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Why does Klipsch, Creative, and Logitech use 8ohm speakers?

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Circuitbreaker8

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This really bothers me, I know it cuts back on costs of the amplifier, but seriously! We're paying 300$+ for the highest end stuff they can shell out and all they give us is some 8ohm speakers? How much more could a 4ohm system be? I can tell you one thing, it would be a hell of a lot more efficient.
 
That's just the standard number for what they happen to be made at most of the time. It doesn't make them any more or less efficient to be 4 ohm. It matters how many db/W they put out.

Of course that's not even really the most important thing. I'd much rather they not play amazingly loud... because I wouldn't really use that or care about it. It's about the S/n ratio and accurate sound reproduction.
 
Well here are the specs from my Klipsch Promedia 2.1 THX...


Specificatons

List
Total System Frequency (in-room): 32Hz-20kHz
Maximum Acoustic Output: 106dB peak
Amplifier Headroom: 2 x 35 watts - Satellites, 1 x 130 watts - Subwoofer
Satellite Impedance: 4 ohms
Preamplifier Control Pod:
Subwoofer and Main volume level controls
LED Power indicator
MP3/Aux player line input with soundcard mixing function
Headphone Jack
Direct Path interface

Satellite:
Sealed elliptical two-way enclosure with 0.75" polymer dome tweeter mated to MicroTractrix Horn and 3" long throw mid-bass driver

Subwoofer:
Bass-reflex enclosure with front port and side-firing 6.5" long-throw driver; flared tuned port; sixth-order enclosure design.

Amplifier:
Digital linear hybrid amplifier; discrete MOSFET output section

Subwoofer Limiter:
Protective limiter function protects the driver and amplifier from extremely high volume playback.
 
bobsaget said:
Well here are the specs from my Klipsch Promedia 2.1 THX...


Specificatons

List
Total System Frequency (in-room): 32Hz-20kHz
Maximum Acoustic Output: 106dB peak
Amplifier Headroom: 2 x 35 watts - Satellites, 1 x 130 watts - Subwoofer
Satellite Impedance: 4 ohms
Preamplifier Control Pod:
Subwoofer and Main volume level controls
LED Power indicator
MP3/Aux player line input with soundcard mixing function
Headphone Jack
Direct Path interface

Satellite:
Sealed elliptical two-way enclosure with 0.75" polymer dome tweeter mated to MicroTractrix Horn and 3" long throw mid-bass driver

Subwoofer:
Bass-reflex enclosure with front port and side-firing 6.5" long-throw driver; flared tuned port; sixth-order enclosure design.

Amplifier:
Digital linear hybrid amplifier; discrete MOSFET output section

Subwoofer Limiter:
Protective limiter function protects the driver and amplifier from extremely high volume playback.
Click to expand...

Hm, I heard someone here say klipsch uses 8ohm speakers.
 
Actually, for a given power input, 4 ohm speakers will have roughly 4 times greater resistive losses than 8 ohm drivers... Ohm's law here, do the math.

And in general, having higher impedance speakers makes amplifier design easier and cheaper. By having to handle less current, (by letting the voltage do the work) you can get by with smaller heatsinks, smaller output devices, smaller power supplies... The list goes on.
 
I wish computer speakers were all 8-ohm....just to match home setups...even 6 would be decent, but whatever.
 
A few thoughts........... why use stock speakers when u can buy new 1's and replace the shitty 8 ohm ones that are in it
 
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