The circuitry assures that your receiver or amplifier will see a
safe operating load, even when all four speaker pairs are
playing at the same time.
The actual impedance load the SPS-4 presents to your receiv-
er or amplifier will vary, depending on how many speaker
pairs are playing and the impedance rating of each speaker.
If you have four pairs of 8-ohm speakers playing, the SPS-4
will present a 4.5 ohm impedance load to your
receiver/amplifier. With four pairs of 4-ohm speakers playing,
the load drops to slightly under 4 ohms.
If you intend to use the SPS-4 with more than 2 pairs of
4-ohm speakers, it is recommended that you verify that the
receiver or amplifier is capable of driving a 4-ohm load.
Consult your Niles dealer, or receiver/amplifier manufacturer,
if you are uncertain about the capabilities of the
receiver/amplifier.
Type of Speaker Wire
For most applications, we recommend you use 16 or 18
gauge, stranded copper speaker wire for the SPS-4 connec-
tions. For wiring runs longer than 80 feet, 14 gauge wire is
recommended. Using speaker wire larger than 14 gauge for
the SPS-4 connections is not recommended—the wire may
not fit into the connectors. Never use solid-core, aluminum,
or "Romex" type wire with the SPS-4. When running speaker
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Wire size is
expressed by it's
AWG (American
Wire Gauge)
number. The lower
the AWG number,
the larger the wire,
i.e., 12 AWG wire is
physically larger
than 14 AWG.
