When I was a kid, I'd just jam as many speakers/cables into the back of a given amp as I could, given the opportunity. Never had much of a problem when doing that. When I got a little older, I paid much more attention to the subject where hi-fi/stereo was concerned, particularly since a mismatch to the low side could put the amp into thermal runaway and let all of its smoke out.
I read someplace in the past couple of years that tube amps really don't like mismatches to the high side but can tolerate a mismatch to the low side (within reason) fairly well. It was on teh intarwebz so it was probably true but I thought I'd ask. I have an impending mismatch that might be unavoidable and, if so, which way to I want to go?
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So somebody school me a little on the subject.
When I was a kid, I'd just jam as many speakers/cables into the back of a given amp as I could, given the opportunity. Never had much of a problem when doing that. When I got a little older, I paid much more attention to the subject where hi-fi/stereo was concerned, particularly since a mismatch to the low side could put the amp into thermal runaway and let all of its smoke out.
I read someplace in the past couple of years that tube amps really don't like mismatches to the high side but can tolerate a mismatch to the low side (within reason) fairly well. It was on teh intarwebz so it was probably true but I thought I'd ask. I have an impending mismatch that might be unavoidable and, if so, which way to I want to go?
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