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10-07-2011, 12:13 PM
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Please help...I use a Ibanez Promethean amp 500 watt i believe. It came with a 10" cab, i would like to add to the cab mayby get a 15" speaker. Im worried about messing up the amp/cab if i do get something larger. Can anyone give me some pointers because i know little to none in this department. Thanks.
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10-07-2011, 12:24 PM
|  | Stuck somewhere in the 90's | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA | | | I'd guess that if Your amp and cab are separates, the amp has no personal preference as to what cab is hooked to it as long as the ohms rating on the cab or cabs is within range.
If You're looking to add an additional cab to the one You are using. Your best bet is gonna be adding an identical cab. Adding a cab with different speakers and or tuning could potentially be a sonic mess. |
10-07-2011, 12:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Winnipeg, MB | | | If yours is the 1x10 combo, then you can add an extension speaker no problem. The one speaker in there is rated for 250w, so add another 8ohm 250w cab and you should be golden.
As I understand it, the head pops out of those real easy, so that opens up lots of options for you in the future - ie running a 4 ohm 4x10, say (on it's own) |
10-07-2011, 12:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: austin,tx | | | Yeah, the amp part on those is made to pop out and use with other stuff. You could use it with a big bass cab and just leave the combo part at home for practice. |
10-07-2011, 01:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Meriden, CT | | | If you have a 1x10 combo and aren't happy with the volume, I suggest selling it and buying just a head and a larger PAIR of matching cabs. You could start with a single larger cab (maybe a 112, 210 or 212) but at least that way when you get the second cab, you won't be mix-n-match which is generally frowned upon for sonic and engineering reasons. And frankly, I would be concerned that if you buy a second 110 cab for your 110 combo, you still won't have enough volume due to the limits on the speakers. 300/500 watts should be plenty on the amp side, but on the cab side, I'm not sure a 110 or even a 110 with a 110 satellite cab will be sufficient.
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10-07-2011, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by cchorney  If you have a 1x10 combo and aren't happy with the volume, I suggest selling it and buying just a head and a larger PAIR of matching cabs. You could start with a single larger cab (maybe a 112, 210 or 212) but at least that way when you get the second cab, you won't be mix-n-match which is generally frowned upon for sonic and engineering reasons. And frankly, I would be concerned that if you buy a second 110 cab for your 110 combo, you still won't have enough volume due to the limits on the speakers. 300/500 watts should be plenty on the amp side, but on the cab side, I'm not sure a 110 or even a 110 with a 110 satellite cab will be sufficient. | +1, a 110 won't do the job even if you pair it with another 110 because its enclosure is too small (I assume you wanna' pair it with another similar cab). If you mix different speaker sizes then you may have phasing issues.
Another thing: if you can take the head out of the amp (btw 500W is already what must people will ever need) you might want to get another amp and use the 110 for rehearsal of acoustic gigs. |
10-07-2011, 01:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | +1 in this case, your best option would be a single large 4 ohm cab, like at least a 4x10. Use the amp with the 410, use the 110 combo for practice.
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10-07-2011, 02:09 PM
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10-07-2011, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by cchorney If you have a 1x10 combo and aren't happy with the volume, I suggest selling it and buying just a head and a larger PAIR of matching cabs. | Sound advice ^  |
10-07-2011, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by moonman5952 | Yes. Ignore the cabs wattage rating, it means almost nothing.
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11-07-2011, 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by RickenBoogie Yes. Ignore the cabs wattage rating, it means almost nothing. | If you ignore the cab power wattage and you have a cab with less power the head delivers, you run the risk to blow up the speakers if you push the volume head up.
In this case itīs not a problem as the cab is rated at least twice the power of the cab.
Also if you have a cab that can handle a lot of power and a small power head, it might happend that the head canīt drive well the speakers. Itīs better both to be matched and as a rule (at least for me) the head (amp) has to have less power than the cab (speaker)
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