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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JohnEJanowitz" data-source="post: 4529889" data-attributes="member: 584636">The only standpoints where you could make a claim for one being better than the other are in terms of amp damping factor and heat.   As the impedance is lowered, the damping factor of the amp is also lowered.  In most amps the damping factor is well high enough that it doesn't make a difference, but higher impedance would technically be better.In terms of heat, the lower impedance means more current to get the same power level.  So you could argue that higher impedance is actually better as the current is lowered.  For the same reason we use high voltage power lines to distribute power over long distances.  As voltage goes up, current goes way down to get the same deliverable power, but with less heat in the wire and smaller wire diameter requirements.John</blockquote>

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