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8 ohm speaker hooked up to 4 ohm post ?

I read that a gentleman switched his speaker wires from the 8ohm speaker post on his Amp to the 4ohm post, and enjoyed a healthy change in the dynamics of his music. I don't know what ohms his speakers run on, but I have an 8ohm pair of Meadowlark Shearwaters. I would like to try this, but am afraid it could harm the speakers and/or Amp. Can someone out there tell me [for sure] what will happen?
cliff56
tvad
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Blindjim, I mistakenly thought there was new ground to cover, and that's why
I posted in this thread. Since I misinterpreted your earlier statement, thereby
making my initial post irrelevant, I see no purpose in revisiting old
discussion.

My mistake. No worries.
blindjim
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TVAD
New or old, notwithstandibng, you introduced some questions and claims... I thought some added light should be shone upon them.

Anyhow... I was just curious on those two items I asked you about as I must have missed those explanations somehow. Somewhere.

especially how someone could examine something without seeing or testing it.

it's cool... I'll just chalk it up to some inconsistency in production. each of our results with the Sonata's having differed so greatly.

Otherwise the higher taps in use now would have yeilded far less positive results than they have.

be well.
tvad
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06-17-09: Blindjim
...especially how someone could examine something without seeing or testing
it.

This question should be directed to Ralph Karsten.
blindjim
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tvad

nope.

You brought it up and apparently have sufficient info which if valid should be disclosed or not mentioned at all.

Oh... is it supposed to be a secret? Sorry. I didn't think about that till now and should have as evasive as you've been here regarding the subject. ..

My bad.
tvad
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Blindjim, your question is in reference to Ralph's comment to me about the
impedance curve of the Sonata III, yes?

For full explanation of how he came to his conclusion about what he suspects
is the Sonata III's minimum impedance, he would need to chime in here. He
did not describe to me the method of how he determined this, and
therefore I cannot answer your question.

Ralph shared only his opinion with me based on what he saw on the Silverline
website about the speaker's design, and what he knew already of the drivers
utilized. Apparently, he is familiar with Silverline speakers, and has recommended them in the past for use with his OTL amplifiers, although Silverline Audio is no longer on his
speaker manufacturer list. I believe he still recommends certain Silverline models due to their more benign impedance curves than the Sonata III, but I do not know which models.

I have emailed Ralph with a link to this thread. Perhaps, he'll share how he
came to his conclusion.

Hope that helps.
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