mjjr1956 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Hey Guys I havea question about a new setup im working on for my son's house. He has two McIntosh MC50's hooked up to a pair of Cornwalls in his music room (20x30 ft). I have an extra pair of LaScalas that I am letting him set up in the room also. Does anyone know about hooking up one Cornwall and one LaScala into each MC50? I am pretty sure there will be more than enough power for this but will it change the ohms or anything else that I should be concerned about? Any of your opinions on this subject would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 put the speakers in series and use the 4 ohm tap. don't connect them in parallel since that will put a 2 ohm load on your amp and your amp can only handle 4, 8, or 16 ohm loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjjr1956 Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 Thanks. To be clear, you mean; pos of amp (4ohm tab) > pos of one speaker; neg of that speaker > pos of second speaker; neg of second speaker > neg of amp; right? I'm going to try it this evening and see how it sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Thanks. To be clear, you mean; pos of amp (4ohm tab) > pos of one speaker; neg of that speaker > pos of second speaker; neg of second speaker > neg of amp; right? I'm going to try it this evening and see how it sounds. right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1101 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 A lascala and a cornwall are roughly 6ohms each. If you connect them in series they will add to 12 ohms. If you instead connnect them in parallel they will end up 3 ohms. I would connect them in parallel and put them on the 4 ohm tap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dennie Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Hey Guys I havea question about a new setup im working on for my son's house. He has two McIntosh MC50's hooked up to a pair of Cornwalls in his music room (20x30 ft). I have an extra pair of LaScalas that I am letting him set up in the room also. Does anyone know about hooking up one Cornwall and one LaScala into each MC50? I am pretty sure there will be more than enough power for this but will it change the ohms or anything else that I should be concerned about? Any of your opinions on this subject would be appreciated. How lucky is your son!!! An extra pair of La Scalas! SWEET!!! [] Congratulate him for me! Dennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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