Serial

[Matthew Fowle]

Any disadvantages to serial connections? I've got a DH500, capable of
driving 4 ohm, probably 2 ohm steady, and all my speakers are 8 ohm.
What will be the disadvantage of running two speakres in parallel for a
lower (but acceptable) resistance?

Myren

[Geoff Wood]

"Matthew Fowle" > wrote in message
...
> Any disadvantages to serial connections? I've got a DH500, capable of
> driving 4 ohm, probably 2 ohm steady, and all my speakers are 8 ohm.
> What will be the disadvantage of running two speakres in parallel for a
> lower (but acceptable) resistance?

Main dissadvantage would be rooted imaging, as the tweeters and midrange
would no longer be coming from one point source.


geoff

[Mark D. Zacharias]

Series connection will cause frequency response problems, especially if the
speakers are not matched.

The DH-500 would handle a parallel set of most speakers with no problem. If
it gets very warm, and / or the fan runs at a continuous high speed, then
I'd worry.

Mark Z.


"Matthew Fowle" > wrote in message
...
> Any disadvantages to serial connections? I've got a DH500, capable of
> driving 4 ohm, probably 2 ohm steady, and all my speakers are 8 ohm.
> What will be the disadvantage of running two speakres in parallel for a
> lower (but acceptable) resistance?
>
> Myren

[Laurence Payne]

>Any disadvantages to serial connections? I've got a DH500, capable of
>driving 4 ohm, probably 2 ohm steady, and all my speakers are 8 ohm.
>What will be the disadvantage of running two speakres in parallel for a
>lower (but acceptable) resistance?

Electrically, the amp should cope. You might not get appreciably
greater volume, and your chances of a proper stereo soundfield will
diminish. If you mainly listen to the pan-potted mono that passes for
stereo in most commercial music, this may not worry you. :-)