Speakers included with this are rated 6 ohms but receiver is set for 8. Has anyone bothered to change it to the correct setting?
2074876
I left mine at 8 ohms because it had plenty of power at 8 ohms for me, but you can easily change the receiver impedance to 6 ohms if you want to. Download the Yamaha manual for the receiver from their site and it will show you how...it's fairly simple.
707223
Hi Dork! You can set the receiver to 6-ohm in the Advanced Setup menu. The procedure is described on page 116 of the owner's manual.
305485
I have mine connected to 4 ohm Polk speakers and it works perfectly. You should not have any problems with 6 ohm speakers. The Motiva is a lot of power for a reasonable price.
365310
Sorry! This question exceeds my pay grade. I've always used only 4 ohm, only 8 ohm or switchable 4 to 8 ohm speakers together.
735120
A speakers impedance is quite variable across the frequency band. So the 6 ohm speaker is just an average and there is no standard in assigning this nominal rating. I have used 8 and 4 ohm speakers on either taps and frankly can hear or detect no difference. But, to be safe you can just hook the 6 ohm speakers to the 4 ohm if you are worried. It will be fine either way.
85131
This is a powered subwoofer, meaning it has its own built-in amplifier, so the ohms don't matter. Your receiver should have a "subwoofer pre-out" or similar output in its rear-panel speaker terminals. Connect these terminals to the subwoofer "line in" inputs using RCA jacks. Try the speaker in several locations to see what works best. It's generally best to avoid corners, which can make the bass sound "boomy". Remember, too, that you're going to need a separate source of a/c power to plug the speaker into.
2161311
This is a case of Marantz trying to appeal to the " more power" part of the world. A more careful read of this spec shows this rating was measured at 6 ohms @ 1KHz. Not your "typical" measurement. At a more realistic power rating, the THD would read considerably less. Figure at 8 ohms it will be under 1%. Paired with a quality & efficient pair of bookshelf speakers & you have a very nice sounding system. I have found it to be very smooth and it has plenty of power to fill the space I'm using it in.
33625
I used my existing 7 speakers & woofer. You may wish to check that the speakers match this amp. The power or ohms, not sure which. The setup process checks for speakers. I reckon that will just do the right thing b
2044909
This receiver is capable to handle speakers from 4 ohms to 8 ohms, if your speakers are in this range there should be no problem at all.
164611
I haven't run 6 ohm speakers myself but have read dozens of reviews from people who have. This receiver is excellent and I recommend it. According to the community at large you will be fine driving 6 ohm impedance speakers with this receiver.
1997637
I would expect that if your speakers are more than 4 ohms when connected you'll be fine. It really doesn't matter what your speakers are rated only their impedance usually 4 to 8 ohms.
722195
This receiver Works best with 8 ohm speakers, the rated outputs is 1500 watts total
583310
one more thing i forgot to mention son. remember this system is a 4 ohm system. you cannot hook it up to a "normal" stereo receiver because they are almost all wired for 8 ohm. my son`s friend bought these after hearing them at my house and hooked them to an integrated amplifier his buddy gave him and blew them up. my apologies if you already were aware of this.
275073
The 6 Ohm setting on the amp should work okay for your nice 8 Ohm speakers. Higher impedance speakers should dissipate less power and consequently might sound a tiny bit quieter than lower impedance speakers at the same volume setting. But I doubt you will notice any difference.
2005915
In the past I have had to deal with mismatched speakers of high wattage. I used a matching impedance amplifier.. Unacceptable here, So a possible solution could be, hook it up as normal. If it works to your satisfaction all is well. If not go to Radio Shack and buy a 4 ohm-1 watt resistor and connect it in series. Depending on speaker design, that could bring out the power to an acceptable level. If that fails... well ... its filter stuff and the cost is probably unacceptable.
722194
Yes it will work for 4 ohms speaker Less than 60 watts per channel Unit is very bad, pictures looks awsome But not real function Better to get vintage receiver for $50 It will way better than this Good luck
122940
Jan, my receiver is a Sony STR-DH520 which is rated as 8 ohm output. I've had no issues connecting this speaker.