4ohm speakers and 8ohm receiver

pmckeealaska
pmckeealaska Posts: 808
edited December 2003 in Forum Testing Area
Hello all,

I recently purchased a pair of LS25's and a Harmon Kardon AVR330 receiver. It sounds awesome, but, being a complete idiot when it comes to electronics, I think I messed up buying an 8ohm receiver to go with 4 ohm speakers as the receiver goes into protect mode at very loud volumes...should I try to exchange the AVR330 for a 4ohm receiver (say the HK3475)? Please help!!
Music and Movie Rig

Samsung 40" HDTV 1080p
LSi25 Front Speakers
LSiC Center Channel
LSiFX Surrounds
Rotel RB 1080 2-Channel Amp
NAD T763 Reciever
Denon DVD 2900 Universal Player
Audiosource 10 Band Digital Equalizer
Audioquest CV-8 speaker cables
Audioquest Sub-X subwoofer cables
Audioquest King Cobra Interconnects
Monster AVS 2000 Voltage Stabilizer
Playstation 3 120GB Slim
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,542
    edited December 2003
    Welcome to the forum.

    I'm quessing you meant LSi25's, right? Yes, exchange the receiver for one that's rated to drive 4ohm loads and you should be fine.

    Remember that just because the volume knob goes all the way up, that doesn't mean you can expect to turn it up that high and not have problems. Generally speaking, about half way is all you get before clipping and/or the protection circuit kicks in.
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