If I lay a 16-ohm resistor across the terminals of a 16-ohm woofer, can I incorporate it into a 3-way system, the rest of which is 8-ohm?
It is not practical.
But do proceed and experiment.
The results will intrigue.
Try a small 16 ohm resistor and a large 16 ohm resistor.
I'd suggest you use an amplifier designated for experimentation.
Experiments like these, I enjoyed as a young teenager. I had a lot of fun.
But do proceed and experiment.
The results will intrigue.
Try a small 16 ohm resistor and a large 16 ohm resistor.
I'd suggest you use an amplifier designated for experimentation.
Experiments like these, I enjoyed as a young teenager. I had a lot of fun.
You could, if you wanted to reduce it's output level compared to the rest of the system.
It's crossover components would need to be changed to work with it's different impedance curve.
The sensitivity of a 16-ohm woofer is around -3dB from an 8ohm woofer with similar TS parameters.
A 16-ohm resistor in parallel with the woofer will waste around half the power available to it, reducing it's sensitivity another -3dB.