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Can you wire four sixteen ohm speakers to eight ohms?

Yes, you can wire four 16 ohm speakers to present an 8 ohm load to an amplifier. This can be done by connecting the speakers in series and parallel combinations.

First, connect two of the 16 ohm speakers in series. This will give you a total resistance of 32 ohms.

Next, connect the remaining two 16 ohm speakers in parallel with the first two. This will give you a total resistance of 8 ohms.

The final configuration will look like this:

```

+-------------+

| speaker 1 |

+-------------+

| speaker 2 |

+-------------+

+-------------+

| speaker 3 |

+-------------+

| speaker 4 |

+-------------+

```

The positive terminals of the speakers are connected together, and the negative terminals are connected together.

This configuration will present an 8 ohm load to the amplifier, which is what is required for most amplifiers.

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