Need help with receivers and speakers

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Okay I am planning to buy a new AV receiver and some speakers for my DVD player only I dont quite understand yet how the reciever's watts and impedence affect my choice of speakers.
Lets say I saw a receiver with 100 watts per channel (x5 it think) with 8-16 ohms and I plan to use some old speakers for the mean time before I buy new ones.
What would happen if I plug in a couple of 120 watt speakers at 8 ohms?
Or how about some old speakers at 100 watts each at 4 ohms?

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Topic - Need help with receivers and speakers - Newbee 18:39:27 08/06/03 (3)

a few general guidelines... - Some Guy 06:20:04 08/08/03 (1)

Re: a few general guidelines... - Newbee 18:03:24 08/10/03 (0)

Re: Need help with receivers and speakers - Dalancroft 08:42:05 08/07/03 (0)

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