Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs, but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers, so can I use a pair of 8 ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too? I've been trying to find 16 ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it one 8
ohmer??

James

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 01:15:18 +0000 (UTC), "Coyoteboy"
wrote:

Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs, but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers, so can I use a pair of 8 ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too? I've been trying to find 16 ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it one 8
ohmer??

---
The only way (if it's not toobs) it'll do any damage to the amp is if
you crank it up enough to drive more current into the speakers than it
could if they were 16 ohmers and it was cranked to 10. A pair of 8
ohmers in parallel will get you 4 ohms, so you don't want to do that;
hook them up in series instead and you'll get the 16 ohms you need.

Putting an 8 ohm resistor in series with an 8 ohm speaker is OK too, but
you'll waste half of the power out from the speaker than if you had two
identical ones of them in series.

--
John Fields

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 01:15:18 +0000 (UTC), "Coyoteboy"
wrote:

Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs, but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers, so can I use a pair of 8 ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too? I've been trying to find 16 ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it one 8
ohmer??

---
The only way (if it's not toobs) it'll do any damage to the amp is if
you crank it up enough to drive more current into the speakers than it
could if they were 16 ohmers and it was cranked to 10. A pair of 8
ohmers in parallel will get you 4 ohms, so you don't want to do that;
hook them up in series instead and you'll get the 16 ohms you need.

Putting an 8 ohm resistor in series with an 8 ohm speaker is OK too, but
you'll waste half of the power out from the speaker than if you had two
identical ones of them in series.

--
John Fields

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 01:15:18 +0000 (UTC), "Coyoteboy"
wrote:

Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs, but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers, so can I use a pair of 8 ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too? I've been trying to find 16 ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it one 8
ohmer??

---
The only way (if it's not toobs) it'll do any damage to the amp is if
you crank it up enough to drive more current into the speakers than it
could if they were 16 ohmers and it was cranked to 10. A pair of 8
ohmers in parallel will get you 4 ohms, so you don't want to do that;
hook them up in series instead and you'll get the 16 ohms you need.

Putting an 8 ohm resistor in series with an 8 ohm speaker is OK too, but
you'll waste half of the power out from the speaker than if you had two
identical ones of them in series.

--
John Fields

On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 01:15:18 +0000 (UTC), "Coyoteboy"
wrote:

Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs, but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers, so can I use a pair of 8 ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too? I've been trying to find 16 ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it one 8
ohmer??

---
The only way (if it's not toobs) it'll do any damage to the amp is if
you crank it up enough to drive more current into the speakers than it
could if they were 16 ohmers and it was cranked to 10. A pair of 8
ohmers in parallel will get you 4 ohms, so you don't want to do that;
hook them up in series instead and you'll get the 16 ohms you need.

Putting an 8 ohm resistor in series with an 8 ohm speaker is OK too, but
you'll waste half of the power out from the speaker than if you had two
identical ones of them in series.

--
John Fields

Coyoteboy:
Many (non DTS 5.1) stereo pro-logic only surround receivers..... (you
failed to mention your Make and Model number)....... have only one rear
channel amplifier even though there are two sets of rear surround speaker
terminals. You can verify this by disconnecting one of the rear surround
speakers, if the other one stops producing sound then you have verified the
fact that it has only one rear channel amp AND that the rear speakers are
automatically connected in series inside the amp wiring...... so since 8 +
8 = 16 you do not have a problem.
Next time your post a question like this please be certain to ALWAYS mention
the make and model number of the equipment you want to get useful replies
for....... remember, we can not see your receiver, nor are we mind readers,
so we end up guessing.
I hope that my reply helped.... and answered your question.
--
Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
------------------------------


"Coyoteboy" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs,
but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers, so can I use a pair of 8
ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too? I've been trying to find 16
ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it one
8
ohmer??

James

Coyoteboy:
Many (non DTS 5.1) stereo pro-logic only surround receivers..... (you
failed to mention your Make and Model number)....... have only one rear
channel amplifier even though there are two sets of rear surround speaker
terminals. You can verify this by disconnecting one of the rear surround
speakers, if the other one stops producing sound then you have verified the
fact that it has only one rear channel amp AND that the rear speakers are
automatically connected in series inside the amp wiring...... so since 8 +
8 = 16 you do not have a problem.
Next time your post a question like this please be certain to ALWAYS mention
the make and model number of the equipment you want to get useful replies
for....... remember, we can not see your receiver, nor are we mind readers,
so we end up guessing.
I hope that my reply helped.... and answered your question.
--
Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
------------------------------


"Coyoteboy" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs,
but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers, so can I use a pair of 8
ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too? I've been trying to find 16
ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it one
8
ohmer??

