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Re: My amp says I must use minimum 8ohm speakers, why?

Cyrus 1 is rated at 25 W into 8 ohms and 40 W into 4 ohms but lower impedances are apparently a problem. Last Month, James Meredith, Cyrus's technical support manager responded to my email about capacitance as follows "Please be careful when driving loads below four Ohms. Speaker cable capacitance will rarely affect the Cyrus One or Two."
Not sure how low the AR's impedance actually drops but I would be cautious.
The link below may be useful.
I'd be interested in hearing how the sound differs between the Cyrus 1 and 3 on your set-up
Regards
David




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