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Re: So many speakers!

10/11/2000 1:47 AM
SteveF	Re: So many speakers! "I assume that it's better to drive a smaller speaker with such a low power output section." Not really. The amp doesn't really care what size the speaker is as long as the impedance is within range. Intuitively, it might seem as though the bigger speaker would "want" more power than the amp can deliver, but electrically, two 8 ohm speakers of different sizes will draw about the same amount of power. Regards, Steve F.

10/11/2000 1:47 AM

SteveF

Re: So many speakers!

"I assume that it's better to drive a smaller speaker with such a low power output section."

Not really. The amp doesn't really care what
size the speaker is as long as the impedance
is within range. Intuitively, it might
seem as though the bigger speaker would
"want" more power than the amp can deliver,
but electrically, two 8 ohm speakers
of different sizes will draw about the
same amount of power.

Regards,
Steve F.

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