av reciver and speakers

[EVERS666]

i have just gone out and got me a onkyo tx-sr308 av receiver, will it be OK to connect my existing speakers to the receiver, the surround speakers are 4 ohms,
also will it make a difference if i get new speakers with bigger ohms?

[billy2]

what are the ohms of your existing speakers ??? onkyo tx-sr308 can take upto 6ohms if i remember right

[barrowmanandrew]

the ohms is a measurement of the resistance of your speaker. your new amp should tell you a minimum value. ie 4ohms. this means you can use any speaker 4ohms or higher. if you use anything that give lower value ie wiring up two 4 ohm speakers in parallel (which gives 2 ohms) you are short circuiting your amp and it will not work for very long. its best to use speakers on or just above minimum value

[autel15]

its best to use the same ohm speakers and amp, becouse 4ohms want very high current so your 6ohm amp should be heat more

[cactikid]

i would also invest in some good speaker cables and banana plugs,and my bad boys..
F-3 Home Theater System - F-3 Home Theater--- Home Theater System,Klipsch Reference Series - Overview (http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/f-3-home-theater-system-overview/)

[uncle_sem]

i would also invest in some good speaker cables and banana plugs,and my bad boys..
F-3 Home Theater System - F-3 Home Theater--- Home Theater System,Klipsch Reference Series - Overview (http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/f-3-home-theater-system-overview/)

russian "hackers" used shielded twisted pair cat6 (STP-6 i guess) and got very good results in "blind comparison". of course it's not so good as top-models of the cables, but much better than cheap ones. sorry, can't find links right now, read this in FIDOnet which is dead now...