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Old October 28th 03, 05:24 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Dave Plowman
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Default help with speaker configuration

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steven robinson wrote:
I read a similar reply recently that stated maybe its because the
wattage is unbalanced or the number of speakers were unbalanced,
resulting in the 4Ohms 80watt speaker doing double the work.

Please help if you can, any insight into this problem would be greatly
appreciated, its driving me nuts..


Speaker impedances are nominal and will vary with frequency and also from
one to another of different types. So it's perfectly possible that the 4
ohm one is being asked to handle much more power at some frequencies than
the other two than the simple resistance calculation suggests.

Wiring speakers in series is not a good idea, anyway. Far better to use
one amp per speaker.

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