How To Pair Speaker Cabinets & Guitar Amps (Without Blowing Anything Up!)

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Ohms explained! Wattage explained! In this beginner's guide, Sam explains how to match an extension speaker cabinet with your guitar or bass amp, to get maximum power and efficiency without damaging anything...
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So you want to add an extension speaker to your amp, but you're a little confused by impedances and wattage? Wonder what the Ohm Ω symbol means?
Don't worry, PMTVUK are here to help! In this video, we explain the differences between power output and maximum power handling, RMS and Watts, as well as explaining impedance and ohms, and the load that a speaker cabinet will put on an amp. So if you're confused, this guide will help you safely match speaker cabinets for your guitar or bass amplifier without causing any damage!
Sam also shows us how to run amps with mono settings and the differences between speaker cables and instrument cables - and why you should only use a speaker cable for extension cabinets!
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@iandutramusic 4 года назад

Did michael bay direct this video?

@lablondejames200 4 года назад

No doubt lol.

@fredache5015 3 года назад

And starring Frankie Muniz

@Robher85 3 года назад

For real, I felt like I was watching a transformers movie!!!

@fendushi 3 года назад

This is why his movies are over budget. He's using Marshall amps for explosions.

@thomasr.5443 3 года назад

@@fredache5015 yeah! Malcolm lives forever!!!

@johnandreibatac4141 3 года назад

He just said "so you dont blow yourself or MORE IMPORTANTLY your amplifier" haha

@74Bagas 3 года назад

love that haha

@jattet 3 года назад

Priorities...

@Merjia 2 года назад

To be fair I didn't cost 2k lol

@AreU4Real1 2 года назад

What are you about 12/13 years old?

@tristenbryce5963 2 года назад

I dont mean to be off topic but does anybody know a method to get back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb forgot the account password. I appreciate any assistance you can give me

@akkunzero 4 года назад

im just gonna buy a combo amp damn it

@alexmurphy5289 2 года назад

I tried that for years but combos rattle and tend to be hard on tubes, trust me…. I really tried to stick to combos but there’s a reason pros don’t use them much outside the studio

@Submersed24 2 года назад

@@alexmurphy5289 I was going to buy a combo but I decided that it's much cheaper to upgrade with a separate cabinet. The guy at the music store was visibly pissed that I wanted to return it

@theaterofsouls Год назад

hahahaha🤣🤣🤣

@christianmutapcic9981 3 года назад

alright never mind i’ll just play with my amp turned off. no risk of blowing up.

@groverjuicy 2 года назад

Save on electricity too.

@stuartchapman5171 Год назад

Excellent and informative video. For years I've done the PA side of things and back line has always confused me. With a PA you follow the same guidance for matching the ohms but you use an amplifier that's at least 25% bigger than the speaker cab and always turn the power amp to full. This allows the cab and amp to deal with peaks in signal without clipping. The complete opposite of guitar amps. I've recently found out that guitar amps are designed to be driven hard and the cones are constructed to take it. This video filled in the last gaps. I knew that guitar gear would blow in certain circumstances, now I know when. Thank you.

@MrPavS 3 года назад

This is so helpful, although had to relisten, review it a couple times, thank you very much PMT!!

@darrylmoore127 4 года назад

Great job explaining. The explosions were good to show damage the amp could get from wrong not connecting to the right ohms ..

@TheCWHatton 4 года назад

Excellent information, and a very impressive explosion. Cheers from Canada!

@PMTVUK 4 года назад

The explosion is the most important part.

@MannyV2 2 года назад

you’re a life saver! both figuratively and literally!

@DaveTaste 2 года назад

Actually

@DrVink86 3 года назад

Thanks. I had this pretty much figured out but I wanted to make sure I wasn't thinking incorrectly. This cleared it up.

