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Re: Ceiling Mount Speakers


  • Subject: Re: Ceiling Mount Speakers
  • From: Don McAllister <donmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 16:58:49 +0000


Many thanks Keith!


On 18/2/05 4:51 pm, "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> Hi Don,
>
>> I've just bought some cheap in ceiling speakers.
>>
>> They've turned up with 100V transformers on them - whats that all
>> about :-)
>>
>
> That'll be because they are intedned for 100 volt line installations.
>
>> Can I just hook them up to a normal HiFi amp or do I need
something
>> different?
>>
>
> No and Yes :-)
>
> No, you cant just connect them to your amp unless you have a 100v line
> output
>
> Yes, just disconnect the transformer and you will have a
"normal" 4 or 8 ohm
> speaker. (The transformer will probably have taps marked 4 and 8 ohms
which
> will indicate what your speaker is.). Then connect it to your amp :-)
>
> Hope that helps
>
> Keith
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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