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Its not recommended. A four ohm speaker cabinet can be changed into an eight ohm speaker cabinet, if you have enough speakers in the cabinet in parallel that can be rewired in series. Unless you have a high end cabinet, the likelihood of this is small.Two four ohm cabinets, however, in series will be eight ohms. Keep in mind, however, that doubling the resistance will halve the current, which will quarter the power. Also, changing the impedance of a speaker system will change the frequency response, because often the filters are tuned with resistors.
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Can you run 4ohm resistor to make 4 ohms speakers 2 ohm?
Yes, you can safely use a 4 ohm amp with one 8 ohm speaker, but you will not achieve full power. The 4 ohm amp is designed to supply a certain voltage into a 4 ohm speaker. Supplying that same voltage to an 8 ohm speaker will result in half the power, or -3dB. For maximum power, use a 4 ohm speaker, or two 8 ohm speakers in parallel.
8 Ohm plus 8 Ohm equals?
16 Ohms. Yes 16 ohms in series. 4 ohms in parallel
What is the resistance of four 8 ohm speakers wired in a series?
Two 8 ohm speakers in parallel is 4 ohms, and the power will be split between them. However, unless the amplifier is rated for 4 ohm operation, you will not get the same total power out of the amplifer as you would with an 8 ohm load.
How do you convert 8 ohms to 4 ohms?
wire two 8 ohm speakers in a parallel circuit!
Can you use a 4 ohm and 8 ohm speaker cabinet linked together?
Yes, but you need a big industrial chopper/mixer! Really need more information here. The total will be 2.67 ohms. If it is a solid state amp that is rated to go down to 2 ohms you should be OK. The 4 ohm speaker will get receive twice the power of the 8 ohm. If it is a tube amp that is designed for 2-3 ohms ( not likely) it would also be OK for the amp.
