Question with running 2 cabs together.

[creis2]

I know mixing cabs isn't ideal, but I have two cabs by the same manufacturer with the same drivers. One's a 610 and the other is a 210.

My question is regarding ohms and how the speakers will react to my head.....

The 610 is 5.3 ohms. The 210 is rewired to run as 16 ohms (it has 2 8 ohm drivers, wired in series).

If I plug my head into both cabs, would each speaker get the same amount of power?
Would the total load be 4 ohms?

[CL400Peavey]

Originally Posted by creis2

I know mixing cabs isn't ideal, but I have two cabs by the same manufacturer with the same drivers. One's a 610 and the other is a 210.

My question is regarding ohms and how the speakers will react to my head.....

The 610 is 5.3 ohms. The 210 is rewired to run as 16 ohms (it has 2 8 ohm drivers, wired in series).

If I plug my head into both cabs, would each speaker get the same amount of power?
Would the total load be 4 ohms?

Yes a 5.333 Ohm impedance in parallel with a 16 Ohm impedance will be a 4 Ohm total load.

[creis2]

Originally Posted by CL400Peavey

Yes a 5.333 Ohm impedance in parallel with a 16 Ohm impedance will be a 4 Ohm total load.

If I'm running one of my amp's output into cab 1 and the other into cab 2, that's parallel?

I'm mainly concerned because my head, like most others, can't go below 4 ohms.

[CL400Peavey]

Originally Posted by creis2

If I'm running one of my amp's output into cab 1 and the other into cab 2, that's parallel?

I'm mainly concerned because my head, like most others, can't go below 4 ohms.

I expect that the output jacks are wired in parallel.

1/5.33 + 1/16 =
3/16 +1/16 =
4/16 = 1/4

Take the reciprocal and get 4 Ohms.

[Ric5]

Originally Posted by creis2

I know mixing cabs isn't ideal, but I have two cabs by the same manufacturer with the same drivers. One's a 610 and the other is a 210.

My question is regarding ohms and how the speakers will react to my head.....

The 610 is 5.3 ohms. The 210 is rewired to run as 16 ohms (it has 2 8 ohm drivers, wired in series).

If I plug my head into both cabs, would each speaker get the same amount of power?
Would the total load be 4 ohms?

Dude ... play the 6x10 and be happy ... that cab will work in pretty much any band situation you run into.

[creis2]

Originally Posted by Ric5

Dude ... play the 6x10 and be happy ... that cab will work in pretty much any band situation you run into.

It's more of a hypothetical (although these cabs do exist) to help me understand how this stuff works. I doubt I'll be doing this, just curious.

[walterw]

yeah, that should work out just right.

the 5.3Ω 6x10 could theoretically be three 16Ω pairs of 8Ω speakers, so the 4th 16Ω pair would fit right in.