Will a Music Hall a15.2 drive 4 ohm speakers?


I bought an MH a15.2 a couple of weeks ago and am really enjoying it. Now I have the itch to upgrade my speakers. The specs on the Music Hall rate it as 75wpc into 8ohms. Will it drive 4 ohm speakers without problem?
Thanks
crouse99

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also depends on other ratings for the speaker, like sensitivity. Generally, I stay away from amps that don't have listed power specs into 6 and/or 4 ohms. The power doesn't have to double, but when the power rating at least increases, that is a sign of a good amp design.
It's not that your 4 ohm speaker would sound bad with the 15.2, it just won't open up to its full potential without good amplification.
I really haven't researched truly efficient, high ohm speakers because I have heard several of them at RMAF over the years and did not like them. The sound I prefer (in my price range) is Monitor Audio, B&W, Dynaudio and Quad's L-series, and these are not easily driven. Hopefully someone here can suggest efficient speakers.
I think Crouse99 has Polk LS50s, if I read his threads correctly. I do currently have Quads, and I feel the sound is a little bright, but I'm not blaming the speakers. My upgrade path is a new amp (Odyssey or McCormack) or new USB converter (John Kenny JKSPDIF MKIII). Also planning to do some room treatments, but I don't want to over-dampen the room.