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AV Receiver that deals with 6ohm speakers

im fancying a pair of monitor audio RX6 speakers 6ohms for a home theatre im building downstairs... now i get to choose an amp and i cant find one that deals with anything below 8ohms..
i liked the NAD T748 and i wrote crutchfield and they said the NAD will only deal with 8ohms period unless i want to upgrade to an external amp to power the speakers.... that is an option im considering but i dont have the money "right now " to deal with....
any other receivers worthy of 2 Channel Audio also that deal w/ 6ohm speakers?
jrouten
martykl
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I'll second Bill's comment. This excerpt from a Sound&Vision.com review seems to third it:

Impedance of the RX6 is a little low but not low enough to cause problems for any decent receiver or amp; minimum is 3.9 ohms at 150 Hz. The RX Centre’s impedance is a little more demanding, with a low of 3.0 ohms at 200 Hz. The RXFX is easy to drive, with a 4.8-ohm minimum impedance at 2.6 kHz, and a nominal impedance of 8 ohms. Sensitivity of all speakers is about average.

The NAD should be fine.

Marty
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tls49
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I also find it hard to believe NAD, considering their reputation, can’t handle a 6 ohm load, however, the back of the T 748 and its owner’s manual state, 8 ohm minimum. Sounds like the guys at Crutchfield are well informed. I’m thinking different A/V receiver or speakers, unless someone at NAD thinks it’s OK.
hifitime
715 posts
 
Look up the owners manuals(usually available from their website) to any you're considering. Then see what their manual says. If they have a picture of the receiver in the manual, look at the ohm rating printed on its (receiver) back by the speaker output terminals. That NAD you mentioned does say 8 ohms minumin on it the back of it. This may save you some time and headaches.
jrouten OP
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ive just seen the marantz gear can deal w/ 6ohm but not in biwire settings and the Cambridge Audio receiver does 4 to 8...
can anybody comment on their sound quality w/ music? i dont like the music too soft i like it a bit foward.
hifitime
715 posts
 
A couple of years ago, I may have said to give it a try. But anymore, there have been a lot of complaints about newer receivers shutting down. They do have a lower ohms dip. Stereophile did a review on these speakers, and HERE is a link for their test results if anyone wants to see it.
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