How easy to add external speaker jack
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Rich_S
HomeGrownToneBrewologist
Re: How easy to add external speaker jack
Not too hard, but I'd need more details about what you want. Would the external speaker replace or supplement the internal when its plugged in. Is the amp tube or solid state? What are the amp's output wattage and impedance ratings? Impedance for internal and external speakers?
Not too hard, but I'd need more details about what you want. Would the external speaker replace or supplement the internal when its plugged in. Is the amp tube or solid state? What are the amp's output wattage and impedance ratings? Impedance for internal and external speakers?
DankStar
Her Little Mojo Minion
Re: How easy to add external speaker jack
that's funny...i was just wondering about a similar but opposite thing. i wondered if anyone buys a combo and bypasses the guts to just use it as a speaker cabinet when the need arises. given the cost of some extension cabs, it would seem an economic benefit to use a combo as a cabinet.
as far as your question goes....i'm sure that's an easy deal. i would think you could even just cut into the wires leading to the speaker and insert a male and female jack there. of course, that would bypass the internal speaker, but given ohms issues with amps, that might be a good thing. many combos don't seem to have an ohms switch, and can only handle certain ohmages on top of the internal speaker. with a tube amp, you'd really have to watch it cause it would fry quicker than a ss amp i think if you didn't have the ohms set right. also, i think there may be volume issues when you start adding cabs without the ability to change the ohms.
that's funny...i was just wondering about a similar but opposite thing. i wondered if anyone buys a combo and bypasses the guts to just use it as a speaker cabinet when the need arises. given the cost of some extension cabs, it would seem an economic benefit to use a combo as a cabinet.
as far as your question goes....i'm sure that's an easy deal. i would think you could even just cut into the wires leading to the speaker and insert a male and female jack there. of course, that would bypass the internal speaker, but given ohms issues with amps, that might be a good thing. many combos don't seem to have an ohms switch, and can only handle certain ohmages on top of the internal speaker. with a tube amp, you'd really have to watch it cause it would fry quicker than a ss amp i think if you didn't have the ohms set right. also, i think there may be volume issues when you start adding cabs without the ability to change the ohms.
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Re: How easy to add external speaker jack
I'd want it to suppress the existing speaker!
I'd want it to suppress the existing speaker!
Re: How easy to add external speaker jack
Yes, it seems like it would be straighforward, but those issues need to be straightened out first!
Yes, it seems like it would be straighforward, but those issues need to be straightened out first!
DankStar
Her Little Mojo Minion
Re: How easy to add external speaker jack
true. if you just want a quick DIY type thing, I'd say get male and female 1/4" jacks from mouser.com and after cutting the wires with a wire cutter and stripping back some of the covering with a wire stipper, solder the male to the speaker side of the wires and the female to the the amp side of the wires. then you could just unplug them and plug in a cab to the female end hanging out of the amp. if you wanted it more sturdy, you'd get a 1/4" female that would fit into a hole that you'd drill into the back of the amp wherever it would fit.
i forget which amps have them, but there are some combos with speakers that actually plug into a female jack like that right out of the factory that can be disconnected very easily. i'm surprised they don't make most combos like that for flexibility.
true. if you just want a quick DIY type thing, I'd say get male and female 1/4" jacks from mouser.com and after cutting the wires with a wire cutter and stripping back some of the covering with a wire stipper, solder the male to the speaker side of the wires and the female to the the amp side of the wires. then you could just unplug them and plug in a cab to the female end hanging out of the amp. if you wanted it more sturdy, you'd get a 1/4" female that would fit into a hole that you'd drill into the back of the amp wherever it would fit.
i forget which amps have them, but there are some combos with speakers that actually plug into a female jack like that right out of the factory that can be disconnected very easily. i'm surprised they don't make most combos like that for flexibility.
