Vintage Synth Repair

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "rikdeclercq" 
<rikdeclercq@y...> wrote:
> --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Henry" 
> <tom.henry@s...> wrote:
> > So, what WOULD happen if you put an 8 ohm speaker in place 
> of the 16 ohm speaker?  Would the amp balk at this?
> > 
>  Probably YES! it could short your amp in the worst  case... 
> you could also put 2 8 ohm speakers in serial, or 4 4ohms in 
> serial, instead of using a resistor. (if you have enough place 
> inside, that is...)

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I discovered that installing an 8 ohm speaker instead of the 16 ohm 
speaker puts a greater load on the amplifier & it may not be able to 
provide enough wattage to drive it.  So, you're right, it could short 
the amp - but it probably will just sound anemic.

Tom