Agree with jackd, also it sounds fabulous with the SHL5+
4 ohm (or 6) Bookshelf speakers. Pass Labs 30.8
Hi everyone!
I am having a hard time finding book shelf speakers that run in 4 ohm (or 6 maybe?). Before I seriously consider the Pass Labs 30.8, I need to at least know what kind of speakers to listen to, price them out, etc. I am just now building a system and have no speakers, but I see it looks like the 30.8 is ideal for not that many speakers (from what I can see). Google didn't help much. I live in an apartment, and the room I have isn't ideal for floor speakers, and is perfect for a lower watt amp, I'd rather pay for quality over power I won't use!. Bass from floor speakers could also be an issue so I'd rather not even entertain that idea. If 4 ohm and small speaker don't really go together, I will consider the 150.8 instead.
Many have said "Any 4 ohm speaker", but being able to find a 4ohm book shelf has left me with not much, so far.
If this isn't really in the cards (small speakers and 4ohm), feel free to be blunt. Save me time. :)
So here is what I have found so far. Any others?
1. Harberth Super HL
Thanks everyone in advance.
I am having a hard time finding book shelf speakers that run in 4 ohm (or 6 maybe?). Before I seriously consider the Pass Labs 30.8, I need to at least know what kind of speakers to listen to, price them out, etc. I am just now building a system and have no speakers, but I see it looks like the 30.8 is ideal for not that many speakers (from what I can see). Google didn't help much. I live in an apartment, and the room I have isn't ideal for floor speakers, and is perfect for a lower watt amp, I'd rather pay for quality over power I won't use!. Bass from floor speakers could also be an issue so I'd rather not even entertain that idea. If 4 ohm and small speaker don't really go together, I will consider the 150.8 instead.
Many have said "Any 4 ohm speaker", but being able to find a 4ohm book shelf has left me with not much, so far.
If this isn't really in the cards (small speakers and 4ohm), feel free to be blunt. Save me time. :)
So here is what I have found so far. Any others?
1. Harberth Super HL
Thanks everyone in advance.
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The Aerial 5t is a 4 ohm speaker. BTW, why do you feel that you need a 4 ohm speaker? The impedance changes with most speakers! https://aerialacoustics.com/5t/ |
Thanks everyone! Wow, this amp was underrated that much? Yogiboy - I read in forums from individuals (who may have been uneducated or misinformed) that to get some volume/power get a 4 ohm speaker, that this would bring the output to 60w/ch. To be honest, researching this amp has been really confusing. I don't know much about ohm's at all. And now I'm understanding that the amp really makes 100w/ch at 8 ohms fully class A. SMH, guys like me can't read between the lines with this high tech stuff! Jackd - Yes, I read that too! But I just didn't understand it. I mean, the underrating is so much, that i almost didn't consider it because I was feeling it wouldn't work well with many speakers. Their power specs are frustratingly misleading and seems weird. So it stays class A all the way to 100w/ch? That's plenty for me, but what gives? Why such the variance? So I think the question I need to be asking, just so I am clear, is: are there types of speakers I need to avoid? (This whole underrated concept and 4 ohm preference talk is making this confusing! ha) Also, to be clear, in 4/8 ohm, it stays class A to 100w/ch? What about efficiency? I read that it prefers speakers above 85 for sensitivity? It sounds like I should have no issue driving any book shelf speaker, at all, or floor for that matter. Any catches, things I might not be seeing? Thanks again everyone! |
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