8 ohm speakers

[Beatkeeper1 10+ year member]

I have to 8 ohm speakers I am wiring to a 4 ohm amp. Do I wire them in series or parallel to make the speakers match the impedance of the amp?

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[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

two 8 ohm loads in parallel will give you a 4 ohm load

 

[Beatkeeper1 10+ year member]

If I've got two horns that rms 80 watts a piece at 8 ohms should I feed them 160 watts when I put them in parallel or only 80 between the two?

 

[Beatkeeper1 10+ year member]

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[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

add total rms and thats what you should be giving them.

say your amp does 80 rms at 8 ohms, chances are it does ~160 at 4 ohms, so wiring them in parallel will give you enough for both because of the resistance drop