So I sent sirennet.com an email requesting info on their new compact speaker:
SIRENNET.COM - Sirennet Compact 100 Watt Speaker
They don´t mention the ohms on products on their website, but as this new speaker is very similar to other speakers on the market, that are labelled 8ohms, I thought I would check.
Here´s the answers I got:
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Sirennet: "all of our speakers are 8 ohm including the SNSP3"
Me: "The installation-manuals for both the SNSA1 and SNSA2 requires connection to 11ohm speakers! Not to mention that 11 ohm is the american and european industry standard. Does that mean you recomend connecting 8 ohm speakers to an 11 ohm siren?"
Sirennet: "I am sorry I did not write that correctly. Our SNSP100D is 11 OHM. So if a Siren recommends that, you should go with that"
Me: "So which siren can I use with the SNSP3?"
Phil @ sirennet: "We have sold many of the SNSA1 and SNSA2 with the SP3 speaker and no one has had any problems with it not working. ..... If you order it and there are any problems we can always exchange it or refund your card for you"
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This is not to discredit sirennet or anything like that! I´ve heard nothing but positive about them, but I makes me curious!
I´ve had 8ohm speakers connected to 11ohm sirens before, but after reading here that it would damage the siren sooner or later, I stopped doing that. I guess when the installation-manual says to use 11ohms it´s wise to follow that requirement? ....or does it really matter?