? about Onkyo TX-8511 speaker impedance switch
Hello, First post and of course it's a question. I'm hooking up my first hi-fi unit after listening to just boomboxes in the past. I am confused about my Onkyo TX-8511's impedance selector. I'm just going to be driving a pair of Sony 8 ohms SS-MF750H floorstanders. I hooked the wires into the 'A' speaker wire inputs and left the 'B' inputs empty. The two options on the impedance selector are:
OPTION 1:
A or B: 8 ohms min./speaker
OPTION 2:
A or B: 4 ohms min./speaker
A+B: 8 ohms min./speaker
This would seem like an easy choice but the way they've worded it makes it confusing. I'm thinking Option 1. Am I right? Or will I get clipping if I go that way? Thanks in advance for any advice.
the answer above is entirely correct :>
I own one of these receivers, and they will run loud and clear all day long! Just make sure if you add a set of spkrs, they must be 8ohms pers spkr and you MUST change the selector switch. BTW, just my opinion, but if you upgrade the sony spkrs to maybe something like axiom, paradigm, even jbl you would be much happier with this receiver, it has a very clean high current 100 watts per channel and sounds pretty nice with mid-grade to high-grade spkrs. cya!