Compatibility Question for RTi4

stormer

I know this might be a stupid question but my knowledge for audio is very limited so please help me out.
My amplifier output is 150W+150W/4ohm
If i get a RTi4 and hook it up will the speakers work?
The RTi4 recommended amplification is 20-125W/channel and its compatible with 8Ohm Outputs.
Thank you.

wizzy

It should be fine, unless you have some wacko amp that says "use only 4 ohm speakers. Do not connect 8ohm speakers"

Chances are at 8ohms your amp is rated more like 100-110w/channel. I wouldn't be surprised if in reality the RTi4 is more like 6.54332 ohms

Just don't crank it up to maximum and beyond and you should be fine.

stormer

Thank you.I'm gonna give it a try.

cfrizz

Welcome Stormer. Here is a very good in plain english answer for you.

Will My High-Powered Amp Blow My Speakers

From your friends at about.com

Quote:
Q. Will My High-Powered Amp Blow My Speakers
From Apply Now,
Your Guide to Stereos.

A. Many people wonder if an amplifier can blow their speakers when delivering full power to the speakers. The short answer is "No." The long answer is "well, if your amplifier is high-quality, you are OK." With power-handling, a higher rating is like almost everything else: more is always better. A speaker might have a minimum requirement for power handling, based on its sensitivity and performance, but will most likely have a maximum allowable amount.

A speaker with a 100 watt power handling rating can be safely operated when connected to a 500 watt amplifier. The speaker is not going to explode or anything like that. The truth is that high amplifier power almost never destroys a speaker. In most cases, it is a lack of amplifier power that causes damage. The key is to use your speakers with an amplifier that produces sufficient output to drive the speakers to realistic sound volumes without distortion, or "clipping."

Clipping occurs when the amp is asked to deliver more current to a speaker than the amp is really capable of doing. When an amplifier clips, it literally cuts off (or ... clips) the tops and bottoms of the musical waveforms that its trying to reproduce. This phenomenon introduces a huge amount of distortion into the output signal, and it is that distortion that kills speakers. The maximum power-handling amount stated on a speaker basically assumes that the amplifier is going to "clip" or start to produce distortion at its maximum output. So, if you use a low-quality amplifier, it will start to run out of gas at its max output, and might do damage to your speakers.

A high-quality amp usually produces ample power without clipping and thus it avoids the introduction of speaker-killing distortion.