If those are driven in parallel Isn't the impedance about 2 ohms over a broad band?There was a post here that showed, with measurements, why that is a bad idea. The result was a degraded frequency response due to all the interference. There is a reason why good speakers only have one tweeter.
they re 6 ohm speakers so parallel puts them at 3 ohmsIf those are driven in parallel Isn't the impedance about 2 ohms over a broad band?
Here is Amir's impedance measurement of the SS-CS5. Maybe the parallel impedance is not 2 ohms like I said but it dips well below 3 ohms. What are you driving them with?they re 6 ohm speakers so parallel puts them at 3 ohms
they have run for about a year on asc200/ac200 in parallel and sound great to me. but right now i am running them series on my AVR for home theater because my receiver can only handle 6-16 ohm loads.Here is Amir's impedance measurement of the SS-CS5. Maybe the parallel impedance is not 2 ohms like I said but it dips well below 3 ohms. What are you driving them with?
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The IcePower spec is 3-ohm minimum. Maybe this is conservative but it sounds like you were pushing it. Were you unhappy using single L and R as designed? Or did you just have extra speakers that you figured you'd put to use?they have run for about a year on asc200/ac200 in parallel and sound great to me. but right now i am running them series on my AVR for home theater because my receiver can only handle 6-16 ohm loads.
i bought 4 to run as surround but it was very fatiguing to the ears when i was listen to music in stereo. so i played around with diff set ups like on the floor, diff areas in the room, further from the wall and so on. the best way i found as individuals was about 6 inches off the ground but like 4 feet from the wall so then i started messing around with putting them together and that is when i was astonished with how much better they sounded. the set up i have now i run them on the floor MTM style and the highs are very clear but not fatiguing and the bass is WAY BETTER. so i glued them together like this lol then i bought a second set of sscs5s for my rears and integrated a sub into the mix.The IcePower spec is 3-ohm minimum. Maybe this is conservative but it sounds like you were pushing it. Were you unhappy using single L and R as designed? Or did you just have extra speakers that you figured you'd put to use?
I was thinking the same thing but I was just trying to answer the questions sorry for derailing the thread.I guess I'm confused. This is a thread about the JBL A130 speakers so why are we discussing Sony speakers?
pardon me. No I meant i have seen some amplifiers have connections for two sets of stereo speakers and capable amplifier can drive the both at same time. (Some amps do insist that second pair should not be less than 8 ohms as it would stress the amplifier)You mean A & B zones? Usually only one of them can be turned on at one point.
I'm going to do the resistor mod very soon and use REV to compare. I think it will help my situation! The mod seems very easy for me to do.Neutral speakers are sure goin to sound dull at low volumes and that 800 - 2000 lift isnt goin to help things out either. Coming from a B&W, most speakers will sounded faded at lower volumes, but I would rather buy a neutral speaker to begin with and bump the extreme ends on the amp. I have had the A130 for nearly 2 months now and Im ready to sell it as I dont have a PEQ and that midband lift is very obvious and just annoying. If it was flat in that area it would be a keeper for sure, I dont really mind that 15k spike as its not really audible.