@andymcrae5450 4 года назад

I got to a lot of tutorials and videos. And I must say that this is by far the best explanation video i've seen. Lots of tutorials stay on the surface and usually show some equations without getting in to actual examples. This lets you with no real response to your actual problem. Thanks a lot

@thewitchfindergeneral4015 4 года назад

Very helpful video, thanks for the upload! :)

@Insekkton Год назад

Informative and funny, love it ! I miss that you explained what happens with the impedances when you LINK cabinets, one chained to another.

@jordanharzke9643 2 года назад

My mind blew with how simple this is.

@Ekwensuocha666 2 года назад

Finally someone explaining this in English, literally. Great video. Made it easy.🤘🏼🍻

@Brainwave36 3 года назад

Thank you. And beautiful graphics. Cheers.

@jaredmarshall9439 11 месяцев назад

Extremely helpful video. Thank you so much

@ninop.r489 9 месяцев назад

This was very informative! Thank you!

@tmatthews16682 4 года назад

Perfect crash course, solved all questions I had that Everybody else gives a half answer to

@Hitlistrocks Год назад

You just liked your explosion effect… It was awesome!

@natelee8666 4 года назад

Thanks , this was really helpful!

@create_space812 3 месяца назад

nice and clear explanation. thank you sir!

@CARZEL12 4 года назад

What a show, loved the nuclear animation, good job and thanks!😁

@daviddura 9 месяцев назад

Very informative, thanks! I missed the scenario where you connect an extension cabinet to a combo amp... any chance to have a video on this?

@greg24hoareau 3 года назад

Every guitarist should watch this video!

@jimoliver535 Год назад

I spy a Pompeii sticker on the strat matching their colors. 😉 Also, good video. I feel more informed about selecting and connecting amps and cabs than I had anticipated when I first clicked on. Always used combo amps before so this is exactly what I needed to know. Thank you.

@neomayer 11 месяцев назад

Excellent video. Thanks!

@guusendorine8793 Год назад

Thanks for a very clear explanation. However what about the effect on the volume - if any - when you connect an extra speaker to e.g. a combo with an internal speaker. Will the sound be bigger, louder? How would you describe the effect? Basically, what's the effect of connecting an extra speaker to the sound?

@samstinkeringaround8961 2 года назад

I love the explosion effect !!

@rikkitheguitarman75972 7 месяцев назад

It’s not gonna make an explosion, it’s just gonna make the a super loud pop! But still you don’t want that, thank god I watched this video! I learned so much, Thank you Sam!

@Elwooddudes Месяц назад

Thanks for the info man!

@GregFitch 3 года назад

Good to hear a bit of Thomas Mcrocklin at the start of the video!

@Ralf1erudd 4 года назад

Brilliant educational video with great added fun element. Loved it, great work.

@fredteixeira3604 4 года назад

great explanation

@CarlosRuizDuque 3 года назад

Good explanation. Greetings.

@diggy2107 4 года назад

Two thumbs up! very well done

@rover256 3 года назад

thanks this really helped a lot

@brianzditowski6431 4 года назад

Hello! I'm going to build a small guitar amp (a kit) that delivers up to 7W. My question is what kind of speaker should I use to get all the "juice" from this kind of amp? Thanks!

@WatchfulHunter 2 года назад

5:20 'Never exceed the minimum load.' So if minimum load is 8 ohm, DO NOT plug into 16 ohm slot. Exceed means more than. 16 exceeds 8. So no more than 8ohms. But 'minimum' means at least. So 'never exceed the minimum' means use exactly 8 ohms. No more, no less. Either I am correct, or someone needs to change the wording.

@elijahfuder8883 2 года назад

I’m confused too because of that

@lrexoticgaming5636 2 года назад

It's okay to run an 8-ohm amp into a 16ohm cab, you just won't get the amp's full power, and it may sound worse, you can't run a 16-ohm amp into an 8-ohm cab, you will nuke your amp. as long as the impedance of your amp is same or lower than the cab, it should not damage anything. Try to keep the same though for the best tone

@lrexoticgaming5636 2 года назад

dont run a cab with a lower impedance than amp it will proably die

@ryleitdept Год назад

he means exceed minimum load going below or going on the negative side of the y axis.

