Is it wise to run 8 ohm speakers with a 6 ohm amp?

dennis jackson New member Username: Jaystone Kingston, Ontario Canada Post Number: 3 Registered: Mar-06	Posted on Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 00:42 GMT Thinking of buying a yamaha rx-d202b or rx-d302b.I believe they put out 100 and 110watts x 7 @6 ohms respectively.Is it wise to run 8 ohm speakers or should I reconsider and get a different amp altogether?
Berny Platinum Member Username: Project6 Post Number: 11087 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 00:47 GMT They will be fine. Problems usually arise when the impedance load is too low, such as using 4 Ohm speakers with an amp that is designed for 8 Ohms.
Nuck Gold Member Username: Nuck Post Number: 4204 Registered: Dec-04	Posted on Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 01:28 GMT And yes, Dennis, you should consider another receiver altogether.
David Massey Gold Member Username: Samijubal Post Number: 3064 Registered: Jul-04	Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 19:02 GMT Those are JVC model numbers. The Yamaha receivers have a switch for different speaker ohms, I don't know about JVC.