1. So is it possible/no harm if I use them in car audio with Pioneer CD receiver? I am planning to buy Pioneer DEH3050 CD receiver to be used in my car. The receiver power is: 50 watts (4 Ohms). Now I wish to add speakers to it. I am interested in 2 channels only. I have been using JBL CS 100 surround and centre speakers for home audio purposes. But for the past 2 years, I am not using them at home. Here I need your advice and expertise. 1. So is it possible/no harm if I use them in car audio with Pioneer CD receiver? 2. If no harm in using them, then which (surround speakers or centre) combination would give better sound quality? 3. Should I use surround speakers (left and right) in parallel or not? The specifications of JBL speakers is given below. They come in original MDF enclosures and are not very big in size. Which means that they could be placed easily on the tray in the rear. * Surround Speakers (Left and Right): Impedance: 8 ohms. Recommended Amplified Power: 10-50 watts. Frequency Response: 100Hz-20kHz. Weight: 2kg each (including MDF enclosures). * Centre Speaker: Impedance: 8 ohms. Recommended Amplified Power: 10-100 watts. Frequency Response: 10Hz-20kHz. Weight: 4 kg (including MDF enclosures). best
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Well, you can, but the impedence (ohm rating) of the speakers should match that of the receiver. Here you will have a mismatch of 4 & 8 ohms, which means your home speakers will be only about half as powerful running off the 4 ohm source since the speakers are impeding at twice that rate. You can use 2 ohm speakers in your car if you have any of those, since the speaker ohm rating should be equal to or less than the recweiver rating. If you add up the number of channels your receiver outputs and multiply the ohm rating by that number, you will get the maximum ohms you can run with optimal performance output ( wattage). I assume you have a 4 channel 50 watt receiver (200 watts max output, so that means 16 ohms total. You are talking about putting 32 ohms onto those 4 channels, which will probabaly cut your wattage in half as the speakers "impede" or cancel out half the input from the receiver. The ohm ratings are different because home speakers/receivers run off A/C current, and car systems run off D/C current. Unless your receiver has more than 4 channels, any surround speakers will only split an existing signal and will not provide the signal-splitting you are used to at home. I would recommend getting 4 ohm speakers for the 4-way setup, or 2 ohm speakers for a 6-way setup. You can direct wire speakers w/o installing first to see what happens.
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