HT speakers to pair with a gainclone?

AJ Bertelson · 31st December 2003, 02:48 AM

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/sanaka/AudioDIY/DHT/DHT.html

I have been thinking about these but they are 8ohms, can the gainclone handle it?

Here are some pictures of my house when I moved in

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Peter Daniel · 31st December 2003, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AJ Bertelson
but they are 8ohms, can the gainclone handle it?

Too high or too low in impedance IYO?

AJ Bertelson · 31st December 2003, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Peter Daniel

Too high or too low in impedance IYO?

rut roh!

To put it frankly I am very new at this stuff but I have been trying to learn as much about the building of speakers and amps. I honestly don't know what your talking about though but I would like to know.

"Q: My amp says not to use any speaker rated at less than 8 ohms. What should I choose?"

this is the part that causes me concern though as I don't know what this means

edit-What do different ohms readings mean anyways?

SkinnyBoy · 31st December 2003, 03:18 AM

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Originally posted by Peter Daniel

Too high or too low in impedance IYO?

lol, why not just give him the answer?

hmm... thats a good question...

Peter Daniel · 31st December 2003, 04:05 AM

The GC will work fine with speakers rated 4 ohms or 8 ohms or 12 ohms.

There are other factors involved, if good match will be achieved, but most speakers are suitable.

The efficiency is more important than impedance and anything in a range of 90dB or more is good enough (unless you plan on excessively high sound levels)

cowanrg · 31st December 2003, 04:40 AM

ive had BAD experiences with 4 ohm loads on a gainclone... thats ive built 3 different versions, each trying to do JUST that, a 4 ohm load, and none of them were very successful.

it could just be me though... but i have had considerable help from the forum too...

gchrist · 2nd January 2004, 12:31 PM

Peter,

I have just finished my Scan Speak reference monitors that have a sensitivity of 86dB. Will a GC drive them to acceptable levels in a medium room? Their resistance does not fall below 5-6 ohms.

If the GC is not a good choice then what would you choose: an aleph clone about 50W class A or an AKSA 55w module? Please take into account the cost and work each choise has.

Thank you
Your GC review was very good, and I wish you a very nice and profitable year.

George

matjans · 3rd January 2004, 12:11 PM

my name isn't peter but hey...

in my experience the gainclone is very capable of driving any speaker with an impedance >= 4ohms.
Anything with an spl >84dB works good enough to fill a medium sized room; >90 works in any room.

When driving < 8ohm speaker lowering the psu voltage (to say 15-18v AC) keeps it from clipping at high volumes.

31st December 2003, 02:48 AM	#1
AJ Bertelson diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maple Grove, MN	HT speakers to pair with a gainclone? http://home.hawaii.rr.com/sanaka/AudioDIY/DHT/DHT.html I have been thinking about these but they are 8ohms, can the gainclone handle it? Here are some pictures of my house when I moved in http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ajbert...s/DSCN0418.JPG http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ajbert...eater/moni.jpg

31st December 2003, 04:05 AM	#5
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	The GC will work fine with speakers rated 4 ohms or 8 ohms or 12 ohms. There are other factors involved, if good match will be achieved, but most speakers are suitable. The efficiency is more important than impedance and anything in a range of 90dB or more is good enough (unless you plan on excessively high sound levels) __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

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31st December 2003, 04:40 AM	#6
cowanrg diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lafayette, CO	ive had BAD experiences with 4 ohm loads on a gainclone... thats ive built 3 different versions, each trying to do JUST that, a 4 ohm load, and none of them were very successful. it could just be me though... but i have had considerable help from the forum too...

2nd January 2004, 12:31 PM	#7
gchrist diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Athens Greece	Peter, I have just finished my Scan Speak reference monitors that have a sensitivity of 86dB. Will a GC drive them to acceptable levels in a medium room? Their resistance does not fall below 5-6 ohms. If the GC is not a good choice then what would you choose: an aleph clone about 50W class A or an AKSA 55w module? Please take into account the cost and work each choise has. Thank you Your GC review was very good, and I wish you a very nice and profitable year. George

3rd January 2004, 12:11 PM	#8
matjans diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Utrecht, NL	my name isn't peter but hey... in my experience the gainclone is very capable of driving any speaker with an impedance >= 4ohms. Anything with an spl >84dB works good enough to fill a medium sized room; >90 works in any room. When driving < 8ohm speaker lowering the psu voltage (to say 15-18v AC) keeps it from clipping at high volumes.

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