Is there any correlation between input voltage & output impedance tolerance?

Last year I salvaged a board from a computer 2.1 system. When connected to a different bass driver I discovered the amp would not tolerate 4ohms - there was a popping sound at high volumes. (Fixed with a 3ohm resistor).The transformer voltage was 11-0-11.
I now have a similar board which uses the same chip but the transformer voltage is 12.5-0-12.5. Is it likely to be any more tolerant of the impedance?