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Re: How do I connect another 4 ohm speaker in series or parallel?
You'll get better performance out of the speakers with separate amplification. The Class D amps in the more recent Pioneer receiver models can handle 4 ohm loads without major issues though. Running 8 LSi15s is asking a lot from any receiver but the main front three speakers are the most active.
Emlyn
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Re: How do I connect another 4 ohm speaker in series or parallel?
Skipping right over the begged question Why do you want to do this?!?
Series vs. parallel is simple.
If the speakers to be so wired are identical:
series connection doubles the impedance load seen by that channel's amplifier.
parallel connection halves the impedance load seen by that channel's amplifier.
Two 4 ohm speakers in series = 8 ohm load (nominally)
Two 4 ohm speakers in parallel = 2 ohm load (nominally)
The latter could be troublesome or disastrous depending on the amplifier.
All this being said: Why the heck do you want to do this?!?!?????????
There is no good reason.
Series vs. parallel is simple.
If the speakers to be so wired are identical:
series connection doubles the impedance load seen by that channel's amplifier.
parallel connection halves the impedance load seen by that channel's amplifier.
Two 4 ohm speakers in series = 8 ohm load (nominally)
Two 4 ohm speakers in parallel = 2 ohm load (nominally)
The latter could be troublesome or disastrous depending on the amplifier.
All this being said: Why the heck do you want to do this?!?!?????????
There is no good reason.
mhardy6647
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Re: Post a picture... any picture
There were factory 6 cylinder (MGC) and V8 (MGB GT V8) versions. The MGC had a really heavy engine and the car just basically followed the engine around, often bearing no relation to where the wheels were pointed. The V8 used a Rover (ex Buick) aluminum engine that was in fact lighter than the 4 banger. It wasn't a bad car (apart from all the normal British Leyland faults like bits falling off) but the motor produced vey little power for a V8. As for modded MGBs, anything goes of course like all cars.
OleBoot
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Re: Post a picture... any picture
The MGB can be highly modified. Dropping a V8 in turns it into a rocketship.
F1nut
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Re: Yet another PSW110 victim. Unreal.
Can you say, "Disposable"?
You get what you pay for. Not always but even the cheap/low cost folks had to have known that this was the lowest price sub on the market at the time and that it was not a "Lifetime" sub.
I would venture to say that total cost in manufacturing was around $40. Add shipping, marketing, retail costs and you end up with what you bought it at. At the end of the day, it was a cheap mid-bass driver with a cheap amplifier plate that wasn't designed to last a lifetime. In other words, "disposable".
1K phones today are the same way. Polk just lead the way.
Tom
You get what you pay for. Not always but even the cheap/low cost folks had to have known that this was the lowest price sub on the market at the time and that it was not a "Lifetime" sub.
I would venture to say that total cost in manufacturing was around $40. Add shipping, marketing, retail costs and you end up with what you bought it at. At the end of the day, it was a cheap mid-bass driver with a cheap amplifier plate that wasn't designed to last a lifetime. In other words, "disposable".
1K phones today are the same way. Polk just lead the way.
Tom
treitz3
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Re: Dallas Audiophile Club Meetings 40 & 41: 5/11/24 & 6/22/24
I won’t ID others online, not sure who is and isn’t on this forum. But yes, that’s me standing next to the records.
displayname
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Re: Dallas Audiophile Club Meetings 40 & 41: 5/11/24 & 6/22/24
So, who is who? Inquiring minds want to know...
Tom
Willie is standing, ball cap and beard with color 😉
Nice gear Willie!
pitdogg2
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Re: WTB: Dreadnought for SDA speakers
The transformer arrived yesterday and I got it temporarily assembled to test and it sounds great! I'm looking forward to listening more over the weekend.
ambiophonics
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