Denon and 4 ohm speakers

NeilGabriel
NeilGabriel Posts: 1,487
edited July 2007 in Electronics
Anyone running 4 ohm speakers with their Denon HTR? I have a 3802 and the specs only show power ratings for 8 and 6 ohms? Thanks.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited July 2007
    They should only be running them with a separate amp. Since as you noted, the Denon is not designed to be run with 4ohm speakers & Denon won't recommend it either.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited July 2007
    Depends on the stability of the speakers. My friend has been running five 4 ohm Bohlender speakers on his Denon 280x receiver.

    Try it. If nothing blows up, then it's OK.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,887
    edited July 2007
    The Denon 48xx and 58xx will handle 4 ohms pretty well, but anything below that, you're going to start clipping and/or push it to protection mode.
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • NeilGabriel
    NeilGabriel Posts: 1,487
    edited July 2007
    I've got an older carver amp (int) CM-1090, that is supposed to be good to 150 watts at 4 ohms....maybe I will use that with the speakers instead. Thanks.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited July 2007
    +1 billbillw
    engtaz

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  • Rapala
    Rapala Posts: 5
    edited July 2007
    I went through the same thing you did. Recently I bought some LSi9s and was pushing them through my old B&K receiver, which does not specifically state it will push a 4-ohm load. The LSis sound good but not great. I just added a separate Adcom power amp that will push 4-ohm loads and it is night and day. Give the Carve a whirl!
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