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Can I replace 4 ohm speakers with 8 ohm ones???

retrogeezer (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 16th May 2004, 16:10

Or will this cause any problems??

Thanks in advance.



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RE: Can I replace 4 ohm speakers with 8 ohm ones???

bryce aitken (Harmless) posted this on Sunday, 16th May 2004, 17:20

Yes you can. The problem is when you go the other way ie replacing 8 with 4 as they may be over driven by the output stage of your amplifier. You will get a lower "watt" output as the output stage is driving a higher impedence, but it is safe to check your 8`s as you will not do any harm

Cheers,

bryce

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