This is a problem I have had as well. Know that Yamaha and other manufacturers that give an 8 ohm minimum spec DO NOT reccomend hooking 4 ohm speakers up to their amplifiers. That being said, I have had no problems with the Behringer 1C on Onkyo, Sony and JVC amps. You *must* be careful to regulate your listening volume, and be aware that the distortion the amp produces into a 4 ohm load is much higher than with 8 ohms. You also take the risk of cooking your output transistors.
It is up to you to decide if the risk, the neccessary self imposed volume limiting and the added distortion are worth it.
Looks like you can use minimum 2 ohms, max 16 ohms
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