Mixing speakers, 6 and 8 ohm?


Hi All,

Is it possible to mix 8 ohm speakers with 6 ohm speakers in a home theater (5.1) set up, or will that do bizarre things to my receiver? I'm looking at Quad speakers (6 ohm) to mix with KEF speakers at 8 ohms.

Please advise.

Thanks as usual,
the rustler
rustler

Showing 1 response by bignerd100

With the controls for relative volume level on surround sound recievers the balance of sound wil not be a problem. As long as the front there are the smame or very similar the sonics should not be a problem. If your reciever is of reasonable quality the ability to run nominal 6 ohm speakers should not be a problem.

The differential between efficiencies coulds be an issue but probably no. Most Kefs are in the 91-93 db range and I don't know the specs of Quads. Usually the only efficeny issues are with speakers that are 8-10+ db appart.

Good luck!