8 or 4 ohms will make very little difference in sonic performance. The amps' outputs are much lower impedance so the speakers are in a bridging configuration.
Rich > On Sep 8, 2014, at 19:50, Sylvain Laplante via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > One thing to remember is that most boat audio systems are 4 ohms and it is > better to use speakers with same impedance ( 8 ohm will take too much juice > ). > Sometimes you only discover it after everything is installed :-) > > Sylvain > C&C27MkIII > > From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 6:25 PM > Subject: Stus-List Stereo finally works > > After three years my stereo is fully functional. I replaced the old stereo > with a Sony unit after I bought the boat. One of the 2 interior speakers > worked and the 2 cheapo West cockpit speakers worked. > After spending way too much time, I finally figured out that the speaker wire > was to corroded to carry a signal. Initially, I replaced most of the wire > with household wire. DON"T USE HOUSEHOLD SPEAKER WIRE. That lasted about a > season. I finally replaced all of the wire with marine grade wire. Then I > discovered that the rubber around the speaker cones disintegrated. I bought 5 > 1/4 inch car speakers that fit into the enclosures for the cabin speakers, > and then found out the cockpit speakers did't work. Turns out someone > twisted and taped the connections. New crimp connectors fixed them. > > Finally, 4 working speakers! > Now, need to upgrade the cockpit speakers. > > Joel > 35/3 > The Office > Annapolis > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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