Impedance????

Can anyone tell me what I need in order to measure inpedance on my system? and how? Ohm meter?

dlewallen12-21-2006 4:09pm

seandtaylor99 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,262 posts 12-21-2006 at 04:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete First question: impedance of what ? There are lots of impedances through the chain of a hifi. Second question: Why ? What problem are you trying to solve ?
aball Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,016 posts 12-21-2006 at 04:48pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Well, impedance is different at each input and output of each component of your system so there is no "system" impedance. To measure impedance of your speakers or input/output of a component, the only accurate way is to use an oscilloscope and sweep the frequencies from DC to 50kHz while in Bode plot mode. An ohm meter will only give you the resistance and not the impedance - thus it will do this only for DC and not for any other frequency so its informational value is very limited. Arthur
dlewallen OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 18 posts 12-21-2006 at 04:55pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I am biamping 2 nad2200 amps to a set of Paradigm monitor 11's V.3. I want to make sure I am at 8 ohm coming to the speaker.