Eight Ohm Amplifier on Four Ohm Speakers

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Offline Cary

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on: April 06, 2024, 06:52:38 AM
My Bottlehead amplifiers are wired for eight ohms, if I connect four ohms speakers with them would there be any difference in sound quality if my amps were wired for four ohms?



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Reply #1 on: April 06, 2024, 07:05:21 AM
Distortion will be a little lower using the 4 ohm output and bass is often a little tighter than it would be using the 8 ohm output on 4 ohm speakers. It depends a lot on the speaker used. You can try both ways and see what you like without causing any issues.

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Reply #2 on: April 06, 2024, 07:31:08 AM
Thanks Dan! Wishing you and Eileen our bests.