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Safe to set receiver to 6 ohms or 4 ohms
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Joined: Nov 2004
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Hi,
I was wondering if it would be safe for my M60ti and EP350 if I were to set my receiver to 6ohms or 4ohms. The M60 and EP350 are rated for 8ohms. In addition, any downside to running the QS8 and VP150 at 8ohms?
Thanks!
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Re: Safe to set receiver to 6 ohms or 4 ohms
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Joined: May 2003
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Setting the receiver to 6 or 4 ohms lowers the output. I'd run it at 8 ohms, unless it's thermally shutting down. BTW, the EP350 (as a subwoofer with it's own amp) should not be entered into consideration here; the receiver's amp doesn't have anything to do with it!
It would certainly be safe to run the 8 ohm speakers at a lower power rating (which is what the switch usually does).
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Re: Safe to set receiver to 6 ohms or 4 ohms
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I agree. The 8ohm setting should be fine.
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