https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/30.aspxA Forum for Technical Help and Support on Bang & Olufsen products over 25 years old.enCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/178369.aspxWed, 28 Jan 2009 13:47:36 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:178369tomsloat0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/178369.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=30&PostID=178369<p>thanks brian </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/178272.aspxWed, 28 Jan 2009 07:36:36 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:178272Xseries0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/178272.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=30&PostID=178272<p>The early Beomasters (and the odd early Beolab) were rated for output into 4 ohms as that gave them a higher power output when comparing performance figures with competitors.&nbsp; Over time this became less important and most amplifier outputs and B&amp;O speakers were changed to&nbsp;&quot;8 ohms&quot;.&nbsp; The latter is more important when running mutiple sepakers for example on an early MCL 82 type link but otherwise there is not much difference - apart from the aforementioned power - ie with 8 ohms you will not get quite so much&nbsp;overall volume as you could with a lower&nbsp;impedance.&nbsp;</p> <p>In other words it should not make too much difference - but if you plan to run multiple passive speakers start with 8 ohms!</p> <p>Brian</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/176952.aspxFri, 23 Jan 2009 12:08:23 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:176952tomsloat0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/176952.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=30&PostID=176952<p>hi can any one advise i&#39;ve got a beomaster 2200 i&#39;m currently running jbl control 1&#39;s @8ohms on this&nbsp; but it seems to suport 4 ohm speakers. is there any benifit in replacing these with a 4 ohm speaker?. any speaker suggestions gratefully received. thanks in advance ...</p> <p>many thanks</p> <p>tom</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>