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In Figure 19, two speakers are wired in series, with the positive speaker lead
connected to the positive speaker terminal, the negative speaker lead to the
negative terminal and the remaining speaker terminals connected to each other as
shown. When wired in series, the ohms of the speakers are essentially doubled,
making 16 ohms. Note that larger numbers equal a lesser load, therefore 16
ohms is a lesser load than 8 ohms.
Figure 19 - Wiring Two 8-Ohm Speakers in Series
In Figure 20, four speakers are wired in a series/parallel configuration. Each
pair of speakers wired in series equals 16 ohms, but since wiring in parallel will
halve the ohms, the total is still 8 ohms.
Figure 20 - Wiring Four 8-Ohm Speakers in Series/Parallel
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8 Ohms
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Note: This illustration shows how to correctly wire four 8-ohm
speakers in a series/parallel combination, resulting in a total load of 8 ohms.
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16 Ohms
Note: This illustration shows how to correctly wire two 8-ohm
speakers in series, resulting in a total load of 16 ohms.
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Speaker
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