What does Nominal Impedance mean?

The Carver should have no problem with the new loudspeakers.  The above 6 ohm impedance in the bass frequencies is good and the 3 ohm readings are at frequencies that demand less current.  You might have to turn the volume setting up to match previous volume levels.  There could be rolled off high frequencies if the Carver has a high output impedance in the 3 ohm range.

I take it to mean the impedance where most of it lies across the frequency range. Case in point: my speakers are 6 ohm nominal, with a minimum of 4.4 ohm @175Hz. Because of that, they state 4 ohm on the speaker.

Not all speaker makers do that. Some just use the average while others state the lowest point. That may add to the confusion.

All the best,
Nonoise

ditusa,

I watched the video, and I am still confused.

ozzy

dweller,

So, do you think the Carvers will drive the Clarisys Minute adequately?

ozzy

I believe speakers (and other devices) do not have a constant impedance. So "nominal impedance" is what it has most of the time (average?).

hilde45,

Thanks for that information. It's still very confusing.

So, based on the speaker specs that I have stated do you think the Carver Amps will have problem with the Clarisys Minute speakers?

ozzy

Curve steepness and width important too. Possibly of interest: https://audiojudgement.com/speaker-impedance-curve-explained/