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Drive two speakers from one amp?

Hey guys.
I have a Bryston 9b ST (5 channel amplifier) and I am not real happy with my current center channel speaker. I have a pair of SF Cremonas for my left and right channels and a pair of SF Grand pianos for the real. The center is the SF solo and it seems the weak link in all of this. I have a chance for a pair of SF Concertos that I could use for the center and was planning on running both off of the same channel on the bryston but dont want to blow out the amp. I pretty sure the SFs are 8 ohm speakers and if my understanding of impedance is correct that wiring two speakers in parallel would be equivalent of driving a single 4 ohm speaker. Anyone think I might have a problem with this.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Doug
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dougwhitesell OP
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Hey Thanks for all the advice. I am going to abandon the idea since I dont want to overtax the amp.(I know that wouldnt happen in series but still) The only reason for the idea is that i had a pair of floor standers that I could use for the center but didnt want one right in the middle (it would block the TV, I know I should have a dedicated listening room). I will look for a really good center and sell the floor standers. Thanks again. I knew I could get good advice and answers from the knowledgable folks on Audiogon.
Doug
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