How would you connect 1- 4 ohm 40 watt speaker and 1- 6 ohm 35 watt speaker to left output of an AV receiver with 8 ohm and 110 watt output. Same combo for right output?

Answer 1

The 2- 4 ohm speakers can be hooked up in series to make 8 ohms.

you cant hook up the 2- 6 ohm, cause if you put them in series, you have 12 ohms.

If you put them in , parallel you have 3 ohms

out from av to +(4ohms), -(4ohms) to +(4ohms), -(4ohms) to - av. And do the math 4ohms plus 4ohms equals 8ohms.

doing the math on the 2- 6ohm speakers... 6ohms + 6 ohms = 12ohms

I dont think 12ohms would blow your system, but it wont sound right.

now if you raise the volume too loud on the av you will blow the speaker coils out

you may boost the wattage of the 2-4ohm speakers (in series) to maybe 70 watts total

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If you connect loudspeakers in series, the amplifier can not properly damp them, but, unless you are a fairly critical listener, you perhaps won't detect the difference.

Connecting two 6 ohm 'speakers in series will give a load of 12 ohms, and will not "blow" anything.

Connecting a load impedance higher than the amplifier's design load will do no harm at all. The only disadvantage is that the amplifier will not be able to develop its rated power output.