to 2 ohms , this the only speakers I have connected in to my receiver since the left right and center speaker are connected to a external amp in this case I'm ok with that kind of setting ? my external amp is rated at 150w each channel at 8ohms and 400w at 4 ohms each driving channel

@Kpaceguy 2 года назад

Yes you'll be alright

@Antwuannefuller 6 месяцев назад

I have 10 4ohm 8inch mid-range speaker all hooked up negative to negative and positive to positive so I guess that's parallel and I guess that's coming out to 1ohm so will I need a one ohm amplifier for a 4-ohm amplifier and is there any other way I can hook all the speakers together and make it come out to 4 ohm

@Kpaceguy 6 месяцев назад

@joshuaguapsss3714 Год назад

Hey friend is it ok to load an 8 inches speakers rated at 130 watts each with 6ohms impedance to a 8ohms impedance rated amplifier at 100watts per channel? Can i get the power it needed or change my amplifier? Thanks in advance

@Kpaceguy Год назад

No.

@Mister-Salieri 7 месяцев назад

3.2 ohm speaker on 4 ohm vintage amplifier? Can this work?

@Kpaceguy 7 месяцев назад

Yes

@Mister-Salieri 7 месяцев назад

@@Kpaceguy Thanks.

@Mjaybird Год назад

My fronts are 8 ohms and my rear are 6. If I go from 8 to 6 will I lose anything in my fronts?

@Kpaceguy Год назад

Nothing you would notice

@Mjaybird Год назад

@@Kpaceguy thanks. Good video as always

@Kpaceguy Год назад

@@Mjaybird I appreciate it

@mohammadmakhlouf4 Год назад

Hello Bro I have Nakamichi av8 amp with 8 ohm and infinity refernce 30 speakers with 6 ohm is thats right or amp will be damaged please help me ❤

@Kpaceguy Год назад

It'll be fine

@WingmanLive 3 месяца назад

I got a surround system but missing front speakers, i tested the surround speakers (multimetre) and they are 6ohm. So to get front speakers ive orderd 6ohm bookshelf speekers. So if a surround speaker is 6ohm the rest of the system must be 6ohm yes?

@Kpaceguy 3 месяца назад

@WingmanLive 3 месяца назад

@@Kpaceguy wer'e talking about a creative inspire t7700 pc desktop 7.1 if 1 speaker is 6 ohm they all gonna be 6 ohm yes?

@Kpaceguy 3 месяца назад

@WingmanLive if it only has one amplifier then yes but if each speaker is powered individually then no

@WingmanLive 3 месяца назад

@@Kpaceguy yeah im good then because was missing front 2 ive orderd some technics sb-hd51. 6ohm and have a lowend of 45hz. Should be happy with that for a desktop setup anyway. Cheres dude!😊👍

@cameronschuman1120 Год назад

I have (2) 2 omh 10” with 600 rms watts with a 2000 mono amp at 1 omh would i connect my speakers parallel or series?

@Kpaceguy Год назад

Parallel

@allencrespo8998 11 месяцев назад

Rookie here.... I have the Paradigm Studio 100 V5 and the matching CC-690 center channel that is being driven by the Denon AVR-X4800H receiver. I am looking to add a 3 channel amp to my setup. the speaker sensitivity rating are 92 dB / 89 dB and the amplifier power range is 15 - 350 watts. What rating amp would work best for my application? Thanks in advance.

@Kpaceguy 11 месяцев назад

Literally any home theater amp in today's Market would work fine

@allencrespo8998 11 месяцев назад

Will the Parasound Helo a31 be overkill?

@Kpaceguy 11 месяцев назад

@@allencrespo8998 I don't think so

@Ljubljanacars 8 месяцев назад

so in my situation I have 4-8ohms amp 2x50w and 1x100w sub I have a 50w sub 4ohms and 20w mid + 20w tweeter connected together (6ohms speakers) but it says that it's pushing 6.6-7ohms is this ok for my amp belove 85% volume?

@Kpaceguy 8 месяцев назад

Yes