Question for anyone with experience with Infinity speakers (1 Viewer)

[Jason Edgecombe]

Hello, this is my first post after a few years of on and off lurking...

I recently received a set of 6 hand-me-down Infinity speakers. They don't have any kind of spec sheets, but here are the model numbers:

Front: RS 5000
Center: Video 1
Surround: Reference EL

My question is two-fold. First, does anybody know what the impedance of these speakers is? My Pioneer receiver has settings for 8 ohm and 6 ohm or less speakers and I don't know which one I should choose.

The second part of the question is, if I can't figure out what the impedance is, which setting on my receiver should I use? Am I going to do damage to either the amp or the speakers by choosing one or the other?

Any help anybody could offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Trevor H]

Jason,
I used to own a Video 1, it was 8 ohm's
and i'm pretty sure the RS's & Ref EL's were also 8 ohm's
I would set the receiver at 8 ohm