Will I blow anything up?

I biwire my speakers off the 8 ohm amp tap. If I instead used the the 8 ohm tap for one run (lows) and the 4 ohm tap (highs) for the other run will I blow anything up?

eddaytona01-31-2009 12:37am

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hens Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 173 posts 01-31-2009 at 02:47am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You shouldn't blow anything up but I would strongly recommend that you don't hook up the speakers in this way. It could lead to very inconsistent speaker performance as the speaker impedance varies along the frequency spectrum. Either biwire from the 8 ohm taps or from the 4 ohm taps, depending on the nominal speaker impedance specification.
vonhakemarine Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 55 posts 01-31-2009 at 04:51pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Almarg, are you out there? What's your take on this. Rgds,Clay
eldartford Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,262 posts 01-31-2009 at 05:47pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete There will be lower voltage at the 4 ohm tap, so the woofer/tweeter gain match will be wrong.
almarg Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,670 posts 01-31-2009 at 09:01pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Almarg, are you out there? What's your take on this. LOL! I agree with Eldartford. There may be other sonic issues as well, but I'm not going to take the time to think about them because the reason he cited makes the whole idea a non-starter by itself. Best, -- Al

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