My whole 5.1 system is set to 4 ohms. Will I be able to use these as surrounds considering they are 8ohm speakers? Yam rx-v477 rcvr, Pioneer A.Jones
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Absolutely. There might be an efficiency difference between the speakers, however, most 5.1 or 7.1 systems allow you to adjust the offset volume, which only needs to be completed once. If you are simply using these as a set of stereo speakers it want even matter. Also, your ohm rating is higher, not lower. While technically, the efficiency may be lower due to the higher ohms rating, there are so many other factors that this isn't even something to wotry about. Lastly, it would be if the ohm rating were going lower that you might need to start being concerned, however, 4 ohms and above, no. Sean
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They will work fine. They are 2 ohm but it's more for power purpose. They will sound loud with lower wattage. Don't expect bass. They have crisp highs and they are a good rear fill speaker.
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Hi, Jerry! The manual says to use speakers "with an impedance of 8 ohms or more." The speaker connections are not RCA, they're bare wire connectors with a screw-on type fitting. I hope this helps you out. Good luck. By the way and for what it's worth, we've enjoyed our amp and it hasn't disappointed us at all.
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I have not tried this but from the manual it describes utilizing both the A and B speaker sets. If this is similar to the stereo receivers of the 70s-80s, you would not want to use 4 ohm rated speakers as what normally happens is the speakers get paralleled and the resistance/impedance drops to 2 ohms and that the amp would never be able to handle without shutting down. If I remember, I will test this and comment further but everything I have read says this should work with 8 ohm rated speakers.
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They are 4 ohm speakers. Your receiver should have a L/R & F/R. Their for allowing you to hook up 2 sets.
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I have mine hooked up at 8ohms But having a receiver that handles both 6 and 8 ohms is better but they sound great I'm now looking at new receiver now the new onkyo 636 to handle the ohms.
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These Amplifiers are for floor speakers only. You can hook up 4 speakers if you want but it was not designed for 5.1 surround. Its a Kickin' amplifier. Lot of power....Hope this helps.
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Yes they are, but if they are wired in series you will get 8 ohms and if they are wired in parallel it would be 2 ohms. So to get the 8 ohms you need, using the 4 terminals on the speaker, connect a wire from the positive terminal on one side to the negative on the other side. Now the 2 wires for the speaker connection ( positive & negative ) would connect up the empty positive and negative terminals that are left. This connection would give you 8 ohms.
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They have an eight ohm impedance. The Polk website has a very complete list of the specs.
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Absolutely! I believe that receiver is 50 watts per channel at 8 ohms, and that will drive these speakers nicely. These are good speakers, I have them in my master bedroom and they sound great!
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Thang:Again thank you for your helpful response. I will now shop for a sub, and hopefully complete my system soon. It is a more difficult task than I first thought.I have the Bose single cube speakers that I plan to use, but I am unable to determine the ohm rating of these speakers. Can you assist me with this. I have been studying the 806 manual and the speaker ohm rating is one entry that needs to be input by me. Hopefully I will be able to get things up and running soon. Thanks.Charles
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Shouldn't matter as long as your stereo system is pushing 8 ohms output. The only thing you might notice is different sets of speakers might have different volume levels when playing them together.
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You should have no problems hooking them up in series. They are 8 ohms so they will be 4 ohms in series. Check you specks to make sure but I am sure that will be fine. We had 2 RC6s hooked up to a Sonos Amp in our master bathroom and it was just fine.
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If you are using these mounts for surround speakers I recommend using speakers that have the same ohm rating as your main and center speakers. I started with a Denon receiver with Sony SSF-7000s as my main speakers. I had a small center and two small surrounds and the sound was just ok, but once I added a matching center Sony SSF-5000 (hard to find now) and two Sony SS-B1000s as surrounds the sound was great! The surrounds were too big for my existing mounts so I purchased the larger VideoSecu mounts. At first the surrounds and mounts seemed quite large and a bit industrial looking but I have gotten used to them and they sound great.
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They're 8 ohm impedance speakers. Will work with any receiver or amplifier expecting to see an 8 ohm load.Many 12v amps are looking for a 4 ohm load, which I think is what you're referring to. Some are switchable. You can wire these in parallel to get 4 ohms, but I doubt that would be practical for you, since you'd need to install two pair in order to do it properly. If your amp/receiver is expecting a 4 ohm load don't get these.
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My Tech checked them, they are 6 ohm, however please understand that this is a complete Bose system, not intended to be used with other systems Amps, so if you were to use these speakers in any way that is not intended by Bose. And the speakers are damaged, I can not have them returned for a refund, I appreciate your interest, but must make this clear, as I said this is a complete Bose system, and not to be connected in any other way, thanks, Jack
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Yes. Make sure you set receiver speaker settings to 6 ohm. Most receiver default setting is 8 ohm. Refer to your manual if you are not sure where or how to change setting. Get these speakers. You will love them. Make sure you have a sub to go with it.