@charlescauldron Год назад

Yeah, 100%. Everybody is patting this video on the back for clearing everything up, but I'm more confused than ever. If my amp head has a load of 4 ohms and my cabinet is 8 ohms, this video told me that is both good and bad.

@strumminronin 3 года назад

5:30 "But always remember the golden rule, never exceed the minimum load stated on the back of an amp." Exceed the minimum? Did he mean go below the minimum? So 8 ohm amp + 16 ohm cab = OK 8 ohm amp + 8 ohm cab = OK 8 ohm amp + 4 ohm cab = Destruction

@guitaradrian07 3 года назад

Exceed the minimum, there's definitely something I don't like about that phrase.

@97warlock 3 года назад

SHould ALWAYS exceed minimum load rating ha

@paginini 3 года назад

Is really how it goes?

@97warlock 3 года назад

@@paginini yeh its Minimum,so ya cant go Below it

@guitarsANDcars39 2 года назад

Lesser ohms = More power, More explosions

@ac4pres310 4 года назад

Hi, thank you very very much, thanks to you I finally get it! 👏

@kingZactheMerciless 3 года назад

Totally. Great video.

@alecmullaney7957 2 года назад

This was so helpful. I'm going to go drop my "new" Peavey CS-400 on my foot again...

@shipsahoy1793 3 года назад

Plate impedances on a valve amplifier are high, so an output step down transformer is employed, and the transformer secondary is connected to the speakers. The secondary tap for whatever impedance should have a shorting tab to short the secondary when a load is not connected. If the secondary is left open, the amp may be harmed, so for a valve amp, the thought process is the opposite of a transistor amp with a low output impedance emitter-follower or source-follower output device. So to recap.. transistor amp (ohms too low NG) and valve (tube) amp (ohms too high NG). 😮👍👨🏻

@jfeal 4 года назад

Thanks man!! That high Hertz with the nuclear bomb, drove my Jack Russel nuts!

@EhrosmithTV 5 лет назад

Hi! Nice video Sir. Thank you! I do have an Ashdown Five Fifteen Bass Amp Combo at 100 watts of power.. It has an extension speaker feature and it says at 8 ohms..So If im going to add an extension cabinet to it, i do need a cabinet at 8 ohms and max power handling not less than the 100w.. Do i get it right?

@christenmorris8802 4 года назад

If you have a bass amp head that is 1000 watts continuous at 4 ohm and the cab is 1600 watts peak at 8 ohm, will the cabinet blow up if the amp reaches its full volume?

@redburner 3 года назад

Oh wow so I have literally been doing this all wrong for years... I have the mentioned 1936 2x12 cab and always ran that into the 16Ohm output on my DSL2000 😬 Thanks to your video i now know to connect that to the 8 Ohms output on the amp. But what if I want to run another 2x12 cab along with the 1936 2x12 on the same head? Do I then just run another cable from the 8 Ohms output to an 8 Ohms input on the 2nd cab?

@WeimaranersAreTheBest 4 года назад

Hey, So I have Mesa Term-O-Verb Combo, using the 8ohms slot.( 2x16 ohms Celestion Speakers). I want to add a 4x12 cab, says 8 ohms on cab, do I use the other 8 ohms slot on amp to feed the cab? thanks man

@carnovector6396 Год назад

Brilliant video, i wish i understood any of it

@outofctrl6734 4 года назад

Those effects made my day 😂

@-Christoph 4 года назад

Can you please repeat how to turn a tube amp into a nuclear weapon? Instrument cable on speaker output it was? Can I destroy the earth when I additionally plug a speaker cable into the instrument jack? And what happens if I plug a second cab into the FX send? Would some kind of paradox appear and end the universe? Thanks.

@springbloom5940 4 года назад

Run the cab-out, to the input and dial for ALL the gain.

