how to connect two 6 ohms speakers (on one channel) in a 6 ohm amp

[prabhjeet128]

hi,
i have a 6 ohm amp and also two 6 ohms speakers. so can i use these two speakers on a single channel and how?

 

[jinjuku]

Parallel vs Series connection

Once you have hooked two speakers up to one channel the load presented to the amp will no longer be 6 ohm.

If you connect in a series the load will be 12ohm, if you connect in parallel the load will be 3 ohm. If your amp is 4 ohm stable you will most likely be able to get away with it. I wouldn't go jumping on the volume knob though. You would be safe with 12 ohm.

 

[JonBaker99]

What is the application? Are you running distributed audio? You may need to get an impedance matching speaker selector or volume control.

 

[fmw]

Once you have hooked two speakers up to one channel the load presented to the amp will no longer be 6 ohm.

If you connect in a series the load will be 12ohm, if you connect in parallel the load will be 3 ohm. If your amp is 4 ohm stable you will most likely be able to get away with it. I wouldn't go jumping on the volume knob though. You would be safe with 12 ohm.

This is correct. I would add my voice to the recommendation for series wiring. The result will be an easier load for your amplifier to handle. Whether you would get away with a parallel wired setup would depend not so much on the nominal impedance but the extremes of impedence across the frequency spectrum.