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Re: Pi 8's up and running! [message #45750 is a reply to message #45749] Sun, 07 November 2004 00:14 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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That's great, please post photos if you can. I'd love to see 'em!

The eight π loudspeaker is one of the most tube-friendly speakers in the line. You're right that impedance falls to a low of just above 4 ohms at DC and very low frequencies, but it quickly rises above 8 ohms.

Tube amps are actually more sensitive to impedance peaks than dips in most cases. I'd suggest these speakers be put on 8 ohm taps, but there may be some amps that work better on a 4 ohm tap.

Transistor amps sometimes become distorted with very low load impedance, and some can even be damaged if the load drops too low. But 4 ohms is generally acceptable.

The eight π loudspeaker is over 8 ohms from 100Hz up, over 4 ohms minimum and less than 30 ohms maximum, so it is not a difficult load for most any amplifier to drive.

 
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