Will this receiver be able to power 4ohm speakers, and is rated at what power level at 4ohm. Thanks!
1344115
According to the manual (which you'll need to print out from a PDF) it will support 4 ohm speakers. You set the speaker impedance as part of the set-up procedures. I don't know the power level, but I imagine there would be sufficient. Hope this helps.
1344116
Dear Kathy,This Yamaha receiver will be able to power 4ohm speakers but Yamaha does not list exact power to 4ohm speakers. You will need to tell the receiver during the setup procedure what type of speakers you are using.Regards,Eric CohenWorld Wide Stereo
722197
Its a 1500 watt receiver. I"d be very careful using 4 ohm speakers,they will blow up at that wattage,but it will work.
1280053
"301: Compatable with amplifiers and receivers rated from 10 to 150 watts per channel. Rated 4-8 ohms" quoted from owners manual. My receiver is 8 ohm.
621704
I did some brief reading about how to match amps and speakers, and my understanding is that the amp's power rating should be less than that of the speakers--around half the peak rated wattage. But as well as power you have to make sure the impedance of the speakers matches the output impedance range of the amp. If you're running two 8 ohm speakers in parallel on each channel, that's actually 4 ohms, so check those numbers. We use this Grace BTAR122 in conjunction with two 80 watt Polk Atrium 4 speakers and it sounds fantastic.
1320802
Absolutely. The specs sheet info is aimed for 8 ohm speakers, therefore it should not have any problem powering 4 ohm speakers. By the way, wiat a power suply rated at 36V the max power rms it can deliver is 80W (40W per channel) if using 8 ohm speakers. If using 4 ohm speakers it should be able to deliver 160 W, but that would probably blow your speakers!
599688
Not sure of the specification of your vintage receiver. But these speakers works with my 6 ohm output (sort of vintage as it is 15 years old now) 120 Watts per channel amplifier even if the impedance of these speakers is 8 ohms. In a nut shell if your vintage receiver is producing anywhere between 40 Watts to 120 watts , I THINK these speakers would please you. Worth a try but no guarantees.
1652789
Hi Michele, It depends on the impedance of your speakers. Here are the amplifier section details of this receiver:Minimum RMS Output Power (*1): 95 W + 95 W (6 ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD 0.09%)Stereo Mode Output Power (*1): 110 W + 110 W (6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 1%)Surround Mode Output Power (*1)(*2): 150 W per channel (6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 0.9%)-Anthony
1999774
The receiver is ok, but I don't think it will meet your expectations. I don't think the receiver can handle 1200 watts speakers. Handle means, utilize the full potential of 1200 watts speakers. That is my opinion.
2072475
I use this receiver to power a pair of these and it works great: http://www.episodespeakers.com/product/84/Episode-500-Series-In-Ceiling-Thin-Bezel-Speakers-with-8-in.-Woofers-%28Pair My only problem with this receiver is that it resets the volume level every time it is turned off.
271018
My comment is that I agree that underpowered receivers or amps will easily damage your speakers. I learned the hard way when I was a teenager 25 years ago and the receivers I used then blew tweeters. Then I bought a Carver amp and felt the difference. At this time, I have Carver amps driving L/R/C/Sub Channels on my system. It is safer to have a 250RMS Watts per channel amp than a 40watt receiver. Of course if the Low Frequency Driver is damaged, obviously it was defective.
1214415
I have not tried this but from the manual it describes utilizing both the A and B speaker sets. If this is similar to the stereo receivers of the 70s-80s, you would not want to use 4 ohm rated speakers as what normally happens is the speakers get paralleled and the resistance/impedance drops to 2 ohms and that the amp would never be able to handle without shutting down. If I remember, I will test this and comment further but everything I have read says this should work with 8 ohm rated speakers.
34391
mmm..lemme c..the receiver has 9 channels and is rated @150 watts per channel..more than enuff power for pretty much all your sources/speakers...you wont be disappointed!!! im amazed with this receiver...even tho its a p i o n e e r...lol mmm..lemme c..the receiver has 9 channels and is rated @150 watts per channel..more than enuff power for pretty much all your sources/speakers...you wont be disappointed!!! im amazed with this receiver...even tho its a p i o n e e r...lol
1101188
My understanding is 90 watt is the max rating and if you receiver can only do 40 then max won't do much going for more. Sound should be an issue at the low wattage either.
2251703
How do i know what ohm this receiver is? I'm sure i read over it several times and am just missing it.Does anyone reading this have a good recomendation for a power amp for my lsi9 speakers which are the 4ohms?
722196
Yes it will work for 4 ohms speakerLess than 60 watts per channelUnit is very bad, pictures looks awsomeBut not real functionBetter to get vintage receiver for $50It will way better than thisGood luck
553851
The manual specifies 6 ohm or higher. Mine are 8 ohm and work well with this amplifier. I don't know how well 4 ohm speakers would work.
1301223
I'm not an expert, but I went off of the 175W per channel rating when I bought this. The speakers I got were Polk Audio TSi 400's that are capable of taking 200W of power so I knew that the receiver couldn't overpower the speakers if I cranked it up.