8 ohms amp drives 4 ohms speakers


What will be the biggest problem when using 8 ohms amp (60 wpc) to drive 4/5/6 ohms speakers (about 86db)? Thanks a lot for your answer ^_^ ^_^ ^_^ ^_^ ^_^
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Showing 1 response by aball

I assume your amp is tube. Output transformer saturation can be a problem which will reduce your effective bandwidth, due to the high current demands a lower impedance will require. At lower volume levels, it should be fine.

But what exactly do you mean when you say your amp is 8 ohm?