3ohm in parallel with 8ohm = what?

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

Lookin at the boston pro 60's (3ohm) and their upstage tweeter kit (8ohm). They say you can just wire them in parallel, my question is, what load do you end up with when you parallel a 3ohm and 8ohm setup?

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[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

2.18 ohms.

nG

 

[starkfu 10+ year member]

it is a natural attenuator, so expect that your tweeters will have less output then the woofers, which is usually a good thing.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

When paralleling two loads.

(R1*R2)/(R1+R2)

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nG

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

2.18 ohms.
nG

When paralleling two loads.
(R1*R2)/(R1+R2)

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nG

Thanks for the answer, and the math behind it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif