Home wiring question

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=47064
Printed Date: May 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM

Topic: Home wiring question

Posted By: chris_h
Subject: Home wiring question
Date Posted: January 06, 2005 at 3:04 PM

I'm wondering if home stereo speakers can be wired in different ways (series/parallel) to get more power out of the receiver, by dropping the impedance. Is this a sure way to fry the receiver? Also, if these are full range speakers, with crossovers built into the box, will this affect it too? Just curious.

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Posted By: Francious70
Date Posted: January 06, 2005 at 3:23 PM

Home Theatre recievers arn't usually meant to go below 4 ohms, so go with the normal wiring method. Not highly advisable, if you want more power, then go with a seperate amp and use the reciever as a pre-amp.

This is a good HT site & forum https://www.audioholics.com

Paul

Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: January 06, 2005 at 3:50 PM

And indeed many home amps and receivers will not handle less than 8 ohms.

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Posted By: chris_h
Date Posted: January 06, 2005 at 6:12 PM

Thanks for the replies, and that link is just the place I've been looking for.

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Posted By: Francious70
Date Posted: January 07, 2005 at 9:35 AM

It's no problem. I would rather answer the same question a hundred times over than see someone do a crazy thing like that and fry everything they spent their hard earned money on. It's so depressing to see someone loose all their hard work because of a little curiosity.

Paul

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