Omage on speakers?

Redrum-Det

Forgive me if this is a stupid question; what will happen if a 6 ohm speaker is run to an 8 ohm receiver/amp?

In searching for Amp / Preamps, I fell in love with speakers that I have never heard of before and believed I will get PSB speakers over the RTI8. They sounded smooth, clear and crisp. BUT I noticed that they are 6 Ohm and receiver/amp I am considering is 8 ohm.

tonyb

Generally speaking,you'll be ok but from what I can remember about PSB speaks are that they can dip below 4 ohm and may sound a bit flat without proper power.A seperate amp is almost a must with these puppy's.When you heard them,what was powering them?

tecmo04

are you referring to the image t65?

Deadof_knight

Like Tony said , you are ok in most cases

Redrum-Det

I was listening to both the T55 and the T65, not sure which one I will get yet. I liked both over the RTI8. The sales person was swapping them out of a Denon 3806. At lower volumes the 55s were a little better and vice versa. Hmmm. But as long as the omage isn't a problem, I'm leaning towards the T65. BTW, I didn't ask the sales person about the omage because I didn't realize it until I was looking over the specs at home.
Thanks

Deadof_knight

If memory serves me correct alot of polks are nominally rated at 6 ohms no problems here to speak of ever.....

tecmo04

i listened to the t65's and i really liked them, alot! Did you listen to the g design models?

Deadof_knight

I was only wasting time that day and I couldnt tell which models they were actually, My friend has a pair and when I saw what ever model they were at the audio shop (good size floor standers)I gave them a listen......