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firstpenguin
Not So Newbie
Joined: 03 Feb 2008
Posts: 7
Location: NY, NY
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 Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:08 am Post subject: I'm DUMB (Need Advice on Dummy Loads) |
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So I was all psyched to put the finishing touches on my current rig which has taken a bit of time to put together. Its a rack stereo system outputing through a mesa 20/20. For cabs, due to limited space I went with 1x12 closed backs so I could get some stereo seperation. I bought empty cabs and speakers and like an idiot bought a new used celestion on ebay thinking my mesa would have a 16 ohm output. Its a Boogie it can do everything!!! WRONG.
Long story short; I'm debating whether to sell the 16 ohm speakers or try and find an inexpensive way to wire a 16ohm parallel dummy load in to bring the individual cabs back down to 8 ohms. Any thoughts on the subject would be appreciated. I'm tempted to just buy new eminence speakers and sell these. |
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tw001_tw
Show Poodle
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
Posts: 256
Location: St. Louis
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| Quote: | I'm tempted to just buy new eminence speakers and sell these.
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I think you are giving yourself good advice.
Although it'd be possible ... its one less thing to worry about for the years
to come. good job on the stereo rack.. I had one one time... I miss it.
(although I didn't have a mesa 20/20  )  |
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nigelwright7557
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Joined: 19 May 2008
Posts: 19
Location: Carlisle, Cumbria, England
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| Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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| tw001_tw wrote: | | Quote: | I'm tempted to just buy new eminence speakers and sell these.
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I think you are giving yourself good advice.
Although it'd be possible ... its one less thing to worry about for the years
to come. good job on the stereo rack.. I had one one time... I miss it.
(although I didn't have a mesa 20/20 ) |
You would be wasting half your power into the dummy load.
You could buy another 16 ohm speaker and put that in parallel with the other one. |
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BritishSteel
Sea Monkey
Joined: 29 May 2008
Posts: 14
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| Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | You could buy another 16 ohm speaker and put that in parallel with the other one. |
I agree paralell two 16's or go with new 8's
You can run 16 ohm speakers on 8 ohms without problems although you will experience some volume loss. Just don't run lower that the selected impedence. My cab is 16Ohm and it's running on 8 Ohm at the amp but I am using 120 watts not 20 and I want the amp to work a little harder as I paly metal anyway. Post your rig  |
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