James

Coyoteboy:
Many (non DTS 5.1) stereo pro-logic only surround receivers..... (you
failed to mention your Make and Model number)....... have only one rear
channel amplifier even though there are two sets of rear surround speaker
terminals. You can verify this by disconnecting one of the rear surround
speakers, if the other one stops producing sound then you have verified the
fact that it has only one rear channel amp AND that the rear speakers are
automatically connected in series inside the amp wiring...... so since 8 +
8 = 16 you do not have a problem.
Next time your post a question like this please be certain to ALWAYS mention
the make and model number of the equipment you want to get useful replies
for....... remember, we can not see your receiver, nor are we mind readers,
so we end up guessing.
I hope that my reply helped.... and answered your question.
--
Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
------------------------------


"Coyoteboy" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs,
but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers, so can I use a pair of 8
ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too? I've been trying to find 16
ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it one
8
ohmer??

James

Coyoteboy:
Many (non DTS 5.1) stereo pro-logic only surround receivers..... (you
failed to mention your Make and Model number)....... have only one rear
channel amplifier even though there are two sets of rear surround speaker
terminals. You can verify this by disconnecting one of the rear surround
speakers, if the other one stops producing sound then you have verified the
fact that it has only one rear channel amp AND that the rear speakers are
automatically connected in series inside the amp wiring...... so since 8 +
8 = 16 you do not have a problem.
Next time your post a question like this please be certain to ALWAYS mention
the make and model number of the equipment you want to get useful replies
for....... remember, we can not see your receiver, nor are we mind readers,
so we end up guessing.
I hope that my reply helped.... and answered your question.
--
Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
------------------------------


"Coyoteboy" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs,
but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers, so can I use a pair of 8
ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too? I've been trying to find 16
ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it one
8
ohmer??

James

"Coyoteboy" writes:

Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs, but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers,

Possibly...

so can I use a pair of 8 ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too?

Two 8 ohms speakers in parallel will not work.
Two 8 ohm speakers in parallel is 4 ohms load.

Put the speakers in series and you get 16 ohms total impedance.

I've been trying to find 16 ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it one 8
ohmer??


--
Tomi Engdahl (http://www.iki.fi/then/)
Take a look at my electronics web links and documents at
http://www.epanorama.net/

"Coyoteboy" writes:

Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs, but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers,

Possibly...

so can I use a pair of 8 ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too?

Two 8 ohms speakers in parallel will not work.
Two 8 ohm speakers in parallel is 4 ohms load.

Put the speakers in series and you get 16 ohms total impedance.

I've been trying to find 16 ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it one 8
ohmer??


--
Tomi Engdahl (http://www.iki.fi/then/)
Take a look at my electronics web links and documents at
http://www.epanorama.net/

"Coyoteboy" writes:

Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs, but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers,

Possibly...

so can I use a pair of 8 ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too?

Two 8 ohms speakers in parallel will not work.
Two 8 ohm speakers in parallel is 4 ohms load.

Put the speakers in series and you get 16 ohms total impedance.

I've been trying to find 16 ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it one 8
ohmer??


--
Tomi Engdahl (http://www.iki.fi/then/)
Take a look at my electronics web links and documents at
http://www.epanorama.net/

"Coyoteboy" writes:

Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs, but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers,

Possibly...

so can I use a pair of 8 ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too?

Two 8 ohms speakers in parallel will not work.
Two 8 ohm speakers in parallel is 4 ohms load.

Put the speakers in series and you get 16 ohms total impedance.

I've been trying to find 16 ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it one 8
ohmer??


--
Tomi Engdahl (http://www.iki.fi/then/)
Take a look at my electronics web links and documents at
http://www.epanorama.net/

We really need brand and model info. If the model specified 16 ohms, it may
actually have one amp cicuit for the surround running two speakers in
parallel.
Silly I know, but at least one Pioneer blow-line model I've seen did this,
even though that series of amps was lucky to run ONE speaker without blowing
up.

Mark Z.

--
Please reply only to Group. I regret this is necessary. Viruses and spam
have rendered my regular e-mail address useless.


"Tomi Holger Engdahl" wrote in message
...
"Coyoteboy" writes:

Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs,
but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers,

Possibly...

so can I use a pair of 8 ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too?

Two 8 ohms speakers in parallel will not work.
Two 8 ohm speakers in parallel is 4 ohms load.

Put the speakers in series and you get 16 ohms total impedance.

