Oz, as Peter indicated, the active amplifier "sees" both the M60 impedance and the impedance of the inactive amplifier(assuming that the speaker terminal straps are there to complete the circuit)even when the second amp is turned off. The result is similar to making a parallel connection with the M60 and another speaker of extremely low impedance, resulting in a very low net impedance.

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