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Can a Teac A-H300 handle 4ohm speakers?

7353 Views 10 Replies 5 Participants Last post by PULLIAMM, Jan 29, 2008

gus6464

Discussion Starter · Jan 17, 2008

I was wondering if the small Teac A-H300 integrated can handle a pair of 4ohm speakers. I have tried to find the specs everywhere but they only list for 8ohm.

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Remember the speaker rating is a 'nominal' one, depending on the speaker(you didn't mention what they were) it's impedence 'dip' will be either at the upper or lower end of the freq range. it is in that dip area that the Teac 'might' have an issue, again, it all depends on what speakers youre using.

example......pair of Maggie 3.6's , that integrated wouldn't have a chance of performing well at all.

let us know what speakers your are trying to drive.

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PULLIAMM

· #3 · Jan 17, 2008

Interesting you should ask that. I have considered one of those for Mirage Omni 350s, which are 8 Ohms nominal but dip below 4 Ohms.

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mcnarus

· #4 · Jan 17, 2008

And what do they list for 8 ohms? A quick search turned up the following spec from a shop in Europe:

45W + 45W (6 Ohm, 1kHz, 0.5% THD)

That's pretty pathetic--not even a continuous rating. OTOH, if they rate it for 6 ohms, it probably won't choke on 4, unless that 4-ohm speaker has some 2-ohm dips.

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PULLIAMM

· #5 · Jan 17, 2008

I just checked TEACs own website. They say 50W X2 @ 4 Ohms.

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mcnarus

· #6 · Jan 17, 2008

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I just checked TEACs own website. They say 50W X2 @ 4 Ohms.

Rated bandwidth? THD?

But the fact that they rated it at all means that Teac is willing to say, yes, this amp will drive 4-ohm loads. How well depends onthe speaker, the volume, the size of the room, etc.

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PULLIAMM

· #7 · Jan 17, 2008

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Originally Posted by mcnarus /forum/post/12845121

Rated bandwidth? THD?

Not given. In fact, their "specs" are very minimal. (This is as true of their components as of their all in one units. It worries me that they are so hesitant to provide detailed information.)

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gus6464

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jan 17, 2008

Epos ELS-3

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twitch54

· #9 · Jan 17, 2008

Gus, this should answer your question

http://www.stereophile.com/standloud...os/index4.html

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FMW

· #10 · Jan 26, 2008

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Originally Posted by PULLIAMM /forum/post/12845251

Not given. In fact, their "specs" are very minimal. (This is as true of their components as of their all in one units. It worries me that they are so hesitant to provide detailed information.)

I don't think they are marketing to you. I doubt their target customer understands all the specs anyway. I use a Teac 2 channel receiver to deliver my bedroom TV sound and it is perfectly competent. In fact the tuner stage is impressive. I don't think the lack of complete specs says anything negative about the performance of their products.

Here are some specs on the NAD 715 which appears to be the same unit:

Continuous average power output into 8ohms 2 x 25 (at 1kHz, EIAJ)

6 Ohm Rated distortion (THD 20Hz-20kHz)
Signal to noise ratio A-weighted; ref. 1W >-90dB

For the OP, the receiver will work fine for you. Almost any receiver will. The Epos aren't particularly hard to drive.

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PULLIAMM

· #11 · Jan 29, 2008

I ended up getting the Onkyo equivalent (the C315.) It has turned out to be a surprising performer, and drives my Mirages very effectively. The only way I can see wanting different electronics at this point would be if I were to get much more demanding speakers or a much bigger room.

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