KungFuNat Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 i was pokin around on ebay today and noticed a nice new pair of forte' I's up for sale. i was scanning the pics on the listing and noticed that right next to the binding posts, this pair sayes its rated at 4 ohms. i thought all forte's were rated for 8ohms. not only that, but the sensitivity is rated at 96db on this particular set. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3089564597&category=61378&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3AIT&rd=1 any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 I have a pair of '85 Fortes. The plate also says 4 ohms. My friend also has a pair, I think they are '86, they also are 4 ohm. Unless you are bridging you amps and can't get down below 4 ohms, I would not worry too much about the resistance load. JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch Employees Trey Cannon Posted April 7, 2004 Klipsch Employees Share Posted April 7, 2004 The forte' was rated 4, 6 and 8 Ohms....Klipsch was going through different way to rate the impedence of a loudspeaker. 4 = Min Z 6 = Avg Z 8 = Nominal Z All the same....well as far as your amp goes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Trey brings up a good point. An 8 ohm rated speaker draws a range depending on the drivers used. This is why most of us old amp people drive our 8 ohm Khorns off our 4 ohm tap. The basic rule was / is try to set your amp at the lowest ohms used by your speakers. JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flason Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Trey, Are the Ohm rating on the KG4's the same as the Forte's? Mine are 4 Ohm, but I have seen many with a 6 Ohm rating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Blacksmith Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 I have early Forte 1s and they also say 4 ohm. I had them hooked up to my tube amp at 8 ohms and they soudned verry good. I reconnected them to 4 ohms and WOW the mids opened up, the mid highs got less harsh and they have a smoother over all sound. It does take more gain on the preamp to reach the same spl though. Not much but more just the same. I uasualy listen to them at 80 to 100 db at my listening position, 3 feet from them (hey it is a small, cramped, crowded room) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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