sda 2 speakers

kquail
kquail Posts: 35
edited March 2013 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
I have a receiver pioneer vintage only capable of 8 ohms min , the sda 2's i have are 4 ohms ,here is my question my receiver has plenty of power, can i run a pair of sansui's speakers in series with the sda 2's to raise the ohms running my 8 ohm sansui and the 4 ohm polk sda 2's would give me 12 ohms but will the interconnect cable still work ? and operate the speakers correctly ? thanks
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited February 2013
    I would not try if it were me. I would just wait and get a good common ground amp.
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  • kquail
    kquail Posts: 35
    edited February 2013
    i live in washington pa i been into 70's vintage audio for a while but i never been in the audiophile end i have a pioneer sx 1250 and it is my highest grade receiver ,but i do want to move into higher end audiophile, but new to this i can pick a amp up off ebay i am looking at now Denon POA-2200 anyone familiar with this amp ? i can also get a Carver Model TFM-15CB i know carver is good . which would be better ?
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited February 2013
    Not sure the Denon is common ground, Carver stuff is good but might need to be serviced for full potential.
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited February 2013
    kquail wrote: »
    i can also get a Carver Model TFM-15CB i know carver is good .

    Carver does make a good amp and the TFM line are common ground, which is what you need for SDAs. However, I wouldn't try to drive any pair of SDAs with anything less than an amp that's rated for at least 200 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms with both channels driven. The TFM-15s are only rated at 100 WPC into 8 Ohms/140 into 4. You just might like the sound you get from your SDAs with that amp, but my guess is you'd be wanting for more.
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited February 2013
    Your Pioneer 1250 will power the SDA's fine at lower than concert levels until you can upgrade to another amp. Only use the SDA's with it, do not connect more than one pair of speakers.
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • kquail
    kquail Posts: 35
    edited February 2013
    skip , i am looking into the adcom 555, i see the 555 and a 555 2 is there a major difference between the two ? also what pre amp would you recomend ? thanks
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