Ohms are one of the specs that both speaker and receiver manufacturers use to give you an idea about their performance. Speakers and amplifiers alike are usually rated around 8 ohms, but that's not ...

I've got a cheap little Onkyo 509 hooked up to a pair of Polk Monitor 50s and a powered subwoofer. After running this setup for a year and a half, my cheap little Onkyo started going into protection ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

If some of the speakers you are looking at are rated at 6 ohms, just know it will take more power to get those speakers to the volume you want. If you have a well-powered amp, you aren’t likely to run ...

Loudspeaker manufacturers sometimes exaggerate the specifications of their products to make them look better than they really are. Some are more honest than others in this regard. The focus of this ...

1. I have an A/V receiver rated to drive “8-ohm or 6-ohm” speakers, but a home theater system I’m considering has a 6-ohm center speaker, 4-ohm main speakers and 6-ohm surrounds. How do I match the ...

I am doing a design project and want to connect 6 speakers to one amp (3 on each output). AMP: TDA 7492P takes 2x50w, independence of 4-16ohms best at 8, I am currently charging it with 13V charger ...

We actually heard someone say those words at an audio convention — and we’re inclined to believe him, too, because speakers can get outrageously expensive. After we got done stifling our chuckles, ...