biasing for 4 ohm speakers


I recently switched from 8 ohm to 4 ohm speakers with my Jolida 502P. The 8 ohm speakers were connected to the 8 ohm taps and I now have the 4 ohm speakers connected to the 4 ohm taps. Will this require a bias adjustment due to the change of speakers and taps?
al2214

Showing 1 response by almarg

I'm not familiar with the specific amp, but I would assume that the answer is "no." Presumably the output transformer is designed such that the output tubes see essentially the same load when a 4 ohm speaker is connected to the 4 ohm tap as when an 8 ohm speaker is connected to the 8 ohm tap. Also, the bias current is DC, which won't be affected by what is on the secondary (output) side of the transformer since transformers can't pass DC between their two windings.

Regards,
-- Al