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Tube amp and speaker impedence matching

I recently purchased a Conrad Johnson CAV-50 and am actively looking for the "right" speakers. I found a couple of speakers (GMA Europas for one - rated 4 ohm) I would like to purchase, but I am concerned about presenting my amp with an improper impedence match and causing damage. The CAV- 50 is rated "45 watts per channel from 30 Hz to 15 kHz, both channels driven into 4, 8, or 16 ohms". I'm pretty new to all this so any help will be appreciated.
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elevick
2,636 posts
 
I don't know about these speakers but 4 ohm thiels drop to less than 1/2 that which can cause problems and distortion.
elevick
2,636 posts
 
If you really like a speaker that has too low an impedance, I have a couple amps that handle as low as 1.2 ohms with 120 watts-tubes. Let me know if you need new amp suggestions. You can sell the CJ easily.
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