8 ohm speakers on 4 ohm unit?

[angel toledo]

I have an old (circa 1995) Kenwood stereo/cd player which takes 4 ohm
speakers. Can I hook up some 8 ohm speakers to it? What will happen to
the stereo unit? What will happen to the speakers?

Thanks

[Sander deWaal]

angel toledo > said:

>I have an old (circa 1995) Kenwood stereo/cd player which takes 4 ohm
>speakers. Can I hook up some 8 ohm speakers to it? What will happen to
>the stereo unit? What will happen to the speakers?


No problem, the SPL will be somewhat lower than with comparable 4 ohms
speakers, but no damage will be done.

--

"Audio as a serious hobby is going down the tubes."
- Howard Ferstler, 25/4/2005

[Lionel]

In >, angel toledo wrote :

> I have an old (circa 1995) Kenwood stereo/cd player which takes 4 ohm
> speakers. Can I hook up some 8 ohm speakers to it? What will happen to
> the stereo unit? What will happen to the speakers?
>
> Thanks

No problem the inverse could damage your amp.

[Robert Morein]

"angel toledo" > wrote in message
...
>I have an old (circa 1995) Kenwood stereo/cd player which takes 4 ohm
>speakers. Can I hook up some 8 ohm speakers to it? What will happen to the
>stereo unit? What will happen to the speakers?
>
> Thanks

No problem. If you look closely, it is probably "4 ohms minimum". I cannot
think of any Japanese mass market equipment that was ever designed
specifically for 4 ohm operation.

[dizzy]

On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:32:08 -0500, "Robert Morein"
> wrote:

>"angel toledo" > wrote in message
...
>>I have an old (circa 1995) Kenwood stereo/cd player which takes 4 ohm
>>speakers. Can I hook up some 8 ohm speakers to it? What will happen to the
>>stereo unit? What will happen to the speakers?
>>
>> Thanks
>
>No problem. If you look closely, it is probably "4 ohms minimum". I cannot
>think of any Japanese mass market equipment that was ever designed
>specifically for 4 ohm operation.

What surprises me is that a crappy ~1995 Kenwood would even handle the
stress of a 4-ohm speaker. I recall a friend's Kenwood receiver that
would drive a 4-ohm speaker, but was rated at LESS power into 4 than
it was into 8!!! Can you say "junk"?

[dave weil]

On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 23:26:58 GMT, dizzy > wrote:

>On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:32:08 -0500, "Robert Morein"
> wrote:
>
>>"angel toledo" > wrote in message
...
>>>I have an old (circa 1995) Kenwood stereo/cd player which takes 4 ohm
>>>speakers. Can I hook up some 8 ohm speakers to it? What will happen to the
>>>stereo unit? What will happen to the speakers?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>>No problem. If you look closely, it is probably "4 ohms minimum". I cannot
>>think of any Japanese mass market equipment that was ever designed
>>specifically for 4 ohm operation.
>
>What surprises me is that a crappy ~1995 Kenwood would even handle the
>stress of a 4-ohm speaker. I recall a friend's Kenwood receiver that
>would drive a 4-ohm speaker, but was rated at LESS power into 4 than
>it was into 8!!! Can you say "junk"?

At least it had tone controls.

[dizzy]

On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:55:05 -0600, dave weil >
wrote:

>On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 23:26:58 GMT, dizzy > wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:32:08 -0500, "Robert Morein"
> wrote:
>>
>>>"angel toledo" > wrote in message
...
>>>>I have an old (circa 1995) Kenwood stereo/cd player which takes 4 ohm
>>>>speakers. Can I hook up some 8 ohm speakers to it? What will happen to the
>>>>stereo unit? What will happen to the speakers?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>No problem. If you look closely, it is probably "4 ohms minimum". I cannot
>>>think of any Japanese mass market equipment that was ever designed
>>>specifically for 4 ohm operation.
>>
>>What surprises me is that a crappy ~1995 Kenwood would even handle the
>>stress of a 4-ohm speaker. I recall a friend's Kenwood receiver that
>>would drive a 4-ohm speaker, but was rated at LESS power into 4 than
>>it was into 8!!! Can you say "junk"?
>
>At least it had tone controls.

8)

[Sander deWaal]

dizzy > said:

>>"angel toledo" > wrote in message
...
>>>I have an old (circa 1995) Kenwood stereo/cd player which takes 4 ohm
>>>speakers. Can I hook up some 8 ohm speakers to it? What will happen to the
>>>stereo unit? What will happen to the speakers?

>>> Thanks

>>No problem. If you look closely, it is probably "4 ohms minimum". I cannot
>>think of any Japanese mass market equipment that was ever designed
>>specifically for 4 ohm operation.

>What surprises me is that a crappy ~1995 Kenwood would even handle the
>stress of a 4-ohm speaker. I recall a friend's Kenwood receiver that
>would drive a 4-ohm speaker, but was rated at LESS power into 4 than
>it was into 8!!! Can you say "junk"?


The thought never crossed your mind that the OP was talking about a
car head unit?

--

"Audio as a serious hobby is going down the tubes."
- Howard Ferstler, 25/4/2005

[dizzy]

On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:51:57 +0100, Sander deWaal >
wrote:

>dizzy > said:
>
>>>"angel toledo" > wrote in message
...
>>>>I have an old (circa 1995) Kenwood stereo/cd player which takes 4 ohm
>>>>speakers. Can I hook up some 8 ohm speakers to it? What will happen to the
>>>>stereo unit? What will happen to the speakers?
>
>>>> Thanks
>
>>>No problem. If you look closely, it is probably "4 ohms minimum". I cannot
>>>think of any Japanese mass market equipment that was ever designed
>>>specifically for 4 ohm operation.
>
>>What surprises me is that a crappy ~1995 Kenwood would even handle the
>>stress of a 4-ohm speaker. I recall a friend's Kenwood receiver that
>>would drive a 4-ohm speaker, but was rated at LESS power into 4 than
>>it was into 8!!! Can you say "junk"?
>
>The thought never crossed your mind that the OP was talking about a
>car head unit?

Not until now! 8)