Need help configuring speakers

[hugo008]

Ok so I have a 8-16 ohm amplifier, and I have two 8 ohm speakers and six 4 ohm speakers. I have 4 outputs on my amp (negative, positive right and negative positive left). What could my wiring be? I don't really care about the right and left so I can have the two 8 ohm speakers on my right and the six 4 ohm speakers on my left but what could my wiring be?? Thankyou

 

[Cristi72]

Hello,

While this kind of setup is not recommended at all (unless of course you have a veeeery long room), you can go for a 2x8 Ohm and 4 x4 Ohm setup (http://i.imgur.com/GgTjQkA.png) or, even better, an 8-Ohm and 2x4 Ohm on each channel (http://i.imgur.com/oCsuZX7.png); the speakers will be daisy chained on each channel. You will not use all 4 outputs, just the main A output (some amplifiers connect the speakers in parallel mode when using A+B output, so you could end up with a 4-Ohm setup; what amplifier is it?)

 

[hugo008]

Hello,

While this kind of setup is not recommended at all (unless of course you have a veeeery long room), you can go for a 2x8 Ohm and 4 x4 Ohm setup (http://i.imgur.com/GgTjQkA.png) or, even better, an 8-Ohm and 2x4 Ohm on each channel (http://i.imgur.com/oCsuZX7.png); the speakers will be daisy chained on each channel. You will not use all 4 outputs, just the main A output (some amplifiers connect the speakers in parallel mode when using A+B output, so you could end up with a 4-Ohm setup; what amplifier is it?)

Thanks for your reply, ok so I like the look of connecting two 8 ohm speakers and four 4 ohm speakers. My amp is a Kenwood stereo integrated amplifier RX-29

 

[hugo008]

This might be useful for you I guess...
http://elektrotanya.com/cgi-bin/download2.cgi?fid=263478&file=kenwood_rx-29_39_49_59_sm.pdf

 

[americanaudiophile]

Your Kenwood is a mini system and was not designed to power more than two speakers and those would not need much power either. If you try this you will likely damage it or it will turn itself off if the volume goes too loud.
The only safe way is to use a speaker selector box with impedance matching like this one
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=9995&catargetid=320013720000066114&cadevice=c&kpid=109995&gclid=CLvyj920jcUCFUJk7Aod-3oAPQ