pairing 4 ohm speakers with 8 ohm speakers


I have a pair of stacked Large Advents as front speakers. I power it with a luxman R-117 receiver. I'm thinking of adding a pair of 4 ohm speakers (Ohm Model L) as rears. Is pairing a 8 ohm speaker with a 4 ohm speaker doable or wise? I believe my receiver can handle it. Thoughts?
raisedonrock

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Did you see my response in your other post?

Stacked Advents in parallel will be 4 ohm, and in series will be 16 ohm. Again, would you care to describe your connections?

Did you connect + and - of one speaker to the + and - of the other speaker? If so, that is parallel.

Raisedonrock, you out there? Just trying to help. I worked in the audio industry for over 20 years.
I crossed + and - on each speakers so the ohms wouldn't drop.
A little confusing. So wire from + on amp to + of one speaker, then - of that speaker to + of 2nd speaker, then - of 2nd speaker to - on amp. Is that how you are wired?

Or do you mean, + and - from amp to one speaker, then + and - crossed to the 2nd speaker? If so, that is parallel with speakers out of phase.

Again, if you haven't tried parallel, you should, sound will be much better. Series wiring for raw drivers is OK, but generally not recommended for speakers with crossovers. It causes a less cohesive sound.