Speaker impedance question

[BlacknWhite]

Hey guys. I pulled a set of speakers out of a cabinet. The cab was rated at 8 ohm impedance and I was showing 8 ohms through my multimeter before I pulled the speakers. Once I got all the speakers out all four are testing at 22 ohms? Thoughts? Lol

 

[BogeyBass]

DC resistance readings of a speaker tend to be 2 to 3 ohms lower than the rated " Nominal Impedance"

2x speakers at 22 ohms nominal would be a 11 ohm load
and a DC measurement could probably be around 8 ohms.

its weird , but possible

or likewise this could be 4x 32 ohm drivers all wired parallel for a 8 ohm cab.

even though its a low reading . the nominal 32 ohm drivers could read 22 ohms

it is still a weird number.

is it wired series parallel... or was it wired all in parallel.

 

[mmbongo]

They are 32 ohm speakers. The nominal impedance is higher than the actual measured impedance.

An 8 ohm speaker will be around 5.5 ohms.
8 goes into 32 four times.
Four times 5.5 = ..........you guessed it.....22.

 

[BlacknWhite]

They are 32 ohm speakers. The nominal impedance is higher than the actual measured impedance.

An 8 ohm speaker will be around 5.5 ohms.
8 goes into 32 four times.
Four times 5.5 = ..........you guessed it.....22.

Thanks for making it click Haha. I figured they were supposed to be 32s but immediately thought hmm that's a tad on the low side.