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Old 23rd Sep 2021, 10:52 am   #3
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Default Re: Speaker impedance confusion.

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Originally Posted by hayerjoe View Post
hello everyone

I have read many times that it's totally ok to drive higher impedance speakers from a lower rated amp. But today a person I know to be technically very proficient told me it was not a good idea and could/would blow resistors.
To be fair, when this scenario is usually questioned, it invariably involved figures of 4 and 8 Ohms which are perfectly interchangeable under most situations.

33 Ohms is a bit different, however!
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