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Beomaster 901 2 speakers vs. 4 speakers.

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matador43 Posted: Sat, Jul 17 2021 12:06 PM

Hi guys,

I've a Beomaster 901 replacing the 1001 (ambio) that need recap. So it sits where 4 speakers lines are available. Unfortunately this 901 has only 2 speaker sockets. I've seen many 901 with 4 sockets and I wonder if there is a respectfull and clean mod to add a pair of speakers more or if they're two different beast inside.

Speakers are all 4 ohms so i beleive I can not just parallel two of them, right? 

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Dillen replied on Sat, Jul 17 2021 1:34 PM

Beomaster 901 was produced in two versions.
One has two sockets, the other has four with the pairs simply paralleled inside.

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matador43 replied on Sat, Jul 17 2021 1:39 PM

Dillen:
with the pairs simply paralleled inside

Thanks Martin,

Does it mean I can "Y" them even with 2x4 ohms? 

(Dont know if this is relevant but i never listen too loud)

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Dillen replied on Sat, Jul 17 2021 5:16 PM

Yes, you should be able to do that.

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matador43 replied on Mon, Jul 19 2021 6:51 AM

Thanks Martin,

Out of curiosity: I've always thought you can't go too much below a given impedance for an amplifier. Usually 8 or 4 ohms.
If I remember well, 2x4 ohms in parallel should give 2 ohms.

Is this because old amplifiers have more "tolerance" than recent ones or is it related to my comment on not listening loud?

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Dillen replied on Mon, Jul 19 2021 7:22 AM

Ehh.. partly. And it has series output capacitors to take care of many DC problems (and perhaps even shorts at low volume).

But there are no differences between the Beomaster 901 versions with 2 and 4 speaker sockets (apart from that), so it's safe to
say you can connect four speakers to either version.

Martin

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