Hi there,
Can anyone help me out here please?
I'm in the throes of putting a vintage system together because I'm of an age that nostalgia sets in I suppose!
Technically speaking I suppose this topic should be posted in the 'Past Masters' section because the gear in question is as old as the hills but as my particular query is pertaining to speaker impedance which is a general subject, I'm hoping I can get away with posting it here.
I just picked up a circa 1978 JVC JA-S44 integrated which works a treat and sounds lovely and I'm currently running it through a pair of Technics SB-6000s also from 1978, it's a sweet combination and I'm enjoying it greatly.
However as the Technics speakers are the size of small wardrobes and I have neighbours, I want to add a second pair of speakers to the amp for low level late night listening.
The JVC amp has connections on the back for two pairs of speakers and a selector switch on the front which can switch between speakers 1, speakers 2 and speakers 1+2.
Underneath these speaker connections there is a printed warning which reads 'System 1+2, 8~16 ohms - Others 4 ~16 ohms'.
The Technics SB-6000s run at 6 ohms and the second pair of speakers I want to add run at 8 ohms.
Now I realise that this setup would be perfectly fine if all I ever did was switch between the two pairs of speakers but would engaging both pairs of speakers in the 1+2 position fry my amplifier in a second even if I only hit that position by accident?
I've googled this scenario for ages and although there's a heap of info out there not much of it is sinking in I'm afraid.
In short would I turn my amp inside out if I switched on both pairs of speakers even accidentally? Could I possibly even run both pairs of speakers at a low level without damaging anything?
Sorry if this an idiotic question but I'm suffering from Google fatigue and thought it far better to come to the font of all hi-fi knowledge.
Thanks for bearing with me.