Hey Guru's, What's the rule of wiring speakers? Series divides the ohms.
2 16 ohm spkrs in series gives an 8 ohm load?
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No, series adds the ohms. Two 16-ohm speakers in series would be 32 ohms. Paralleling them would give you eight.
But the rule on parallel is not just halving them. For example putting an 8 and 4 in parallel would NOT give you 6. The formula is 1/Z(1)+1/Z(2)..=1/Z(n). So the 8 and 4 in parallel would yield 2.67 ohms. Like resistors in parallel, your result cannot be more than the lower value.
But the rule on parallel is not just halving them. For example putting an 8 and 4 in parallel would NOT give you 6. The formula is 1/Z(1)+1/Z(2)..=1/Z(n). So the 8 and 4 in parallel would yield 2.67 ohms. Like resistors in parallel, your result cannot be more than the lower value.
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