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Hey All... I'm not great with speaker ohm ratings. My 1x12 combo currently has a 16 ohm Celestion G12M-65 creamback in it. I want to switch to the G12H-75, but the one I've found is 8 ohm. Now. My combo has 3 taps. The 16ohm tap has a lightening bolt next to it. I then have two 8 ohm taps, one with and one without a lightening bolt next to it. In my pea brain, this tells me I can indeed use an 8 ohm speaker, plugged into the tap with the lightening bolt, like the 16ohm tap.
Is that correct? Secondly, if this speaker does work, how will going from a 16 to an 8 ohm speaker change my tone? Third, is my 40watt amp powerful enough to push the 75?
In the other Celestion thread, Gearjoneser posted a shootout between the 65 and 75. The 75 had tighter bass, and more clarity to my ears, vs the 65, which sounded more compressed and all midrange, not enough clarity. I only had my amp for about a week before I changed out the power tubes to some nice NOS Siemens EL34's. The tubes in there were terrible. Bright, glassy, no depth. I also swapped all the pre amp tubes for quality NOS tubes I had stored away for a rainy day. I know they sound great as I've used them in several prior Marshalls.
But ever since, the amp has sounded like it has a blanket on it. The 75 sounds like it might just be the ticket for me, as long as the ohm rating will work, my amp is powerful enough to push it and of course if changing ohm ratings won't be a negative.
Thanks.
Is that correct? Secondly, if this speaker does work, how will going from a 16 to an 8 ohm speaker change my tone? Third, is my 40watt amp powerful enough to push the 75?
In the other Celestion thread, Gearjoneser posted a shootout between the 65 and 75. The 75 had tighter bass, and more clarity to my ears, vs the 65, which sounded more compressed and all midrange, not enough clarity. I only had my amp for about a week before I changed out the power tubes to some nice NOS Siemens EL34's. The tubes in there were terrible. Bright, glassy, no depth. I also swapped all the pre amp tubes for quality NOS tubes I had stored away for a rainy day. I know they sound great as I've used them in several prior Marshalls.
But ever since, the amp has sounded like it has a blanket on it. The 75 sounds like it might just be the ticket for me, as long as the ohm rating will work, my amp is powerful enough to push it and of course if changing ohm ratings won't be a negative.
Thanks.
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