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Originally Posted by 62caddy
Sound quality should really not be affected by tap choice. If the amplifier has 6 ohm taps, those are the ones I would use with those speakers.
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Eric,
While I can’t find it right now, there is a picture of a slide from a McIntosh engineer that shows the impact on sound from moving to the 2,4 or 8 ohm taps. If I remember, generally, less highs at the lower taps up to 3 dB and more bass at a higher tap...
They were demonstrating ‘tuning’ a system by using the various taps, so it seems they feel there is a difference in sound amongst them.
When I had my Infinity IRS Betas, the 4 ohm taps were definitely sweeter and less bright on my Upper panels than the 8 ohm taps. The 2 Ohm taps were dull sounding.
Craig
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