Using 8 ohms Speakers with 6 ohms Reciever

[naumanvohra]

I have Klipsch KLF10 which are rated at 8ohms and now i want a reciever which is best suited for this type of speakers. Mostly the recievers in the market are 6ohms. Can i use it? The reciever I am looking at is ONKYO TX-8150. Please help.

 

[faalin]

You can use 8ohm speakers on a 6ohm receiver. the receiver just wont put out 135w per channel, it will slightly less.

 

[madmatt30]

You lose around 30% output per channel running 8ohm speakers on a 6 ohm amp.

It is however perfectly safe & a normal thing to do.

The opposite scenario - 4 or 6 ohm speakers on a 8 ohm amp is not recommended at all.

The onkyo should do fine with those klipsch floorstanders.

 

[Karadjgne]

Considering the output capable by that onkyo, 8ohm speakers will be fine. With my old onkyo and the kx12 II floor speakers I have, the 100w per channel is far greater than my windows can handle. I've never been able to take the receiver over 50