4ohm vs. 8ohm

[Fine Vol]

I have bose speakers 5.1. They are rated to handle 4ohm or 8ohm so which ohm setting should I set my reciever on?

 

[SWIL]

That all depends.... does the volume go to "11" ??

 

[Fine Vol]

That all depends.... does the volume go to "11" ??

LOL, yea and I can pump up the jam, pump it up til ya feet are stompin, pump it up til ya feet hit the floor so get ya booty on the dance floor:dance2:

 

[SWIL]

I say go BIG!! 8ohms

 

[Fine Vol]

I say go BIG!! 8ohms

All I will need is the 1.21 jigawatts at 180 MPH

 

[SWIL]

yes- and hook this up to your sub woofer :rock:

 

[Fine Vol]

yes- and hook this up to your sub woofer :rock:

LOLlol: nice touch

 

[rwemyss]

Lower resistance = better performance. 4 ohms is better. :sleep:

 

[allvol123]

That all depends.... does the volume go to "11" ??

lol:

 

[Fine Vol]

Lower resistance = better performance. 4 ohms is better. :sleep:

Ah will do

 

[rwemyss]

The power rating will change based on what resistance you choose to use. So just be careful of that, make sure you don't send too many watts to the speakers. :hi: That would be decently hard to do with a good set of Bose... they are probably rated pretty high.

 

[Fine Vol]

Yea I though 4ohm ment more power and 8ohm was less power? correct?

 

[rwemyss]

Yea I though 4ohm ment more power and 8ohm was less power? correct?

It will take an 8 ohm system twice the power to produce the same volume. Does that answer the question?

 

[milohimself]

4ohms = lower resistance = more power to flow through.

So yes, in some manner of speaking, 4 ohms is more power.