Possible dumb question . . .

SolidSqual
SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
edited May 2007 in 2 Channel Audio
Can I run a 6 ohm speaker such as the Totem Tabu on my NADC272 even though it is only rated for 4 or 8 ohm loads?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited May 2007
    yes*
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited May 2007
    Double yes
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2007
    Thank you.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2007
    Ther are no dumb questions...only dumb answers.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited May 2007
    It's only dumb if you DON'T ask the question!
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited May 2007
    only if you sacrifice a cat first will it be ok (not a bad example of a dumb answer)
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  • Yashu
    Yashu Posts: 772
    edited May 2007
    the NAD can go down to 2 ohms, you are going to be ok with 6.

    Hell, that NAD can run just about anything with that PE feature, I think Stereophile did an article on the PE amps, this was in like 89 or something, but I think they were getting over 1000wpc into 2 ohms for short (less than 1 sec) bursts... and 95% of audio is not going to have super long transients like that. Your c272 is not going to do any worse than some '89 vintage piece from the same line. If you are truly worried you could enable the soft clipping feature.
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