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<blockquote data-quote="shizzzon" data-source="post: 8271870" data-attributes="member: 590338"><p>The only reason i could see high impedance causing a problem with an amplifier.. if it did is the following-</p><p></p><p>Let's assume we are talking about an 8 ohm speaker on an amp that is 1ohm stable.</p><p></p><p>Wiring to 8ohm will rise WAY over 8ohm during play.</p><p></p><p>The switching rail voltage can be so high that it could cause unwanted stress on components.</p><p></p><p>This is something that would never happen immediately but overtime. Eventually, if possible, the amp would just die and not work anymore with no warning signs prior.</p><p></p><p>If anything, high impedance killed it.</p><p></p><p>IE-</p><p></p><p>Amp does 4900w @1ohm.</p><p></p><p>70v\70a</p><p></p><p>Assuming stupid perfect world, lol.. doubling impedance halves power but that doesn't normally work..</p><p></p><p>At least either will truthful power ratings or a more effective amplifier design.</p><p></p><p>The interesting thing about the real world is.. voltage rail does NOT stay the same..</p><p></p><p>Less current out, less SAG = Higher Rail!</p><p></p><p>So, some REALISTIC results(estimated)-</p><p></p><p>4900w= 70v/70a 1ohm</p><p></p><p>3042w= 78v/39a 2ohm</p><p></p><p>1849w= 86v/21.5a 4ohm</p><p></p><p>1058w= 92v/11.5a 8ohm</p><p></p><p>576w= 96v/6a 16ohm</p><p></p><p>The rail has went up from 70 to 96v.. What if the rail at a given dc voltage starts to clip at 100v?</p><p></p><p>Well, that means rising to 16-32ohms, you would hit clipping before you run out of CLEAN headroom..</p><p></p><p>this means you would have reached a point where the rail voltage is conflicting with the normal operations of the amplifier.</p><p></p><p>So, i'm not saying this is a definite will happen, etc, because without actually knowing the rail voltage values of a particular amp, no one can assume what the limit is..</p><p></p><p>But i can say if running a high ohm load speaker on an amp is bad or can eventually, overtime, harm it, this is one for sure way to do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shizzzon, post: 8271870, member: 590338"] The only reason i could see high impedance causing a problem with an amplifier.. if it did is the following- Let's assume we are talking about an 8 ohm speaker on an amp that is 1ohm stable. Wiring to 8ohm will rise WAY over 8ohm during play. The switching rail voltage can be so high that it could cause unwanted stress on components. This is something that would never happen immediately but overtime. Eventually, if possible, the amp would just die and not work anymore with no warning signs prior. If anything, high impedance killed it. IE- Amp does 4900w @1ohm. 70v\70a Assuming stupid perfect world, lol.. doubling impedance halves power but that doesn't normally work.. At least either will truthful power ratings or a more effective amplifier design. The interesting thing about the real world is.. voltage rail does NOT stay the same.. Less current out, less SAG = Higher Rail! So, some REALISTIC results(estimated)- 4900w= 70v/70a 1ohm 3042w= 78v/39a 2ohm 1849w= 86v/21.5a 4ohm 1058w= 92v/11.5a 8ohm 576w= 96v/6a 16ohm The rail has went up from 70 to 96v.. What if the rail at a given dc voltage starts to clip at 100v? Well, that means rising to 16-32ohms, you would hit clipping before you run out of CLEAN headroom.. this means you would have reached a point where the rail voltage is conflicting with the normal operations of the amplifier. So, i'm not saying this is a definite will happen, etc, because without actually knowing the rail voltage values of a particular amp, no one can assume what the limit is.. But i can say if running a high ohm load speaker on an amp is bad or can eventually, overtime, harm it, this is one for sure way to do it. [/QUOTE]
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