This calculator determines the total effective resistance of any number of speakers in parallel.
Enter the resistance or impedance values separated by commas. Units are Ohms.
Ohm Calculator for Speakers in Series
Parallel Resistance Formula
Rtotal = (1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 +…. + 1/Rn)-1
Example Calculation
Consider four speakers in parallel with the following resistance values: 1 Ω, 6 Ω, 15 Ω and 100 Ω. The total effective resistance is 0.80 Ω.
If you have two resistors – one large and the other small in parallel, the effective resistance is closer to the smaller value. Take for instance 1 Ω and 100 Ω in parallel. The effective resistance is 0.99 ≈ 1 Ω.