8 ohm Atrium 60's driven by 4 ohms

[petemoss]

Ok, they sound so good in the backyard I decided to take them camping with me. I have a vintage motor home with an Alpine equipped outdoor sound system powered by an 80's era Old School HIPHONICS high current 2 x 100w amp at 4 0hms. Serious amp, can be driven to 1 ohm. Atrium 60's rated to 125 w at 8 ohms

Sounds good but worry about any longterm damage to either.

Polkies, lets hear from you!

Thanks! Pete

[comfortablycurt]

I'd imagine it would be alright. It just wouldn't be pushing as much power when being driven into an 8 ohm load. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong though.

[Dennis Gardner]

Amps don't push ohms, they push wattage. Speaker resistance is rated with ohms. Any amp capable of pushing into a 1 ohm load won't even notice the 8 ohm load of your Atriums and the 100 watts @ 4ohms will be around 50 WPC @ 8ohms.

[dorokusai]

No worries.