I finally stopped wiring speakers in series after blowing out my 6th receiver

Was running 4 speakers off a $30 pawn shop receiver for like 2 years. Kept thinking I was just getting unlucky with used gear. Then a guy at the electronics recycling place told me I was dropping the impedance way too low and cooking the amp. Grabbed a cheap 8 ohm speaker selector switch for $15 and my current receiver has been running fine for 10 months now. Anyone else learn the hard way that more speakers doesnt mean louder?

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olivia_anderson6d ago

Oh man, "more speakers doesnt mean louder" is the lesson I learned the hard way too. I had a nice old Pioneer receiver my uncle gave me and I hooked up like 6 speakers to it in my garage. Thought I was being smart, really cranking the tunes. That thing lasted maybe 3 months before it just gave up and started smelling like burnt plastic. I was so pissed. Then a buddy who builds his own amps explained the whole impedance thing to me like I was 5 years old. It finally clicked. Now I just run a simple 2 speaker setup with a sub and it sounds way better and nothing catches fire. You really do pay for that lesson in blown gear.

jason115d ago

I had 8 speakers running off a 90s Sony receiver for years with zero issues though lol.