sony 3000es + b&w610i...static?!

[Simp-Dawg]

all i can seem to get is static with this combo.  is there some incompatibility i don't know about?

the impedence of the speakers is 4 ohms.  not sure how to tell what the sony is?  too much info in the manual...
need a little help here, i'm too green with this playback stuff!

[twoodruff]

sony not rated for 4 ohm loads

[Simp-Dawg]

d'oh!

fuck me...

would it damage the speakers?

[twoodruff]

dunno, i did it too, I can't even get anything to the speakers

[Simp-Dawg]

now i can't get anything but static on them even hooked up to the amp.  oh boy am i pissed right now...

[Simp-Dawg]

i only had them hooked up for a minute...didn't hear any pops or anything that seemed out of place...i hope i didn't fuck them up!  shitballs.

i unhooked them and am gonna let everything sit for a few minutes.

[twoodruff]

mine keeps saying code 11 protection.

[Simp-Dawg]

trey what gear are you using exactly?

are you saying the sony should know not to pass a signal to the speakers?

mine is essentially right out of the box, fwiw.

[twoodruff]

trey what gear are you using exactly?

are you saying the sony should know not to pass a signal to the speakers?

mine is essentially right out of the box, fwiw.

I am using dynaudio audience 8 speakers, I got mine from the deal on here a few weeks ago, never used

[Simp-Dawg]

i mean with the test you ran...and you have the 3000es also?

[twoodruff]

i mean with the test you ran...and you have the 3000es also?

i just turned sucker on after connecting speakers, dunno how this is a test, that is what I did

[Simp-Dawg]

oh.  i thought you meant you hooked up a different pair of speakers than you have normally attached.

so why don't your speakers work?

dunno, i did it too, I can't even get anything to the speakers

[pfife]

OK, I'm no expert on these kinds of things, but I don't think doing this can damage the speakers - the damage could occur to the amp.  However, there was a thread a while back where people were saying that it was OK to plug speakers that were rated at 8 ohms into the 4ohm terminals... not sure if that means that the flip of that is true...

sorry bout your luck guys - I please let us know how it is resolved...

[Kyle]

mine keeps saying code 11 protection.

A while back I read a thread on audioasylum (I think) about the 3000es - the early models did not have the plastic 'seal' on the back and many people had their unit lock up because a stray strand of speaker wire touched the unit and it shorted. Apparantly when this happened the unit locked up and said "code 11 protection" and had to be sent to Sony to be fixed.

Maybe the 4ohm speakers caused a similar situation...

From what I read it had to go to Sony to be fixed, but don't quote me on it.
Mine has to go to Sony to repair the hiss issue....

[Nick's Picks]

I dont think there will be any damage to the speakers.  they are not getting the 'umph" they need...so they are essentialy not getting enough juice. 

as for the sony though...
I dont know about that either.