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Ohm question

OK, first off, I doubt i would ever try this, but i was just curious about something and thought i would get everyones take on this.

Bear with me now, im a little rusty on electronic formulas, and i might have this bass ackwards.

Basic understanding of electronics dictates that if you have 2 10ohm loads and wire them up in series you have a 20 ohm load right?

And if you have 2 10ohm loads, and wire them up in parallel, you get a 5ohm load right?

So, if you stack 2 4ohm speakers, what impact would you see as a result of wiring them in series to create a 8 ohm load?

How would it impact sonics?
Amperage?
Wattage?
slappy

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slappy OP
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Heh

Well, i wouldnt have to worry about crossovers at least.

I was curious if this could be done with those new Magnepan on-wall ESL speakers. at 4 ohms each, they have no crossovers, no "drivers" per se, and have equal ratings.

a good 8ohm 7 foot column of electrostatic bliss.



yeah i know. im weird.
Im just really wondering if this could be done
slappy OP
903 posts
 
Great answer Ozfly!
It might be an interesting experiment some time, but doesent seem like something worth doing unless the speakers are meant to be stacked

i'll still probably give it a shot sometime. :)
slappy OP
903 posts
 
uhm....
that is not the quetion i asked Elgordo, i was curious about wattage and current, and any adverse audible affects on the speakers.

im not even talking about mixing speakers, im talking about identical speakers, and it looks like my math already was correct.

Thanks though
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