Rear in-ceiling speakers I'm very pleased with my new Samsung HT-BD1250, but my room does not lend itself to stand alone rear speakers, so I figured I'd get some ceiling speakers, but checking the specs note that they are 3 ohm. Does anyone know if standard 8 ohm speakers will work? Rear in-ceiling speakers I'm very pleased with my new Samsung HT-BD1250, but my room does not lend itself to stand alone rear speakers, so I figured I'd get some ceiling speakers, but... » Read More Rear in-ceiling speakers I'm very pleased with my new Samsung HT-BD1250, but my room does not lend itself to stand alone rear speakers, so I figured I'd get some ceiling speakers, but checking the specs note that they are 3 ohm. Does anyone know if standard 8 ohm speakers will work? « Show Less
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I tried an old set of (I believe) 8 ohm speakers on the front right, left, and center channels and notice a marked improvement in sound quality. Do you have more information on this? Will the amp be damaged? Any idea where I can get better quality 3 ohm speakers?
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You loose power by going with the 8 ohm. The lower the resistance, the higher wattage output you get. If you went with a dual voice coil 8 ohm and wired it in parallel (pos to pos) this would get it to 4 ohms.
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I did some brief reading about how to match amps and speakers, and my understanding is that the amp's power rating should be less than that of the speakers--around half the peak rated wattage. But as well as power you have to make sure the impedance of the speakers matches the output impedance range of the amp. If you're running two 8 ohm speakers in parallel on each channel, that's actually 4 ohms, so check those numbers. We use this Grace BTAR122 in conjunction with two 80 watt Polk Atrium 4 speakers and it sounds fantastic.
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as I understand the higher the ohm the less efficient they are. I would suggest you call a reputable stereo store in your area for best answer. I put mine in a stock system and they work fine.
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This amp puts out a 100 watts per channel @ 8 ohms. Your volume control is in your pre-amp, for difference volume and delays for each speaker. this unit is not a class a, a/b, but act like one. it's a step volume, but stay clear at high peak before clipping. It's best to use speakers with the same ohms, but you don't really have too. This why the separate volume comes in, and most rooms are not perfect. Placement of speakers are more important than the unit that power them....
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Yea that's basically it, we used 12 gauge monster cables but just make sure to measure so that you'll have enough cable to set up all the speakers because the first time we bought the cables we didn't have enough for the rear left speaker.... And I agree with JR, you should buy a subwoofer :}
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Note that Samsung (and other manufacturers) are playing fast and loose with their wattage ratings. Most of these all-in-one units have 3-Ohm speakers, which means the power numbers are wildly inflated. Even worse, you can seriously damage your quality 8-Ohm speakers by hooking them up to the puny amps in these things.
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Great question. I have a set of small Bose bookshelf speakers that are 4 ohm. I just hooked them up a couple of days ago and they worked fine. I started with the power control turned all the way down on the Micro amp so as not to blow them and turned it up until I got the sound I wanted.
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They're supposed to be 4 Ohms even though the back says "4/8 Ohms" but in reality they're less than 4 Ohms - a tad under 3.5 Ohms. unless your amp/reciver can tolerate resistance of 2 Ohms which very few can, don't wire them in parallel with an 8 Ohm speaker. I did and it almost fried my receiver.
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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. 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... » Read More 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. « Show Less
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This got me really curious. I hate not knowing the answer to what should be a simple question. I found this info on another site:"Specifications - from the user manual. Power output is listed as 30Watts RMS into 4 ohms with 10%THD - Not what I would call quality sound but maybe ok for your rear channel. BTW, this would equate to 15w @ 8ohms.Audio Input: Wireless * Stereo, 16-bit, 48 KHz, uncompressed* Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 87 dBAudio Output: HighEfficiency Class D,Speaker-level* Supports 4 to 16 ohm speakers* Audio output power: 2 × 30 W (RMS)into 4 ohms (no more than 10% THD)Transmission Delay * 15-20 msPower Supply * AC 100-240 V ~ 50/60 Hz" This got me really curious. I hate not knowing the answer to what should be a simple question. I found this info on another site:"Specifications - from the user manual. Power output is listed as 30Watts RMS into 4 ohms with 10%THD - Not what I would call quality sound but maybe ok for your rear channel. BTW, this would equate to 15w @ 8ohms.Audio Input: Wireless * Stereo, 16-bit, 48 KHz, uncompressed* Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 87 dBAudio Output: HighEfficiency Class D,Speaker-level* Supports 4 to 16 ohm speakers* Audio output... » Read More This got me really curious. I hate not knowing the answer to what should be a simple question. I found this info on another site:"Specifications - from the user manual. Power output is listed as 30Watts RMS into 4 ohms with 10%THD - Not what I would call quality sound but maybe ok for your rear channel. BTW, this would equate to 15w @ 8ohms.Audio Input: Wireless * Stereo, 16-bit, 48 KHz, uncompressed* Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 87 dBAudio Output: HighEfficiency Class D,Speaker-level* Supports 4 to 16 ohm speakers* Audio output power: 2 × 30 W (RMS)into 4 ohms (no more than 10% THD)Transmission Delay * 15-20 msPower Supply * AC 100-240 V ~ 50/60 Hz" « Show Less
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I would say YES. If I didn't already have "in-ceiling" rear speakers when we moved in to this house, I would have put these in place of those. Especially with the multi directional...this will ROCK for Rear in-ceiling.
