4 amplifiers to drive 1 pair of speakers?


Hi

Sorry I am still quite a young audiophile (less than 1 yr old)
Was wondering if its possible to use 4 amplifiers (eg 300b which is quite low powered) to drive a pair of speakers? 

I.e. pre amp output --> Y splitter into 2 different 300B amplifiers for each channel. Each amplifier can take either the top 2 or bottom 2 binding posts of the speaker.

My speakers are 90db 8ohm (more like 4ohm in real life), and im afraid that 2 300b PP amplifiers ~18W class A is insufficient.

Thanks!
thegreenman

Showing 1 response by mastering92

This doesn’t make sense to me. Not trying to be rude.

When you say the speakers are more like 4 ohms in real life, you’re saying the impedance swing occurs with changing frequencies, which is true. However, A well designed speaker at 8 ohms uses quite a bit less current. Impedance may swing to 4 ohms every now and then, but it will not remain there for long.

I don’t think you would need a power amplifier. That’s probably overkill. An integrated amp that is pushing about 40 watts per channel or more at 8 ohms will do fine. Vintage gear that was made in Japan is probably the best value.

Last thing - on the back of any speaker amp you’ll see something like:

8 ohms - 16 ohms
4 ohms - 16 ohms

Lower impedance = more current required.