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Re:What I learnt shopping for decent computer speakers by smoldesu on Sunday March 21, 2021 @06:01PM (#26534535)
>They also have a high impedance, so low powered amps do fine.

Did you mean that they have a low impedance?

Re:What I learnt shopping for decent computer speakers by jiofih on Sunday March 21, 2021 @06:07PM (#26534588)
Low wattage amps have high impedance. So you want high impedance speakers to match.

More wattage = lower impedance = expensive equipment.

Re:What I learnt shopping for decent computer speakers by brigade on Sunday March 21, 2021 @06:15PM (#26534636)
The better answer is that the closer an amp's output impedance is to the speakers' impedance, the greater the variation in amplified frequency response. Because impedance varies depending on the frequency of the signal.

So an amp with high output impedance doesn't work well with low impedance speakers. But it's barely a problem nowadays for class AB amps; mostly only tube (which have other problems) and class D amps.

Re:What I learnt shopping for decent computer speakers by randyrand on Monday March 22, 2021 @05:52AM (#26538662)
the lower resistance there is, the faster current and power naturally flow. You'd need an amp that expects that.