Paul D
Prominent Member
Ok. It's been a while since i had my head around the OHM's subject.
I have a KEF passive sound bar housing the L/C/R speakers. I was wondering if it can be wired just to act as a centre speaker. It's a good speaker/passive sound bar, but just doesn't give good/enough physical separation.
Each speaker Left/Centre/Right is rated at 8 OHM's.
If i just connected them in parallel, does it reduce the OHM's to the receiver? (ie just daisy chain the red posts, same with black posts etc)
2 OHM's?
Or...
If i wire the centre speaker as normal to the receiver, then go red (off the centre speaker red post etc) to the next speakers red post. Then come of its black post to the red post of the last speaker. The come off it's black post back to the centre black post. (i hope this makes sense!)
What will the OHM's to the receiver be then?
I was thinking 8 OHM's for the centre. 16 OHM's for the series pair. Divided by two loads equals 12 OHM's.
Or...
Just wire them in series. Red to black to red to black etc
Is this even possible? Will the receiver be happy/safe?
Only thinking out loud, so no real desire to do it...
I have a KEF passive sound bar housing the L/C/R speakers. I was wondering if it can be wired just to act as a centre speaker. It's a good speaker/passive sound bar, but just doesn't give good/enough physical separation.
Each speaker Left/Centre/Right is rated at 8 OHM's.
If i just connected them in parallel, does it reduce the OHM's to the receiver? (ie just daisy chain the red posts, same with black posts etc)
2 OHM's?
Or...
If i wire the centre speaker as normal to the receiver, then go red (off the centre speaker red post etc) to the next speakers red post. Then come of its black post to the red post of the last speaker. The come off it's black post back to the centre black post. (i hope this makes sense!)
What will the OHM's to the receiver be then?
I was thinking 8 OHM's for the centre. 16 OHM's for the series pair. Divided by two loads equals 12 OHM's.
Or...
Just wire them in series. Red to black to red to black etc
Is this even possible? Will the receiver be happy/safe?
Only thinking out loud, so no real desire to do it...