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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
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
4 posts
 
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.
colorfulpellets
31 posts
 
Yamaha RX-V671 is a very nice unit.
martykl
3,578 posts
 
Once again, Stereophile confirms (excerpt from link, above);

Its impedance (fig.1) remains above 6 ohms for almost the entire audioband, with a minimum value of 4.5 ohms at 165Hz. As well as being usefully sensitive, the RS6 is also an easy load for the amplifier to drive: textbook requirements for a speaker that will be used with inexpensive amplification.

NAD may want to cover their ass with the 8 ohm warning, but it's almost impossible to believe that this speaker will stress the power amp in the NAD. I'm sure that there are examples of (nominal) 8 ohm speakers out there that will be tougher to drive than these.

Marty
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