I have a panasonic sa-he200, and I have come across some 4-ohm speakers. Is my reciever going to be able to power these without burning the house down?


here are the specs for the reciever:
http://reviews.cnet.com/Panasonic_SA_HE200/4507-6466_7-8410565.html?tag=coco

9/18/2005 1:11:10 PM

http://www.rexc.com/services/ohms.htm

9/18/2005 1:53:47 PM

short answer, yes.

9/18/2005 2:02:49 PM

You should be fine.

Here's a good link confirming my answer:

http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/vModelDetail?storeId=15001&catalogId=13401&itemId=63390&catGroupId=25013&modelNo=SA-HE200&cacheProgram=11002&cachePartner=7000000000000005702

Also, check (or dowload) an owners manual.

[Edited on September 18, 2005 at 2:40 PM. Reason : Note: Only use terminal A OR terminal B, not both.]

9/18/2005 2:36:31 PM

awesome, thanks for finding that

9/18/2005 4:16:07 PM

so i guess hooking up 4-ohm center channel and surrounds would be a bad idea?

9/19/2005 11:10:12 AM

^Yeah, anything less than 6 Ohms is gonna cause damage.

9/19/2005 12:07:57 PM

so if i wanted to hook up the 4-ohm speakers as the front speakers, would i be able to hook up 8-ohm speakers as surrounds and for the center channel?

9/25/2005 6:40:08 PM

try it and see how it sounds. as long as your speakers aren't below the minimum recommended impedence... it shouldn't be a problem. just read the manual.

9/25/2005 6:53:27 PM

here is what i am confused about: is there a switch i need to hit to switch between 4,6,8 ohm or does the load impedance just mean, if you hook up this kind of speaker, you will be fine

Load Impedance A or B: 4-8 ohms
A and B: 8 ohms
Center: 6-8 ohms
Surround: 6-8 ohms

9/25/2005 7:52:48 PM

^^^Correct

[Edited on September 25, 2005 at 11:11 PM. Reason : Yep, yep]

9/25/2005 11:07:58 PM

Check in with your instruction manual, but here's some info that may help.

Load Impedance:

A or B: 4-8 Ohms - If you are going to run either channel A 'OR' channel B (and not both), then you can use a lower impedance speaker than the norm (i.e. 4 Ohm)

A and B: 8 Ohms - If you plan on running speakers on both channels A 'AND' B, then you cannot use a lower impedance speaker than 8 Ohms.

Center: 6-8 Ohms - A center speaker impedance of no lower than 6 Ohms may be used.

Surround: 6-8 Ohms - A surround speaker impedance of no lower than 6 Ohms may be used.

9/25/2005 11:09:14 PM

ahhh, i got it now

thanks for all the help

[Edited on September 25, 2005 at 11:17 PM. Reason : .]

9/25/2005 11:13:37 PM