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  • Stephen B.
    Very Frequent User
    • April 1, 1988
    • 876

    #16
    Re: 1972 Radio Speakers

    You can add a resistor to the 4 ohm speakers.

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    • Jack H.
      Extremely Frequent Poster
      • April 1, 1990
      • 9906

      #17
      Re: 1972 Radio Speakers

      Great, now you've got a better 'match' to the radio's final audio drive circuit and you're 'squandering' 50% of your audio power in the fixed resistor(s) you added.

      Why in the world would one do this instead of sourcing a set of speakers with an 8-ohm (preferably 10-ohm) native impedance??? Plus, power resistors capable of dissipating +5 watts aren't all that small or cheap to start with...

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      • Erich M.
        Frequent User
        • November 1, 1985
        • 65

        #18
        Re: 1972 Radio Speakers

        I haven't pulled my speakers yet, but I think I am going to go with S&M Electro-Tech. I'll know more once I see what the terminations on my original speakers look like.

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        • Stephen B.
          Very Frequent User
          • April 1, 1988
          • 876

          #19
          Re: 1972 Radio Speakers

          Jack,

          Yes, I realize that the resistor idea would hurt the speakers' performance; however I thought I'd throw it out there as an option. Jack, you don't need to have such an aggressive tone with me in your reply. lol.

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