My receiver (Sherwood RX-4109) is only rated for 8 to 16 ohms. It shuts off with 4-ohm speakers. Will it work with the MB42X??
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I have the same setup... mine go into protection mode immediately if the volume is above around the 25 setting. Thats about 65 decibels. Guess Im looking for a new receiver unless anyone has an idea.
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Mine is rated the same and it seems to be working fine though I never really play at high volumes. Great speakers
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These speakers are 4ohm rated. You will need an amp that can handle 4ohm speakers. I use a AudioSource Amp 100 Amplifier. It goes for about $120
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Yes the MB42X are 4-8ohm speakers but most 8 ohm receivers can power a pair of these so you're fine
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Yes they will. The specifications from Micca says the MB42X's are rated 4-8 Ohms. I have used them on a Sherwood RX-4109 and an 8-Ohm Yamaha RX-V375.
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This receiver is capable to handle speakers from 4 ohms to 8 ohms, if your speakers are in this range there should be no problem at all.
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I bought 1 Polk Audio 800W Class AB Bridgeable 4 Channel MOSFET Amplifier from the Amazon... But it doesn't work..n I still keep it here huhuhu..plz tell me wat kind the business is that huhu!
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The manual says the the unit will prevent the impedance presented to your receiver from dropping below 5 ohms, regardless of the number and impedance of speakers connected to it. However, I don't recommend the unit as on the one I got two of the switches would not stay pushed in. I only use it for 2 sets of speakers so it's okay, but two switches are clearly defective. Impedance matching must be turned on for it to perform as stated above. Good luck.
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The question should be what are the impedances of your speakers. According to the Installation Guide "As more pairs of speakers are connected to a receiver the overall system impedance becomes lower. Ex: 2-pairs of 8-ohm speakers lowers the impedance to 4-ohms" The Niles allows impedance correction. It will handle 3 or more pairs of 8-ohm speakers protecting he receiver from low impedance loads.
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I agree with Mark, Sherwood makes a number of good inexpensive receivers... Check out Parts Express...
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I am using an Onkyo TX-NR709 receiver 110W/CH. This receiver is 4 Ohm capable hence can drive the ML ESL speakers. However, I find the power to be insufficient to get the real "pop" out of these speakers and hence I am planning on pairing it with a power amplifier. So short answer, yes if you have a 4ohm capable receiver... but performance is a little "weak".
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No the ohms won't matter. If your receiver has the subwoofer RCA port you can run that to the subwoofer. If not you can wire it through the speakers. I would try both and see if you notice any difference and choose the one that gives you the best performance. I've had the best luck, performance and reliability with Yamaha receivers. I have one thats 15 years old and is great. It has the digital optical port for the Dolby Digital surround sound so I haven't bothered getting a newer one. I referred my friend to the Yamaha RXV 377 and she loves it.
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My RCA Receiver from around 1996, was connected to an older JVC dual tape player, a disc player about the same age, and a fairly new Sony record turn table. It died and I bought the Sherwood Receiver last year. All these devices worked fine with the new Sherwood RX4109, receiver, in fact sounded better. I like it. CK
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yes, the amplifier is 4 ohm rated. most speakers are 8 ohms. This means you can connect up to 4 speakers on the A Banna Binding Post speaker outputs. Two on the right and two on the left. The smaller, push-pin speaker outputs are for surround speakers and will only work when used the processor and and encoded source.Great, versitile product. I recommend.Thanks,jeffaudiodealer.com
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The receiver can easily drive 4 ohm speakers. The RMS power rating of 80W applies to 8 ohm speakers, so the power output for 4 ohms will be somewhat greater. You can change the speaker impedance from the default setting of 8 ohms to 4 ohms using the "Advanced Setup" menu as described on page 37 of the owner's manual.
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The Sherwood runs 4 sets of speakers by itself works great. By theory you could tap in and run the extra sets as well using the pyle device. Dont know how the volume would be affected.
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I hooked it to system with 8 ohm impedance and works perfect!However, buy an oversized electrical wall box or an open audio box, otherwise unit fitting will give you headaches.
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I'd leave the selector at 8ohm and run the mix of 6 and 8 ohm speakers. It should be fine. The only way you'd run into a problem is with 4ohm speakers, and in that case you should be using a discrete amplifier.
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They're supposed to be 4 Ohms even though the back says "4/8 Ohms" but in reality they're less than 4 Ohms - a tad under 3.5 Ohms. unless your amp/reciver can tolerate resistance of 2 Ohms which very few can, don't wire them in parallel with an 8 Ohm speaker. I did and it almost fried my receiver.
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What matters is the impedance. Most Amps are 8 ohm as are speakers. When you hook multiple speakers in parallel the impedance goes down. The selector ensures that the impedance is at least 4 ohms even when as many as eight speakers are hooked in parallel (and would otherwise present 1 ohm of impedance). On my Yamaha receiver there is a switch that allows for a 4 ohm load and that is the key. You can probably run a 4 ohm load from an 8 ohm driver, it just means that more energy is dissipated in the amp than in the speakers but hopefully not so much as to do damage
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The impedance with the high and low range terminals connected in parallel with supplied connectors (recommended default setting) is 8 ohms. The speakers can be driven with an 8 or 4 ohm amplifier. Most receivers are 8 ohms. I am driving them with an amplifier designed for 8 ohm speakers and they sound great. There should sound just as good connected to a 4 ohm amplifier. Basically the impedance of the speaker should be equal to or greater than the minimum rated impedance of the amplifier.