8280 running on single speaker ?

quasar1 · 03-22-2010, 06:00 PM

Hi. I'd like to know if my 8280 could run on a single speaker. This is a stereo amp, but would it damage the amp to run on only one speaker, disconnecting the second one.

MM54 · 03-22-2010, 06:06 PM

I predict impedance issues, but I'm not sure.

quasar1 · 03-22-2010, 06:11 PM

I'm not sure about impedance issues. On the schematics, speakers are connectoed to distinct channels. I was more worried about unbalancing the circuit if only one of the two output channels was connected, or damaging the output stage if no load was present on one channel.
but thanks for the input.

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quasar1 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 9	8280 running on single speaker ? Hi. I'd like to know if my 8280 could run on a single speaker. This is a stereo amp, but would it damage the amp to run on only one speaker, disconnecting the second one.

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MM54 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Penn State Behrend, Erie PA Posts: 7,761	Re: 8280 running on single speaker ? I predict impedance issues, but I'm not sure. __________________ -Matt If you don't understand what I'm saying, assume I'm making a joke. Trust me. Lachesky Amplifiers - Home of the CA10 Orders for 2013 CA10s are now being accepted! "... And I come from a place where they drag your hopes through the mud because their own dreams are all dying"

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quasar1 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 9	Re: 8280 running on single speaker ? I'm not sure about impedance issues. On the schematics, speakers are connectoed to distinct channels. I was more worried about unbalancing the circuit if only one of the two output channels was connected, or damaging the output stage if no load was present on one channel. but thanks for the input. Last edited by quasar1; 03-22-2010 at 07:18 PM.

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