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Question by  rafeepalai (8)

What can you tell me about mixing different ohm speakers?

 
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Answer by  bug57 (1048)

Don't do it! I'm a live sound engineer, and I guarantee that you'll damage your amp this way. A 4 ohm speaker will draw twice the current (watts) from an amplifier as an 8 ohm speaker will- in other words, you'll overheat the amp's power output circuit. Conversly, 8 ohm to 4 ohm will underpower the speaker and cause distortion.

 
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Answer by  NateW (24)

There isn't any big worries about mixing different resistance (ohm) speakers. So long as you don't exceed the lowest rating you should be fine. I have personally dealt with this predicament and I have had no problems.

 
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Answer by  Amber40 (24961)

Basically ohms is the measure of resistance a speaker has. Typically either 2 or 4 ohms. Basically to be safe you should use all the same ohm rated speaker. Mixing them on a single circuit could cause damage to the speakers.

 
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