6 ohms speakers into 8ohm amp

babyface uk · 8 May 2006 at 22:03

Am demoing ( demoing - a real word?) some speakers which are 6 ohm with my amp thats 8 - 16 ohm, there is a warning on the amp that anything under 8 ohm with cause safty circuitry to cut the amp out, do you guyrs think its going to be a problem.

Amp = Marantz pm7200

Speakers = Monitor rs6

Ta

Babyface UK

babyface uk · 9 May 2006 at 11:40

update, looking at the Marantz web site, its says....

The Marantz PM7200 Stereo Integrated Amplifier offers music enthusiasts uncompromising audiophile sound quality and superior flexibility of operation. It delivers 2 x 95 Watts (RMS into 8 Ohms), rising to 155 watts with 4 Ohm speakers.

Hmm 1 bit of paper says one thing, web site says another...?

Can't really afford over £700 for upgrade atm, I was thinking speakers first ( with a suitable cd player if I like what I here ) then Amp, trying to get all 3 past the wife after only haveing the current lot 9 months is pushing it. ( but theres nothing wrong with it....etc.... ). No point getting new anything is my hearing is shot from a major earbash.

Babyface UK

babyface uk · 9 May 2006 at 14:44

daz said:
Looks like the power supply and other components are fine down to a 4 Ohm load in that case.

Most hefty amplifiers shouldn't have a problem with most speakers, certainly at least if you don't crank the volume too far. DRZ has pretty much said everything I would have said, and there's no point re-iterating it.

Ok thanks, just wanted my mind put at rest,

Babyface UK

babyface uk · 10 May 2006 at 16:11

Had the demo today, Listened to some B&W DM603 s3, Monitor RS6 and Kef IQ7's along with some B&W 602 s3's ( what I'd already got ).Took along my PM7200 amp.
First the 603's were pretty much the same as the 602's ( funnily enough

) so they were out, next the monitors - much tighter sounding, less harsh at the top end than my 602's and a much more balanced listen plus more detail came out that my 602's were missing, lastly the Kef's, I thought they were a little lean in the midrange compared to the monitors.

So you guessed it, a pair of monitor rs6's are coming my way shortly.
me thinks me got the upgrade bug

Babyface UK