@Alzapuas100 5 лет назад

Awesome information, now , I have a single mono output jack marshall cab and two valve heads that I want to merge into one, one head is 20w and the other is 5, i also have an aby switch pedal and a digitech rp1000 , and I want to connect both the aby and the effects processor to both heads and both heads or viceversa, and my real question is how can i get the sound of the two heads if my cabinet has only one mono imput jack?

@indigos290 4 года назад

Okay. My 5w combo has an extension out. I thought I could get the internal and extension to work together. But plugging into the ext out cuts off the internal speaker. I want to mod that jack. The speaker is 8 ohms. What impedance should the external speaker be if I do this mod?

@ernestgoes2heaven 3 года назад

What about when you're connecting multiple cabs together (from only one output on the head)? If I am running a cable from a tube head into and 8 ohm cab, and then a cable from that cab into another 8 ohm cab, which output should I connect it to on the head (4, 8, or 16?)

@meUtragic 2 года назад

Hey Sam nice video. I have a question I’m trying to use a amp that has 40 watts with 2 4ohm speakers. I want to use external speaker and still use the built in speakers at same time. Is there a way to do this without giving up to much wattage? Again I want to keep both 4ohm speakers working and like to use a 12in or 10 in speaker as external. What is the best way to connect to those speakers inside to get sound out to external speaker

@bluesman6265 2 года назад

Hey Man, had a blast and thanks But, You can't always get what you want. But i do have the MV50 Clean! Thanks Again brother. Bluesman62 Cheers mate.

@1x2x3xdk 2 года назад

Excellent thank you

@blackbirdpie217 2 года назад

It's all about limiting the electrical current from the amp. High impedance means low current, ok for the amp but won't be very loud. Lower impedance means higher current. That's why your amp can blow, the low impedance speaker isn't controlling the current to a safe level, but allowing too much- and high current means maybe enough power to kill your amp. It's more likely to blow a fuse which every amp should have. Or keep the current controlled with the correct impedance speaker or higher.

@floridabigfoot7657 2 года назад

Hey Dave. If you can read my comment I just left above maybe you can help me. You seem to know exactly what you’re talking about and yeah my hundred whitehead and JCM 900 4X12, isn’t very loud so I’ve already switched back to my 212 solid state. I need help

@custompainter 4 года назад

I think you missed an opportunity to talk about some cabs allowing you to plug 1 16ohm into another 16ohm and then into a cab to utilize a single 8ohm output on the amp

@pleku2889 4 года назад

Im buying blackstar ID60 and I'm gonna plug it in the bugera 212ts. The cabinet has the power of 160 watts. Can I get the 160 watts out of it using only 4 ohms?

@nikok8329 2 года назад

very helpful

@TheJoeydsterr 2 года назад

Great Video! So I have an orange th30 just like the one shown in the video. Can I hook up one 16ohm cab and one 8ohm cab??

@EzraClaverie 4 года назад

Thanks for the explanation of solid-state amp impedances.

@sevii4860 4 года назад

im very curious with this idea, modeling amp with a speaker cabinet, is it a good idea? will it work? or will it just go boom?

@Wenceslao3726 4 года назад

One question: is my amp head safe even if is connected with right ohms and it's a 50w head connected to a 120w cab with the volume all the way down? while the sound is coming the line out to the interface to the DAW?

@alessiobuffa3038 3 года назад

some fender circuit can handle 4 ohm impedance when you plug and 8 ohm external speaker and the stock speaker is 8 ohm as well.... Example Blues deluxe reissue now on the market... and it's written on the manual.... but still all vintage fender amp can manage...for instance fender tweed deluxe 5e3

@leochen1960 4 года назад

question: i have two tube amps and two 2x12 cabinets. how many ways can i connect these for optimal audio result?

@lolobuggah2670 3 года назад

It's confusing to hear a phrase like "don't exceed the minimum load". Can you please explain? To me it sounds like "don't drive faster than the minimum speed limit." which obviously makes no sense.

