LSiFX with With RTi fronts?

mystik610
mystik610 Posts: 699
edited June 2010 in Speakers
Would there be any issues using the LSiFX surrounds with RTi fronts due to the difference in the impedance between the speakers? I'm using a Harman Kardon Signature 2.1 amp to power my speaker which drives 100 WPC into 8 ohms, and 150 WPC into 4 ohms (very conservatively rated as HK tends to do).

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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited June 2010
    IMO, No, there shouldnt be an issue as the surrounds provide ambient sounds, and not AS important in a 5.1 set-up.

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  • SoundEngine355
    SoundEngine355 Posts: 12
    edited June 2010
    mystik610 wrote: »
    Would there be any issues using the LSiFX surrounds with RTi fronts due to the difference in the impedance between the speakers? I'm using a Harman Kardon Signature 2.1 amp to power my speaker which drives 100 WPC into 8 ohms, and 150 WPC into 4 ohms (very conservatively rated as HK tends to do).

    Thanks

    No.

    100W/8 is more than enough for rears, hardly any sound actually comes out of the rears.
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  • mystik610
    mystik610 Posts: 699
    edited June 2010
    I guess my real question is....are there any issues involved with hooking a pair of 4ohm speakers up to the same amp and/or receiver as a set of 8 ohm speakers?
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,093
    edited June 2010
    mystik610 wrote: »
    I guess my real question is....are there any issues involved with hooking a pair of 4ohm speakers up to the same amp and/or receiver as a set of 8 ohm speakers?

    Shouldn't be an issue at all.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited June 2010
    mystik610 wrote: »
    I guess my real question is....are there any issues involved with hooking a pair of 4ohm speakers up to the same amp and/or receiver as a set of 8 ohm speakers?

    Just do an auto calibration and it will be safe

    Right now I use polk rti8 as surrounds and it sounds quite good considering my fronts are all electrostats .I have to respectfuly disagree with surrounds not being as important as the fronts though

    Surround sound speakers used to be just for ambience but now they are becoming equaly important as studios are incorporating alot more into the mix . When I watched the GREENZONE last week I could realy tell that I need electrostats for surrounds and it shame'd my rti8
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited June 2010
    mystik610 wrote: »
    I guess my real question is....are there any issues involved with hooking a pair of 4ohm speakers up to the same amp and/or receiver as a set of 8 ohm speakers?

    no your amp should be able to run it just fine.
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