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Is 6 Ohms from an amps 8 Ohm tap ok?


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Again? Really? Wasn't this addressed less than 48 hours ago, as well as in the sticky? OK, one more time, with feeling:

SS amps have a minimum load, valve amps have a maximum load. Run an SS amp with a load equal to or higher than its minimum load rating, run a valve amp with a load equal to or less than the tap rating.

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52 minutes ago, paul_5 said:

Running the 2 cabs in series will give your amp a load of 20ohms, so it’ll be safe, can’t guarantee it being loud though.

Trouble with this though, is that the cabs will almost certainly be in parallel - not series. 

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Listen to Bill. That is correct.

Are you sure it is a 12 ohm cab? Most drivers are 8 ohm with 4 and 16 being the main alternatives. I'd expect a 2x10 to be  4 or 8 ohms, maybe 16.

In any case using cabs of differing impedances  means the power will be shared unevenly between them. You won't be getting the best out of them.

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