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Your 4 channel amplifier has neither a 4 ohms nor a 8 ohms output impedance. The output impedance will be smaller than 0.5 ohms. In audio we only use amplifier and loudpeaker bridging. Don't believe the myth of matching. Scroll down to related links and look at "Impedance bridging - Wikipedia".

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Almost always, the impedance of a speaker is printed on the back of the speaker. If not, you can test it with a multimeter set to measure Resistance X1.

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