Is my Amp damaged?

[Badger]

Hi,

For a few years now I have been running (big) studio monitors rated at 4 ohms impedence off of my Arcam alpha 9 amp! I have recently bought a new cd player and switched back to my Arcam 2 speakers (8 ohms) and am really happy with the sound apart fo the bass being a little light. I have put this down to the speakers but before investigating/investing in, new speakers could I have damaged the amp by running the 4 ohm speakers from it?

The reason I switched speakers was because they far too large for the room and the wrong impedence! I'm just getting back into listening to music a lot so any avice would be appreciated.

Many Thanks.

 

[Vladimir]

The lightness in bass with your new setup is expected and it's due to the speakers, their limitations and their interaction with the room.

 

[plastic penguin]

The likelihood is the speakers will damage before the amp. Powering tricky loads with a underpowered amp is a killer for speakers, especially if you have a tendancy to crank it high.

BTW, what speakers were you driving?