speaker wiring help?

[Goldtaz1 10+ year member]

Guys, I was wondering if I could wire (2) 4 ohm speakers to yield a single 8 ohm impedance? I am trying to wire up quite a number of speakers to one amp so I want to make sure I don't harm the amp in any way.

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[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Guys, I was wondering if I could wire (2) 4 ohm speakers to yield a single 8 ohm impedance? I am trying to wire up quite a number of speakers to one amp so I want to make sure I don't harm the amp in any way.

You can wire a pair of 4 Ohm drivers in series to an 8 Ohm load if the drivers in question are single voice coil drivers.

If they are DVC drivers then your answer is no.

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[Goldtaz1 10+ year member]

You can wire a pair of 4 Ohm drivers in series to an 8 Ohm load if the drivers in question are single voice coil drivers.If they are DVC drivers then your answer is no.

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Thank you so much, that's exactly what I needed to know.

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

what do you have going on here:naughty: