Drivers , Amps, and Ohms matching

[charlieboy]

I posted here in another thread the auction I won for dome 803a woofers with cabinets, 288c drivers and 1003 tar horns with LX5 x-overs. I was wondering how I could tell what the impedence would be if I hooked the system up using the LX5's like the church did that owned them till I got them. The 288c's are labeled 24 ohms and the 803a's are labeled 12ohms. any help would be great.


Charlie

[speakerdave]

You mean you want to know which tap on your amp to use? On an amp with output transformers I would use the 8 ohm tap. On a SS amp with no OPT I would not worry; the impedance will not go too low as long as all those components are in good working order.

David

[charlieboy]

Ok well I got the horns hooked up using the LX5 x-overs. Heres some specs. They are 10ft apart (for now) I might move them into the big room (24x20) but I wanted to hear them. They are 46" high to the top of the horns. I must say they sound pretty nice but I will have a real good listen Sunday evening. Anyway heres a crappy cell phone pic for now. I really like the tar horns as they are totally dead unlike my 511B horns that ring. BTW I'm running them with 25-35 watts of SET power (Cary 805 amps).:D

[Maron Horonzakz]

Nice paintings,,,,Too bad you could,nt get more light ot this speakers;)

[Fangio]

Nice paintings,,,,Too bad you could,nt get more light ot this speakers;)

Congrats on a great deal. I agree, try again with better light please. Love those bass horns w/wood unpainted.. :bouncy:

[charlieboy]

I had some natural lighting this morning so the pic came out better.