How to wire 5 speakers without changing amp rating?

[clmartin0721]

Hello

I am trying to wire 5 (8 ohm) full range speakers as a mini array. I would like to keep the impedance to 8 ohms total for the speaker cluster.

How would I wire this? I have seen examples for even speaker numbers, but the odd number is throwing me. Is this doable?

Thanks for any assistance.

Craig

 

[Galu]

Why choose five? As you say, four is doable in a series/parallel connection, but five is not.

 

[rayma]

I am trying to wire 5 (8 ohm) full range speakers as a mini array. I would like to keep
the impedance to 8 ohms total for the speaker cluster.

Can only be done for 1, 4, 9, 16, 25 ..... drivers (a square array). Remember the "sweet sixteen"?

 

[turk 182]

Rayma thanks! i had to stop and think about how nine and twenty five worked as a solution, made me think and was elucidating, again thanks for that....and a good ol' Jim Kyle speaker article!