No, you should not get any damage from connecting either output tap to your speakers, unless, of course, you send a clipped signal to your speakers or overdrive them. Yes, the sound will be different from both taps, especially if your speakers are a difficult load. You may find that bass output, dynamic range, and ultimate loudness may suffer if you connect a 4 ohm speaker to an 8 ohm output tap, but it is difficult to say without knowing the impedance vs frequency curve for your speakers. It is generally best to match the output tap to the speaker load to get the lowest distortion and highest power output.
Tube amp speaker output 4 ohms VS 8 ohms
Hi,
A tube integrated amps (ARC VSI55) have 2 ways of speakers connection. (4 and 8 ohms).
Are you likely damaged the amp (or speakers) when you connect 4 ohms speaker to 8 ohms tap of the amp ?
Do you get different sound with connecting a 4 ohms speaker to either 4 or 8 ohms tap of the amp.
What is the best connection to get the best performance.
Thanks
A tube integrated amps (ARC VSI55) have 2 ways of speakers connection. (4 and 8 ohms).
Are you likely damaged the amp (or speakers) when you connect 4 ohms speaker to 8 ohms tap of the amp ?
Do you get different sound with connecting a 4 ohms speaker to either 4 or 8 ohms tap of the amp.
What is the best connection to get the best performance.
Thanks