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Old 12-28-2020, 02:33 PM
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The Focal 1038be has a nominal impedance of 8 ohms. I would definitely stick with the 8 ohm impedance which is the impedance Mac would recommend.

Many folks like to take a speaker rated at 4 ohms and use the 8 ohm tap. Mac does not recommend doing this because with an inefficient speaker, it can over stress the amp and decrease its longevity. When you take a 4 ohm speaker and use the 8 ohm tap you create a larger more dynamic amp at the expense of longevity.

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I did that once by mistake with my MC252. My speakers are inefficient at 85db/4 ohms and the result was that the amplifier overheated and shut down. Scared the hell out of me so I always paid attention twice when replugging my speakers.
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