Vintage Synth Repair

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "deknoww" <deknow@n...> 
wrote:
> ...i can't imagine any reason not to use an 8 ohm speaker, and add 
an 
> 8 ohm resistor in series.
> 
>

If you use an 8 ohm speaker in series with an 8 ohm resistor, you 
will have a 16 ohm load, but you will be dissipating half the output 
power in the resistor - so make sure it is large enough to handle 
half the rated output of the amplifier.