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The speaker wires vary in length depending on how far they are required to be from the DVD unit, i.e., the woofer speaker that sits near the unit is about 10 -15 feet long. The rear speakers are about 25 feet long. I have a large living room with vaulted ceilings and there is plenty of wire. I have a 2-year old Sony and the remote works fine when the proper codes are put into the unit. I use a DISH satellite remote to control the unit, TV and more so I don't need the TV remote. Be ready to get a little frustrated when talking to Samsung service reps. If you need service, their deep, off-shore accents can drive one crazy. I hope this info is helpful. G.
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personally i think (one) should have towers that go down to or close to 20Hz and no sub, or bookshelves (to save space) and a sub that goes down to about 20Hz. (Yamaha YST-SW315) i do not see what good big towers are for anymore if you are going to have a sub and then set your receiver to cut low frequencies to 80Hz and higher anyway? keep in mind humans are only supposed to be able to hear between 20Hz and 20Khz. and check your receiver for your cross over settings. mine for instance are 50, 80, 100, 150Hz. use that as a guide to how low you want your bookshelves to go. my books cut off at 50Hz, so i dont want to use the 50 (to not put too much of a load on my books thus making them better midranges. i can use 80 and 100 but not 150, because my sub stops at 140Hz. if your receiver has more and smaller increments for the cross over than mine you will have more options for your bookshelves. my polks (RTi4) go down to 50Hz and sound pretty good and deep at moderate volumes, about the same as the 12" towers they replaced.... but if you want to turn it up to "louder" volumes they become a bit more stressed, not as accurate and want to distort. which is why i got the sub. i got the books in the first place because i was getting sick of the amount of space the towers took up (4 - 12"woofers) the polk TSi200's look like the best "match" for the 'Polk Cs20 center', but the RTi4's are only missing a few less in lower freq. (which you might not need anyway due to the Xover thing) and has 1 5.25" 'driver' where the TSi has 2. the RTi4 is a little more than HALF the price of the TSi200's. ---also keep in mind among all these types of reviews, 'taste in sound' is subjective.---
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I have 8 ohm B&W; cs1 speakers and use 6ohm without an issue. I'm not sure why they didn't design it for 8ohm
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Used the old speakers from my ancient Kenwood. For the rear surround speakers, used Amphony's 5.8 GHz Wireless Speaker Kit, Model 1540. I've had none of the buzzing or popping problems others have reported. I followed the instructions meticulously and was able to put the wireless receiver in an inconspicuous spot, but still line of sight. The wires from that receiver are concealed just above the baseboard in a Cordmate channel and then are fished up to the speakers (just above ear level).
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Hello, What head were you using when the speakers blew? I'm interested as I just bought the 2x10 and the 1x15. From what I understand seismic audio has replacement speakers for sale. If you take off the metal mesh type thing in the front the speakers should be able to come out after unscrewing them. I believe you can replace the speakers with any bass cabinet replacement speaker, but I would replace them with the same ohm speaker. From what I have read while researching bass cabinets is that eminence is the speaker of choice to replace blown speakers with. Just make sure you get one that's made for this purpose. A quick google search should come up with some results. Good luck! Hello, What head were you using when the speakers blew? I'm interested as I just bought the 2x10 and the 1x15. From what I understand seismic audio has replacement speakers for sale. If you take off the metal mesh type thing in the front the speakers should be able to come out after unscrewing them. I believe you can replace the speakers with any bass cabinet replacement speaker, but I would replace them with the same ohm speaker. From what I have read while researching bass cabinets is that eminence is the speaker of choice to replace blown speakers with. Just make sure you get one that's... » Read More Hello, What head were you using when the speakers blew? I'm interested as I just bought the 2x10 and the 1x15. From what I understand seismic audio has replacement speakers for sale. If you take off the metal mesh type thing in the front the speakers should be able to come out after unscrewing them. I believe you can replace the speakers with any bass cabinet replacement speaker, but I would replace them with the same ohm speaker. From what I have read while researching bass cabinets is that eminence is the speaker of choice to replace blown speakers with. Just make sure you get one that's made for this purpose. A quick google search should come up with some results. Good luck! « Show Less
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Absolutely. I am using an older pair of DefTech powered towers as rear surrounds currently. The 8040's are my mains as they have a superior sound quality compared to my older towers and they are much less obtrusive. A requirement of my wife. No more large speakers, she said. I'm happy with the 8040's sound. She's very happy with their size and sound. A rare win win.