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"bruce racicot" <bracicot@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
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> I have a pair of ADS car speakers I was thinking of using as surround
> speakers in my home system. My question is; can I damage my amplifier
> running 4 ohm speakers? My receiver has the capability of switching
> impedances, but it only toggles between 8 ohm and 6 ohm loads. Can I
> just get some 4 ohm resistors and solder them inline to bring the
> speaker impedance up to 8 ohms?
>
> thanks, bruce
If it is a single amplifier driving both surround speakers you could wire
the speakers in series to give 8 ohms. Check the amp's configuration first.
Paul P.
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