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quarlo · 05-06-2008, 02:53 PM

Sorry, super noob question - need advice ...

I've lived in the ancient past, electronically at least, for ... ever ... and have an antique (but beautiful to my ears) pair of ADS L620s that I would like to at least continue using as I upgrade my components for the first time since dinosaurs walked the earth. I am starting out with 2.1 and will add/upgrade to 5.1 or 7.1 as budget allows. I know, I know - spend the $$$$ on speakers first and foremost, but my ancient Marantz receiver has gone to the great electronic graveyard in the sky and that is where I must begin. That decision has been made for me by the electron gods, so ...

Planning ahead for things to come, I have been looking at Denon 4308CI, Pio Elite 94TXH and similar $1.5-$3K A/V receivers and wondered if there might be any problem driving these "6 Ohm typical, 4 Ohm minimum" ADS speakers? The impedance ratings on the receivers I've looked at are generally in the range of 6-16 Ohms. Any idea(s) whether the ADSs would cause too great a load on these newer AVRs? Thank you sincerely for any advice.

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quarlo *Francis* Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Local Time: 08:33 PM Local Date: 10-10-2008 Posts: 3	Unimpeded impedance guidance Sorry, super noob question - need advice ... I've lived in the ancient past, electronically at least, for ... ever ... and have an antique (but beautiful to my ears) pair of ADS L620s that I would like to at least continue using as I upgrade my components for the first time since dinosaurs walked the earth. I am starting out with 2.1 and will add/upgrade to 5.1 or 7.1 as budget allows. I know, I know - spend the $$$$ on speakers first and foremost, but my ancient Marantz receiver has gone to the great electronic graveyard in the sky and that is where I must begin. That decision has been made for me by the electron gods, so ... Planning ahead for things to come, I have been looking at Denon 4308CI, Pio Elite 94TXH and similar $1.5-$3K A/V receivers and wondered if there might be any problem driving these "6 Ohm typical, 4 Ohm minimum" ADS speakers? The impedance ratings on the receivers I've looked at are generally in the range of 6-16 Ohms. Any idea(s) whether the ADSs would cause too great a load on these newer AVRs? Thank you sincerely for any advice.