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TAD-60 speaker connection

I just bought a TAD-60 amplifier, biased the EL-34's to single ended class A, and set it up. Speakers can be connected to either 4 or 8 ohm terminals. I have Acoustic Zen Adagios that are rated at 6 ohms. My question; which speaker terminals do I use---the 4 or the 8 ohm? Thanks for any advice.
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riley804
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Try both and listen to which one sounds better.
plato
1,543 posts
 
The 4-ohm taps should have less distortion and better bass control into nominal 6-ohm rated speakers... although that doesn't necessarily mean you will like the sound better... Lots of folks love the sound of even-order harmonic distortion and "puffy" bass. As the above poster said, try it both ways and let your ears decide.
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tpreaves
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Same answer as always,listen and decide for yourself,after all,you are the one that has to live with them.
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