Waterboarder Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Hi guys, I know this is should be straightforward (if you know the answer) - I've just not had an amp where you can switch the impedance before... If I'm running 2x 8 ohm cabs from it in parallell (one out of each socket), do I set it at 4 or 8? And would it be the same for in series? Is there any ads/disads with either system? I know, thats 3 questions, but help is appreciated...cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 If you are running 2x8 Ohms, set it at 4. Why would you run in series? This would give 16 Ohms. Also, the wiring is awkward & you'd need a different socket. Are you assuming that running a cab-to-cab cable will be in series? If so, this is erroneous - it's also in parallel. Running cabs in series is know to have a looser bottom end and if one speaker blows the whole rig cuts out. In parallel everything else continues working. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterboarder Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 [quote name='geoffbyrne' post='766712' date='Mar 7 2010, 09:58 AM']If you are running 2x8 Ohms, set it at 4. Why would you run in series? This would give 16 Ohms. Also, the wiring is awkward & you'd need a different socket. Are you assuming that running a cab-to-cab cable will be in series? If so, this is erroneous - it's also in parallel. Running cabs in series is know to have a looser bottom end and if one speaker blows the whole rig cuts out. In parallel everything else continues working. G.[/quote] Yep, thats exactly what I assumed! Cheers for clearing that up, it all figures now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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