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What effect will multiple choice OHM outs Have ?

I own a CAYIN A88T integrated amplifier, what an incredible amp for the money. THEY HAVE SEVERAL BINDING POSTS AT THE AMP'S OUTPUT's LABELLED 4 ohms, 8 ohms, 16 ohms.

I am using these with QUAD 22L speakers (vey neutral and also a steal for the money), THEY ARE RATED AS 6 OHMS, but the manufacturer states that 8 ohms amp outputs are fine also.

My questions:

A) What can I expect the differences sonically between the 4,8 and 16 ohm taps ?

B) What would be my best setting for my speakers?

C) Any danger in using the ''wrong'' ouptut posts ?

Many thanks to all for your help - as you can see, I'm no expert at this - but I do have good ears...
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sean
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This one you'll have to try and see for yourself. Some amps vary DRASTICALLY with their various impedance taps and the loads placed upon them by differing speakers. From an electrical standpoint, you would normally want to pick the tap that best matches the LOWEST impedance that your speaker hits. As such, the 4 ohm tap should work best for you in theory, but that may not be what you prefer sonically. Having said that, i'm not familiar with this amp or your speakers at all. Sean
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