Jensen JTA-222 speaker hook up

[Ibdavid]

Hello I have a Jensen JTA-222 I just picked up today and it has speaker hook ups in the back red and black and red and black. I hooked up 2 small speakers I had laying around and it sounds good. I was wondering if I could go bigger but would run into problems some how?

 

[DarkSable]

The only issue you would have is if you bought speakers that had more impedance than the turntable can provide power for.

I can't find any proper specs for it's power out, but it should be able to power most bookshelf speakers just fine, given its power input.

 

[Ibdavid]

The only issue you would have is if you bought speakers that had more impedance than the turntable can provide power for.

I can't find any proper specs for it's power out, but it should be able to power most bookshelf speakers just fine, given its power input.

it operates 120V- 60Hz what is says in the manual. Im sorry if this didnt help.

 

[dudio]

Is it not lower impedance that you have to be concerned most with?
I imagine it is rated for 8 ohm speakers and likely only has enough wattage to drive bookshelf/mid-size speakers.
Hooking up speakers with higher impedance than 8 ohm would result in less efficiency and output (to an extent, there's also sensitivity of the speakers that would play a role). Hooking up speakers BELOW it's recommended impedance, like 6 ohm or 4 ohm, would result in the amplifier running hotter as you approach what is basically a short circuit.

 

[dudio]

You need to know the amperage (amps) it states in the specs to figure out max wattage.

"To determine the wattage, use a simple multiplication formula. The ampere (or amps) is the amount of electricity used. Voltage measures the force or pressure of the electricity. The number of watts is equal to amps multiplied by volts."

 

[Ibdavid]

You need to know the amperage (amps) it states in the specs to figure out max wattage.

"To determine the wattage, use a simple multiplication formula. The ampere (or amps) is the amount of electricity used. Voltage measures the force or pressure of the electricity. The number of watts is equal to amps multiplied by volts."

Lol I just looked in the manual... Idk how i missed this. It says 4 ohm

 

[DarkSable]

Higher impedance means that the turntable isn't likely to feed them enough power, meaning they're going to be very, very quiet.

Ibdavid, 120V- 60Hz is the power that the turntable accepts, not the power that it can output to the speakers.

Looking in the manual, you now know what you're looking for; you can probably use larger speakers, but not terribly nice ones without simply hooking the turntable into a receiver.