Questions regarding my head

[mralex]

I know its been discussed over and over, however none of those posts have what im looking for.

The LH 500 has 2 outputs on the back, both of them are rated at 8 ohm according to the painted letters next to them. However the manual says its rated at 500 W at 4 ohm.

Wheres my 4 ohm setting at?

[hdracer]

2 X 8=4

[mralex]

so if i run both of them out into my cab (ampeg svt 610 hlf) via 1/4" to speakon i can push the 500 watts?

dont you have to run in and one out, i thought you couldnt run two in? if that makes sense?

i was sleeping during the electronics part of class :/

[HEADLE]

Your cabinet is rated at 4ohms so all you have to do is one cable. The cab determines the ohms not the head. You have the option of two 8 ohm cabs but you don't have to go that route.

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[mralex]

so the cab pulls the power from the head, like a water reserve so to speak?

[HEADLE]

Yeah. Basically each of those sockets can be used seperately to power a 4 ohm cab. However if you use them both the total can't be less than 4 ohms. Soyou could attach 1
8 ohm cab to each socket or 1 8 ohm cab and daisy chain another 8 from the 1st one and not use the second at all. You could also plug in a 16 ohm and a 16 ohm to get 8 ohms. Your power would be cut but it would be perfectly acceptable. Now if you try to plug 2 4 ohm cabs in you would actually drop to 2 ohms and could potentially fry your head. Your Hartke should be very happy with your Ampeg.

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[mralex]

so only 1 speaker cable then, ok. do i need to worry about a 1/4" to speakon or can i just use 1/4" to 1/4", it shouldnt matter right?

[BassmanPaul]

Originally Posted by mralex

so only 1 speaker cable then, ok. do i need to worry about a 1/4" to speakon or can i just use 1/4" to 1/4", it shouldnt matter right?

While audibly it won't matter, the speakon is a much superior connector and should be used whenever possible.