@harryfromaustralia657 27 дней назад

He explained it. Clearly means 100 watt head needs the speakers to take at least 100 watts..

@guillermocendejas382 Год назад

Great video, I love all your content. I have a question regarding wattage, some amps allow you to change the wattage, example: from 20w/5w/1w, if I keep it on 1watt is it safe to assume that I can use a 2 watt speaker if it existed? Thank you

@castleanthrax1833 Год назад

Why would you want a 2 watt speaker, and where would you find one? I suppose in theory yes, but I doubt you'll ever have to worry about it. Most guitar speakers will have a rating that will comfortably handle your 20 watt amp at any setting.

@guillermocendejas382 Год назад

@@castleanthrax1833 thanks for the reply. in theory. I guess this is what I meant My amp is too loud, tube amp, built in attenuator allows me to turn it down to 1 watt but it is still too loud, I have a 12” 60 watt speaker, I wish there was a little speaker out there, and “if there were” and the speaker was anything below 20 watts which is my amps standard power can I play it as long as I attenuate my amp down

@NoahfromEarth 3 года назад

thoroughly enjoyed those explosions

@jeffreyjhouser 2 года назад

What kind of response would a speaker be if it was a higher wattage than the amplifier output? I understand that the 7 watt out into a 100 watt cabinet is not a big deal, but will it really amplify the signal well or would it be better to use a lower wattage speaker for more dynamic response?

@SHREDTILLDEAD Год назад

The speakers act as a resistive load, so it is more about the impedance when it comes to driving them. The wattage is a measurement of what it can safely handle. High wattage cab is louder at lower matched impedances. At higher matched impedance it is quieter. At mismatched impedance which is only safe to do with double the impedance on the speaker load i.e. 4ohm amp to 8 ohm load , 8 ohm amp to 16 ohm load quieter with more midrange. I drive 100 watt speaker loads with a 60 watt amp all the time at 8 ohms and it is super loud and responsive. Tube watts are always loud compared to solid state.

@maltebergman5242 6 месяцев назад

One thing to be aware of when combining amps into a single cabinet... A year ago I burned one output on a power amp by using that exact Vox amp in the other channel of a stereo cab. I thought it was really strange and started measuring with a multimeter. Apperently the Harley Benton cab I'm using has connected sleeves even in stereo (I guess they saved a few euros on a smaller switch with less poles). This combined with the Vox which apperently sends phase shifted voltage through both tip and sleeve made it so that my stereo power amp, which I've been using for years with this cab with no problems since the sleeve is 0 volts in both ends, got voltage from the Vox through the connected sleeves into its 0 and burned the amp. So from now on I'm always gonna pull out the multimeter to check whatever cab I'm connecting two amps to. If it beeps when you measure the two cables' sleeves, don't do it.

@SimpleManGuitars1973 5 месяцев назад

I've been thinking of running my AC30 with a Marshall cab (maybe a 2x12 or maybe a 4x12} but I'm curious if I can do that without blowing it up. Is that possible? I've seen Dean Deleo from STP do it and it's AMAZING sounding but I also don't want to destroy my AC30. LOL!

@maltebergman5242 5 месяцев назад

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 Hard to say, I don´t know anything about the AC30 specifically.

@digitalrenegade7986 3 года назад

Quick question, im trying to learn and came across something i want to make sure of before hooking up 2 cabinets. At 4:28 you show a second 16 ohm cab show up, wouldnt i want both left and right to give 16 ohms each? Would i not keep the switch on 16? Because, again idk yet, but by switching it to 8omhs you now give 4 each cable???? Please get back to me asap as i would like to see the full capability of my amp head before our next gig 😁

@Diego_Amorim 3 года назад

One thing I didn't understand. I have one 4x12 speakers 16ohm each one. I must consider so this is a 4 ohm result? Thus, considering the 16 ohm jack on the orange amp, it just may be used in a 1x12 16ohm speaker, is that?

