Ohm conversion?

 

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I have two huge 6 ohm speakers and I want to hook them up to my computer. The computers speakers are 10 ohm so if I hook the 6 ohm speakers up directly nothing happenes. I am wodering what kind of devise I need to make this work.
 

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Username: Edwarl

Melbourne, Victoria Australia.

Post Number: 21
Registered: May-04
The computer speakers probably have an amplifier built in to their "cabinet". To use your 6 ohm speakers you would need an amplifier to feed them from the computer sound card. To take advantage of their size - "huge" - you want a powerful amplifier and it would have to have an output impedance figure of 6 ohms.
 

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Username: James_the_god

Post Number: 8
Registered: Jan-05
Thats pretty much what i say, ull need a separate amplifier. It depends entirely what output wattage ure speakers are to what amp u get, so check it out in detail otherwise ure 'huge' speakers just wont be worth their while. By the way what speakers are they? I might be able to help you out some more on this one...
 

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Username: Im_roy

Jackson, Tn

Post Number: 1
Registered: Mar-05
aight now i didnt pay attention to science.. how many amps is an 8 ohm speaker?
 

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Go here for assistence with ohms
 

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Username: Philb

Post Number: 1
Registered: Jun-06
You may be able to riase the impedence by using whats called a "sandbar".
 

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Username: Philb

Post Number: 2
Registered: Jun-06
You may be able to raise the impedence by using whats called a "sandbar".
 

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Username: Illuminator

USA

Post Number: 4020
Registered: Apr-05
Uh, right, Phil. There is no way to change ohm impedance of a speaker without taking the speaker apart and modifying it.

You're probably getting no sound because you don't have enough power @ original poster. (As old as that post is)...
 

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Username: Speakerluv

Chatsworth, Ca USA BABY!!

Post Number: 2
Registered: Oct-07
are the speakers amplified? you didn't say...

Here is a link to help explain Ohm and impedance
http://www.onlyfactorydirect.net/servlet/Page?template=whatis
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