Home Forums Home cinema AV receivers Ohms?

Have your say & ask the experts!

Ohms?

2 replies [Last post]
Tue, Oct 9 2012, 12:33AM
Scoterz147
Scoterz147's picture
Offline
Joined: 10 Sep 2012
Posts: 11

Hi

I've just purchased the Monitor Audio RX6 AV12 package and Yamaha RXA 3010. My question is about the ohms setting on the receiver. All my speakers are 6 ohms and my amp is set to 8 ohms by default. Should I set it to 6 ohms to match my speakers? Will there be any difference in quality between 6 ohm and 8 ohm?

Thanks

Top
Tue, Oct 9 2012, 12:15PM
#1
Son_of_SJ
Son_of_SJ's picture
Offline
Joined: 10 Sep 2009
Posts: 578
RE: Ohms?

Congratulations, the Yamaha RX-A3010 is a very good machine and you will have got it at around half of its original £2,000 price!

Scoterz147 wrote:

 All my speakers are 6 ohms and my amp is set to 8 ohms by default. Should I set it to 6 ohms to match my speakers?

If the manual for your RX-A3010 is anything like the manual for my RX-A2010 and RX-V1067, then it will quite clearly say yes, set it to 6 ohms! Not quite sure why you are even asking?

Scoterz147 wrote:

 Will there be any difference in quality between 6 ohm and 8 ohm?

I can only presume so, I've never experimented. I would guess that the 6-ohm setting will sound better (with 6-ohm speakers).

__________________

Click here to read about my system

Top
Tue, Oct 9 2012, 7:20PM
#2
Scoterz147
Scoterz147's picture
Offline
Joined: 10 Sep 2012
Posts: 11
RE: Ohms?

Thanks for the advice. Yeah I got the amp for £900 with a 3 year warranty. The whole system sounds amazing. 

Loads of settings and stuff on the amp so still learning. Thanks. 

 

James

Top