@solitude208 4 года назад

You forgot running 2 mis-matched cabinets like an 8ohm and 16ohm cab. I think the impedance is 5.3 and you connect the 8ohm out to the 16ohm cab and the 4ohm out to the 8ohm cab. They have those series/parallel impedance boxes now where it eliminates the mismatch problems.

@redberry3852 4 года назад

PLEASE HELP 😩 !!! Can I connect my Marshall code 100watt combo amp that only has one cab output at 8ohms to my line6 4x12 cab with two inputs that look like this ... 8ohmsRight---STEREO---8ohmsLeft 🔘 🔘 4ohms mono (Use this Jack only) So is there anyway possible for me to plug my 100watt code combo amp with only the one 8ohm output to this cabinet that has a left and right input ??? Can I use a “Y splitter” ??? PLEASE HELP !!! I WILL TRULY APPRECIATE any assistance I can get ... Thanks ... 🙏GOD BLESS🙏 !!!

@jackyk5009 3 года назад

So im looking at an ampeg svt 410 bass cab at 4 ohms what amp heads can I use? Cause I'm having a hard time following this

@seanmccormack1020 4 года назад

if your really unlucky and get it wrong with the power rating, the Speaker will/can catch fire, happened to my friend, I was there .

@dylanporter8105 4 года назад

Why does an amp with two 8ohm outputs mean? Can you connect each of those to an 8 ohm cab or only 1? Or would that be for setting up stereo on a cab for left and right inputs?

@luismiguelclemente3232 2 года назад

Hi! I’m new to this, so I appreciate any help regarding one question: I have a stereo guitar amp head (25w/Chanel) + stereo cab (both ENGL). Can I connect 2 cables to the head and then to the 2 inputs of the cab in Stereo!

@fleetwooddave 4 года назад

I bought a Marshall mini silver 2525c jubilee combo amp and it has a Celestion G12M speaker rated at 8 ohms.When I bought it, the speaker was plugged into the 16 ohm jack. The Marshall website, Musicians Friend, and Sweetwater all show the picture of this being plugged in there. Maybe I just didn't understand the video? Please help to understand. Thank You.

@marcuslambert8252 2 года назад

I have a Marshall tsl 602 and it has stock 80 watt Marshall wolverines in it. They sound muddy and my amp lacks sparkle, mids. What would be great speakers to bring this amp to life? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks cool video too.

@diegojavier3632 Месяц назад

Hello , thank you for this informative video, according to this, i can plug my ba210 vs ampeg combo to a 280W Peavey 8omh cabinet right with no problem?

@DarekKozbur 4 года назад

I have JCM 900 4100 and 1960AVintage cab. At the back of the amp i set switch to (4)16 ohms impedance and at the back of the cab I plugged the cable to right side (16ohms) and turned it into mono mode. Did it correct or wrong?

@xXpapercutsXx 2 года назад

I have a Marshall 4x12 cab that has 2 G12M greenbacks (25w) and 2 vintage 30s (60w). I’ve heard your cab is rated to double that of your lowest watt rated speaker. So does that mean 50w is as big as a amp as I’d want to put through it or do the 2 greenbacks pair as 50w and therefore it can handle a 100w amp? I know to not count it as 170w, but just not sure about the greenbacks and wanted to ask someone who knows more than I, thanks so much!

@spidgeb3292 3 года назад

I bought a vintage Vox cab that was in series wiring. Not everyone is going to buy a new cab. Pretty important to tell which is which.

@guitarcoversandmore7574 2 года назад

I got question. I just bought marshall origin 50head and i turn it on without a cab to see if it works in case if doesn't to bring it back to store. So, did i damage my amp by turning it on without cab, because it is valve amp?

@higuy715 4 года назад

So if I were to put a 2x12 can rated at 16ohms vertically I wouldn't have to worry about the ohms dropping?

