JM,
You don't need to "match ohms".
The question here is "can the amp handle the load"?
A speaker with lower imedance [ lower ohms ] is harder for
the amplifier to drive - because for a given voltage, the
amp has to put more current through a low ohm speaker than
a speaker with a higher ohm rating.
You can think of the amp as a pump, and the one that is
rated with a lower ohm rating can pump more water per unit
time.
You have two pumps, one rated at 100 gallons per minute,
and one rated at 200 gallons per minute. Both could fill
your swimming pool in a reasonable period of time; if you
open the valve to get 100 gal per minute. However the
larger pump will have some reserve capacity.
The amp with the lower ohm rating has reserve capacity that
you may or may not need, depending on your speakers and
listening levels.
Dr. Gregory Greenman
You don't need to "match ohms".
The question here is "can the amp handle the load"?
A speaker with lower imedance [ lower ohms ] is harder for
the amplifier to drive - because for a given voltage, the
amp has to put more current through a low ohm speaker than
a speaker with a higher ohm rating.
You can think of the amp as a pump, and the one that is
rated with a lower ohm rating can pump more water per unit
time.
You have two pumps, one rated at 100 gallons per minute,
and one rated at 200 gallons per minute. Both could fill
your swimming pool in a reasonable period of time; if you
open the valve to get 100 gal per minute. However the
larger pump will have some reserve capacity.
The amp with the lower ohm rating has reserve capacity that
you may or may not need, depending on your speakers and
listening levels.
Dr. Gregory Greenman