4 ohm speakers, 2, 4 or 8 ohm taps on amps


My speakers are 4 Ohm (Innersound ISIS) and the amp I use for the panels (Sonic Frontiers Power 2) has 2, 4 and 8 Ohm taps available. I currently have it set at 4 Ohm, made sense to me. A few people have suggested I change to the 2 Ohm tap "just to be safe"

Comments and does it make a difference?
r_burke

Showing 1 response by newbee

It's really not a issue of 'safe' so much as sonic's, especially if absolute power is not an issue. Use the tap which sounds best to you. Try them all for that matter. I have a 160wt SF amp and I drive 4 ohm speakers with a minimum of 3.5 ohms off the 8 ohm tap. The highs are much smoother, and because I have 92db efficient speakers I have plenty of bass power available for any listing volume in my room. The bass is both full and tight. When I used the 4 ohm tap the highs suffered some. JME - YMMV.