Using 8 ohm speakers with S.E.X. at 4 ohm setting?

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on: April 12, 2020, 09:48:14 AM
Pardon another newbie question, but when assembling my S.E.X. I wired the transformer for 4 ohms, as suggested in the manual for use with headphones. I am very pleased with the performance of the S.E.X. with headphones at this setting. However, I would like to at least try using the amp with efficient 8 ohm speakers, just to see what the amp can do. Do I need to change the wiring on the transformer in this case, or am I good to go as is?

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Scott Burgess

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Reply #1 on: April 12, 2020, 10:42:12 AM
You are good to go. Triode amps are very happy with higher-impedance loads.

If you re-wire for 8 ohms, you would get little more power, but not much - less than 3dB, audible but not blatant.

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Reply #2 on: April 12, 2020, 11:09:17 AM
Very good to know. Thank you for the prompt reply!

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Scott Burgess

BeePre 2, Kaiju, Eros 2, Rega P6, Rega Apollo CD player, Bryston BDA-1 DAC, Bryston BDP-1 streamer, Jager speakers, Mainline and Crack for headphones.