Ohms setting??

[BloodRose]

If im running a 16 ohm cab and an 8 ohm cab, what should I set the amp on?? Thanks!!

 

[Kamanda~SD]

Re: Ohms setting??

4.

Your total load of those two cabs is 5.33

 

[Demanic]

Re: Ohms setting??

+1

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[uOpt]

Re: Ohms setting??

If im running a 16 ohm cab and an 8 ohm cab, what should I set the amp on?? Thanks!!

Do you put them in parallel or in series?

 

[devastone]

Re: Ohms setting??

If he plugs them both into the amp it will be parallel. Also, the 8 ohm cab will get twice as much power as the 16 ohm cab, 'lectrons be goin' down the path of least resistance yo'. (I have no idea why I wrote that like that)

 

[IM4Tone]

Re: Ohms setting??

4.

Your total load of those two cabs is 5.33

I'd say either 4 or 8 would be OK, but yes, it's preferred to have under rather than over with a tube amp.

 

[devastone]

Re: Ohms setting??

FWIW, the formula for mismatched parallel resistance is R = 1/(1/R1 + 1/R2 + ... + 1/Rn) so in this case it is R = 1/(1/8 + 1/16) = 5.33

Mixing cabs of different impedances won't hurt anything as long the total impedance is slightly greater than the setting on the amp (for tube amps, for SS amps doesn't really matter as long as the impedance is above the min rating on the amp), but isn't really the best practice since it doesn't split the power equally.

 

[BloodRose]

Re: Ohms setting??

Thanks for the info!!! Yo! haha