6 ohms vs 4 ohms

jcvadillo

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Hello,
I hope somebody help me with this question, I have the option to plug my speakers to 6 or 4 ohms which is better?, why? if i chose to use 6 or 4 the sound would be better?
 

astrallite

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Depends on the speakers you are using. In general I set my receiver to 4ohm mode because the passive power draw is lower. Unless you have a pair of speakers that are a heavy load to drive (which is atypical), either mode is fine.