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I returned everything to 8ohm. I prefer it like that. Better balance and a truer presentation. Thanks all for the answers.
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Hi Kal.....I didn't think I needed 3db more bass but when I made the change I preferred the sound from having just the 4ohm tap.
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Ok— turns out I just found another set of speaker wires so I’m going to try this with my 2301/PMC IB2 setup. Thanks!
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Bi-amp/Bi-wire
I don't currently own McIntosh, but if I switched from Bryston, a McIntosh integrated would be a strong contender.
This is an intriguing use of the autoformer outputs (bi-wire). If I understand correctly, it is bit more like bi-amping, using the 8 ohm taps to drive the bass and the 4 ohm taps to drive the mids/tweeter. Given the higher voltage output on the 8 ohm taps for equivalent power, this bi-wire scheme would deliver 66% of the total amplifier power to the bass and 33% to the mids/treble, creating the 3 dB bass enhancement. This simplification assumes that both speaker inputs present the same impedance to the amplifier. is this correct?
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At a given voltage, a 4 ohm speaker draws twice the current of an 8 ohm speaker which means the total power is doubled. When a 4 ohm load is placed at the the 8 ohm taps, twice the power will be delivered as the same load connected at the 4 ohm taps at a given output level.
A doubling of power translates to 3 dB increase in loudness. The problem is the amplifier will only be able to double power up to a certain point before it begins to distort. In an a perfect world, a 100 watt amplifier into 8 ohms (before the onset of clipping) would become a 200 watt amplifier into 4 ohms but hardly any amplifier is capable of doing this. McIntosh always says to use the proper taps for the maximum amount of distortion free power. (As in not clipping) Last edited by 62caddy; 08-07-2018 at 07:26 PM. |
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Whatever floats your boat.
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