I have a 4x12 cabinet. i currently have two 16 ohm speakers installed. What is the best way to wire them (series or parallel)and what would the total ohms be for each way? I want to be able to add two more speakers easily when i can afford them so i want to make adding them easy (don't want to rewire the whole thing when the time comes) Thanks!
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It would be best to wire two 16 ohm speakers in a parallel method like this:
This wiring is often used with two 16 ohm speakers (bringing the total system impedance to 8 ohms).
When you get all 4 of them in the cab, wire them in series/parallel like this:
That wiring will make four 16 ohm speakers rate at 16 ohms total for the cabinet."Got a crazy feeling I don't understand,
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I know.. "Holy thread resurection Batman"... But got a question relating to this thread. I have 2 4x12 cabs. One has 4 8ohm speakers wired in series/parallel (8ohm total), and the other has 4 16ohm in series/parallel (16 ohm total). My Blue voodoo has 8/16 ohm switch. Can I run both cabs and would I do it at 8 or 16?
And also, what's the sound difference in running a 16, 8, or 4 ohm cab? All things being the same like speaker model, power rating, etc., what's the difference?Last edited by warlok; 12-30-2009, 06:54 PM.Every man dies... Not every man really lives!!
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Originally posted by warlok View PostI know.. "Holy thread resurection Batman"... But got a question relating to this thread. I have 2 4x12 cabs. One has 4 8ohm speakers wired in series/parallel (8ohm total), and the other has 4 16ohm in series/parallel (16 ohm total). My Blue voodoo has 8/16 ohm switch. Can I run both cabs and would I do it at 8 or 16?
And also, what's the sound difference in running a 16, 8, or 4 ohm cab? All things being the same like speaker model, power rating, etc., what's the difference?
The tonal differences between different impedance ratings are going to be subtle, I would guess much more subtle than any other differences between the cabs."It's hard to be enigmatic if you have to go around explaining yourself all the time"
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