@dcdanger6151 3 года назад

I have a Marshall DSL 100 HR amp that has a 1X4 ohm output jack. I am using it with a 4x12 Marshall cabinet with a mono/stereo switch. The right input of this cabinet is rated at 4 ohms in mono. Is it safe to go with the 4 ohm amp to cabinet setup or is it best to stick with the 16 ohm jacks on both?

@JordanWieber Год назад

QUESTION. I have two PPC212OB 2x12 orange cabs. And a orange crush pro 100 Can I run my amp through both those cabs? If so do I use both plugs on the back on the amp or daisy chain them.

@b.r2715 4 года назад

I have 2 outputs on the back of my Marshall valvestate, it just says total load must not be less than 4 ohms, there isn't any selector switch, I'm just gonna plug into one and hope for the best!

@PeterDad60 3 года назад

4, 8 or 16 ohms total is fine!

@brianbarnett100 3 года назад

I didnt know I needed this but I do LOL

@jasoncunningham7787 Год назад

Thanks for the help. I just bought the Peavey Invective MH which is switchable between 16 ohms and 8 ohms, the cab I bought is the EVH 5150 2x 12 60 watt, it says 16 ohms. Which switch should I have the Peavey head on 8 or 16??

@rolandjgutierrez7737 Год назад

Thank you before while hooglung there was what type of gable used for head and cabinet they said any instrument cables I knew that had to be wrong then you clarified this I do have a question I have 2 small amp heads the soldanio minni amp head solid state 30 watts I belive and a orange hw tiny terro need cabinet that can do both and a cables..thank you..RocknRollFlat5

@mushy_waffle7732 2 года назад

The amp i want has an option to set thr wattage to 50 or 100. If i set it to 50 watts, would i still need a 100+ watt cab?

@IanHarrisOfficial 4 года назад

So I’m still a little confused. Take the Orange amp for example. It had 2-8Ohm outputs. If I have a cab that has just 1-8Ohm input. Do I need tohave a cable that plugs into Both 8 Ohm ports? Or do I just need to plug into one? And if so. Which one?

@pbeckster307 4 года назад

My Egnater 15w Tweaker head has 2 outputs - 1 labeled "main" and 1 labeled "extension". I'm connecting 2 cabinets, 16 ohms each. Should I a) connect the main output to 1 cab and the extension output to the 2nd cab?, or b) should I connect the main output to the 1st cabinet, and then daisy chain the 1st cabinet and connect it to the 2nd cabinet? Would both set-ups work, and in both scenarios would I set the head to 8 ohms? The manual is confusing - the written instructions imply option (a), but the diagram makes it look like (b) is correct. Any help would be great. Egnater is not responding to me. Thanks!

@rjrpricarde9426 2 года назад

A question for you. I’ve got a JVM205H can it handle a stack 1960a and 1960b cabinets. How would you go about it

@MaruonYoutube 4 года назад

So a solid amp like the vox VM50 doesn't require a cabinet or does it need one? I understand a valve amp needs speaker because of the valves needing a load, but what about solid states?

@brianzimmerman4710 3 года назад

What about a 2 ohm minimum load head? Can that safely pair with a 4 or 16 ohm cab?

@thefast86ers42 3 года назад

Hopefully you all are still answering questions. I have 40 watt tube Marshall combo. 16 ohms single, 8 ohms for a 2x12. I have 2 beautiful 8 ohm 25 watt Greenbacks. Am I good to go? Obviously i use the 8 ohm out. The cabinet is not wired yet so ill have to figure that out as well. Thanks!

@PeterDad60 3 года назад

If your amp is a DSL40C No! If your amp is the DSL40CR the answer is YES. Two 8 ohm cabs = 4 ohm total load!

@thefast86ers42 3 года назад

@@PeterDad60 Thanks. I admit this is confusing. A guy on the Marshall forum says yeah, i'm good to go, Wire them in series. Honestly at this point I may just rig up a quick 16 OHM single cab with the original crappy speaker for now (upgrade later). Smaller to load/unload anyways.