I've been trying to find 16 ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it
one 8
ohmer??


--
Tomi Engdahl (http://www.iki.fi/then/)
Take a look at my electronics web links and documents at
http://www.epanorama.net/

We really need brand and model info. If the model specified 16 ohms, it may
actually have one amp cicuit for the surround running two speakers in
parallel.
Silly I know, but at least one Pioneer blow-line model I've seen did this,
even though that series of amps was lucky to run ONE speaker without blowing
up.

Mark Z.

--
Please reply only to Group. I regret this is necessary. Viruses and spam
have rendered my regular e-mail address useless.


"Tomi Holger Engdahl" wrote in message
...
"Coyoteboy" writes:

Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs,
but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers,

Possibly...

so can I use a pair of 8 ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too?

Two 8 ohms speakers in parallel will not work.
Two 8 ohm speakers in parallel is 4 ohms load.

Put the speakers in series and you get 16 ohms total impedance.

I've been trying to find 16 ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it
one 8
ohmer??


--
Tomi Engdahl (http://www.iki.fi/then/)
Take a look at my electronics web links and documents at
http://www.epanorama.net/

We really need brand and model info. If the model specified 16 ohms, it may
actually have one amp cicuit for the surround running two speakers in
parallel.
Silly I know, but at least one Pioneer blow-line model I've seen did this,
even though that series of amps was lucky to run ONE speaker without blowing
up.

Mark Z.

--
Please reply only to Group. I regret this is necessary. Viruses and spam
have rendered my regular e-mail address useless.


"Tomi Holger Engdahl" wrote in message
...
"Coyoteboy" writes:

Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs,
but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers,

Possibly...

so can I use a pair of 8 ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too?

Two 8 ohms speakers in parallel will not work.
Two 8 ohm speakers in parallel is 4 ohms load.

Put the speakers in series and you get 16 ohms total impedance.

I've been trying to find 16 ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it
one 8
ohmer??


--
Tomi Engdahl (http://www.iki.fi/then/)
Take a look at my electronics web links and documents at
http://www.epanorama.net/

We really need brand and model info. If the model specified 16 ohms, it may
actually have one amp cicuit for the surround running two speakers in
parallel.
Silly I know, but at least one Pioneer blow-line model I've seen did this,
even though that series of amps was lucky to run ONE speaker without blowing
up.

Mark Z.

--
Please reply only to Group. I regret this is necessary. Viruses and spam
have rendered my regular e-mail address useless.


"Tomi Holger Engdahl" wrote in message
...
"Coyoteboy" writes:

Hi,

I've got a relatively old stereo system that has surroundsound outputs,
but
it has them labelled as 16 ohm. I'm guessing I'll be doing damage
(over-currenting the amps) if I use 8 ohmers,

Possibly...

so can I use a pair of 8 ohms
in parallel or will that cause problems too?

Two 8 ohms speakers in parallel will not work.
Two 8 ohm speakers in parallel is 4 ohms load.

Put the speakers in series and you get 16 ohms total impedance.

I've been trying to find 16 ohm
speakers but they are not cheap and very hard to come by.
Can anyone suggest anything? Sticking an 8ohm resistor in line with it
one 8
ohmer??


--
Tomi Engdahl (http://www.iki.fi/then/)
Take a look at my electronics web links and documents at
http://www.epanorama.net/

Doh, cant believe I wrote that - I meant in series - late night brain pause
I think.

The unit is a UK Aiwa NSX-D55 for future info. Seems like a really nice
unit. Think I'll get hold of some 8 ohmers, just asmall set of cubes or
something and have 4 surround speakers instead then.

Cheers all who replied

James

Doh, cant believe I wrote that - I meant in series - late night brain pause
I think.

The unit is a UK Aiwa NSX-D55 for future info. Seems like a really nice
unit. Think I'll get hold of some 8 ohmers, just asmall set of cubes or
something and have 4 surround speakers instead then.

Cheers all who replied

James

Doh, cant believe I wrote that - I meant in series - late night brain pause
I think.

The unit is a UK Aiwa NSX-D55 for future info. Seems like a really nice
unit. Think I'll get hold of some 8 ohmers, just asmall set of cubes or
something and have 4 surround speakers instead then.

Cheers all who replied

James

Doh, cant believe I wrote that - I meant in series - late night brain pause
I think.

The unit is a UK Aiwa NSX-D55 for future info. Seems like a really nice
unit. Think I'll get hold of some 8 ohmers, just asmall set of cubes or
something and have 4 surround speakers instead then.

Cheers all who replied

James