4ohm vs 8 ohm......why one or the other.......


Why are some speakers designed as 4 ohm, and some as 8? What are the considerations and advantages of either? thanks....Mark
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Showing 1 response by philjolet

typically a speaker with a higher impedance is more desired than one with a low impedance, especially if you have a tube amp - which will sound like it has tighter bass if your speaker has a 12 OHM load instead of a 4 OHM load for example.

A tube amp does not change power output when speaker impedance changes like a solid state amp does, when you lower impedance into a solid state amp they put out more power but a tube amp usually puts out about the same amount of power when the impedance changes.

Usually speaker impedance is more important when you have a tube amp.

This is a very rough answer and only a guideline as there are exceptions - and certainly better answers - I am sure.