Mesa Walkabout with Powerhouse 1x15

hunterred43 · #1 03-05-2013, 10:55 AM

I have been looking at a used walkbout and a powerhouse 1x15.
There are two different powerhouse cabs one is rated at 400 and one at 600. I know the 600w is 8 ohms. I don't know the ohms on the 400. Will a walkabout power one of those its rated at 360 at 4 ohms and 165 at 8, but that head doesn't have trouble powering a walkabout scout combo with 1x15

goldenglory18 · #2 03-05-2013, 10:59 AM

It's going to be a better, more efficient setup with a 4ohms cab.

But yes, it will work with either...

hunterred43 · #3 03-05-2013, 11:05 AM

thanks i'll have to call on the other speaker and see about it.

RCCollins · #4 03-05-2013, 11:06 AM

I have an earlier, 400W powerhouse 1x15, and it's 8 ohm.

hunterred43 · #5 03-05-2013, 12:25 PM

Do you like the single 15 and what are you driving it with?

Caca de Kick · #6 03-05-2013, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by hunterred43

I know the 600w is 8 ohms. I don't know the ohms on the 400.

They are both going to be 8 ohms. Just the 400w is the older version, that's all.

goldenglory18 · #7 03-05-2013, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Caca de Kick

They are both going to be 8 ohms. Just the 400w is the older version, that's all.

If that's the case, and the OP still wants a 15" driver, then I would suggest looking into something else....

RickenBoogie · #8 03-06-2013, 08:22 AM

No, if you're going with a small cab, like a 115, 210, 112, it SHOULD be an 8 ohm cab, so you're able to add a 2nd cab tyo it. Makes no sense to use a small 4 ohm cab with that amp. None. "Getting all the watts" is a goal that is based in mythology.

georgestrings · #9 03-06-2013, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by RickenBoogie

No, if you're going with a small cab, like a 115, 210, 112, it SHOULD be an 8 ohm cab, so you're able to add a 2nd cab tyo it. Makes no sense to use a small 4 ohm cab with that amp. None. "Getting all the watts" is a goal that is based in mythology.

Agreed 100% - with today's wattage as cheap as it is, it's not hard to get an amp that'll push 300 or more watts thru an 8 ohm load - and a smaller cab like that realy can't use much more than that, anyways... I've been using a Streamliner 900 thru a RR115 with a blues band side project, and it's more than enough for that...

- georgestrings