Can I hook up two 4ohm speakers in series to a 8 ohm receiver?

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Phasearray
Phasearray Posts: 437
edited November 2006 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Damn you polk. Those incredible sounding R50 speakers you sale for so cheap has gotten me hooked now. I notice all the higher end Polk speakers are 4 ohms.

My Onkya is speced at 6 ohms so I suppose 4 ohms will kill them. But can I hook up say two LSI25 speakers in series and make them 8 ohms? If I hook them up in series, do I degrade the sound in any way?
Receiver - Onkyo HT-R340
Front - Pioneer S-HF21
Center -Onkyo SKC-340C
Surround Back - Polk R15 <--Ticket to club polk
Subwoofer - Onkyo SKW-340
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited November 2006
    Don't waste your $$$ or time. Get a good amp.
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited November 2006
    I agree, BTW Welcome to the Club!
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  • Phasearray
    Phasearray Posts: 437
    edited November 2006
    thanks for the advice. Whats a good amp to get for this?
    Receiver - Onkyo HT-R340
    Front - Pioneer S-HF21
    Center -Onkyo SKC-340C
    Surround Back - Polk R15 <--Ticket to club polk
    Subwoofer - Onkyo SKW-340
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