These have 6-ohm impedance. Most outdoor speakers are 8-ohm. Does it matter? Compatible with most amps/receivers, I would assume.
1982018
I'm no expert - I bought for the music lover in my family. These replaced a decent set of Polk speakers and he thinks these sound a lot better and carry very nicely to our pool and back yard which is very good size. My son turned them up as high as they could go and it sounded alittle tinny but we never listen to them that loud - the cops would be called. Whether the ohm matters depends upon the area you want to cover. We are more than satisfied.
1982019
I was able to change the impedance on my receiver to 6 ohm. They sound great on my back patio!!
1982020
Either 6 or 8 ohms should not make a difference. Any home receiver will be compatible. These speakers are used as satellite speakers in my application since they do not produce a lot of bass.
337062
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.
2076905
I don't own this but am considering this. The manual shows an audio out so you could go into an amp with that. The speakers are 3 ohms and have a jack on the side that would allow you to power a speaker, if you could get or make the same connector that they have. The issue will be the 3 ohm 7 watt rating. typically speakers are either 4 ohms in smaller units or 8 ohms in larger speakers. You will see less volume with speakers with a higher impedence with 8 ohm speakers being only about 1/2 as loud as the 3 ohm speakers that are supplied with the unit. There could be other problems with impedence mis-match but I haven't tried it to know.
1268330
Speaker impedance limits are really determined by your amplifier / receiver. The switch should not care whether your speakers are 4, 6, or 8 ohms. However, you may notice, if mixing speakers with different impedances, that when played simultaneously, one pair is louder than the other.
938666
They have a sound frequency crossover installed. I connected across from the main speaker terminals. I don't know about the ohm resistance but they work great on my 5 ch. System.
2064090
I believe you mean would the impedance (resistance) would be too low. The lower the impedance, the higher the current flow. These are 2 ohm rated speakers which means you need a 4 ohm amp/head. I have no problem running these from my stock Toyota JBL system. If you want deeper, stronger bass than I would recommend a subwoofer.
253292
They are rated at 2.7 ohms but Polk states they are compatible with factory and aftermarket 4 ohm systems as well. Google returns a lot of information.
1649785
What matters is the impedance. Most Amps are 8 ohm as are speakers. When you hook multiple speakers in parallel the impedance goes down. The selector ensures that the impedance is at least 4 ohms even when as many as eight speakers are hooked in parallel (and would otherwise present 1 ohm of impedance). On my Yamaha receiver there is a switch that allows for a 4 ohm load and that is the key. You can probably run a 4 ohm load from an 8 ohm driver, it just means that more energy is dissipated in the amp than in the speakers but hopefully not so much as to do damage
2036113
Got these hooked to a 8 ohm receiver and it performs great. The box said 8 ohm. Believe what you want. I have these mounted on my front deck.
96965
I too am thinking of getting a 6ohm speaker package with a receiver rated at 8ohm. Are your speakers still working fine with this receiver?
275074
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
1176609
It does not matter, general rule of thumb, is the lower the OHM number on the speakers, the more efficient they will be. In other words, the lower OHM number on the speaker would require less watt output from the receiver. Your receiver can output any OHM number, and the same is true for the speakers.
141524
The receiver can easily drive 4 ohm speakers. The RMS power rating of 80W applies to 8 ohm speakers, so the power output for 4 ohms will be somewhat greater. You can change the speaker impedance from the default setting of 8 ohms to 4 ohms using the "Advanced Setup" menu as described on page 37 of the owner's manual.
576601
Thanks H. Choi. I notice from the manual that it says use 8 - 16 ohms below the speaker terminals, but one doesn't have to believe everything they tell you. :-)
736554
Hello NebTheWeb, This receiver is capable of driving 6 ohms speakers. I use a set of Totem Dreamcatcher (4 ohms) and the receiver is behaving great.
1748565
I'd leave the selector at 8ohm and run the mix of 6 and 8 ohm speakers. It should be fine. The only way you'd run into a problem is with 4ohm speakers, and in that case you should be using a discrete amplifier.
1022061
My understanding is 2 OHM is better. I would however recommend you install the amp to get the proper sound that the speakers are capable of. I have not done this but I need to.