r3cc0s
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What does this mean?
My speakers are rated for 4 ohms... which happen to be Totem Arros
My amp has both a 4ohm & 8ohms happen to be rated @ 65wpc on both
However after one night of just playing around, I swapped it to the 8 ohm taps and it was like a night & day difference in sound...
however my speakers though ineffecient, are rarely played anywhere near reference and @88 db... I am not thinking that I'm driving too much voltage out of the amp even out of the 8ohm taps...
but if someone can tell me if this is "safe" or explain how current (wattage) is drawn...
People tell me that by having such a low resistance rating of 4ohms, it will drive twice the current out of the amplifier... which could harm it
However isn't "double" relative to the listening levels to the frequency of which is being drawn from the amp?
I have a hard time believing that I'm even using more than 8 watts at any given time, listening at a 85 db..
My speakers are rated for 4 ohms... which happen to be Totem Arros
My amp has both a 4ohm & 8ohms happen to be rated @ 65wpc on both
However after one night of just playing around, I swapped it to the 8 ohm taps and it was like a night & day difference in sound...
however my speakers though ineffecient, are rarely played anywhere near reference and @88 db... I am not thinking that I'm driving too much voltage out of the amp even out of the 8ohm taps...
but if someone can tell me if this is "safe" or explain how current (wattage) is drawn...
People tell me that by having such a low resistance rating of 4ohms, it will drive twice the current out of the amplifier... which could harm it
However isn't "double" relative to the listening levels to the frequency of which is being drawn from the amp?
I have a hard time believing that I'm even using more than 8 watts at any given time, listening at a 85 db..