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Impedance question for the smart guys [message #34718]

Sun, 13 January 2002 03:23

BillEpstein
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Okay, we've got the 2226J with an 16 ohm impedance. An 100 watt amp @8 ohms is only going to have 50 watts to the 16 ohm load. So it should be desirable to bring the speakers impedance down to 8 ohms, right?
And putting an 16 ohm resistor across the + and - (in parallel) would give 8 ohms, yes?

So, is it desirable and/or necessary to do so and is it as simple as using a single resistor? I just have to combine enough resistors in series to match the power handling of the speaker?

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		Impedance question for the smart guys By: BillEpstein on Sun, 13 January 2002 03:23
		Re: Impedance question for the smart guys By: Garland on Sun, 13 January 2002 05:44
		Don't you loose 3db in the resistor?? By: Robert Hamel on Sun, 13 January 2002 06:59
		TAANSTAAFL By: BillEpstein on Sun, 13 January 2002 09:28
		Re: TAANSTAAFL By: bmar on Tue, 15 January 2002 21:06
		Speaker impedance By: Wayne Parham on Sun, 13 January 2002 12:56

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