A quiet head and cab?

[Korvanjund]

Simple question. If you were to play a head through a small cabinet or any speaker output. Would it be quiet due to the speaker being small and retain all the awesome features of a head? Most importantly not being heavy and annoying to transport to gigs, allowing for quiet home use when used through the small cab.

 

[VinceT]

Re: A quiet head and cab?

Quiet in terms of overall volume, or in terms of hiss/hum, etc. I think you mean the former?


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[beaubrummels]

Re: A quiet head and cab?

Small speaker does not mean less volume/loudness. The speaker still has to support the power the amp puts out, so you can't just take any head and put it into any cabinet/speaker.

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: A quiet head and cab?

Speaker loudness is the combination of wattage and speaker sensitivity. There is no way to cheat physics; amplifier attenuators come close though there are tradeoffs.

The small wattage revolution has proven that the first watt or two is usually all that's needed and the rest comes down to headroom. (I am over simplifying it, however)

 

[IM4Tone]

Re: A quiet head and cab?

Speaker loudness is the combination of wattage and speaker sensitivity. There is no way to cheat physics; amplifier attenuators come close though there are tradeoffs.

The small wattage revolution has proven that the first watt or two is usually all that's needed and the rest comes down to headroom. (I am over simplifying it, however)

Yeah, I'd have to agree with this, or at least the first 'several' watts if not one or two.