using a y connector

[riotorgun]

may seem stupid but if i connected two 8ohm speaker cabs too my amp from the speaker out using a y splitter would the amp see 4ohms?

[Ric5]

except the y connector is not "speaker cable"

[dose]

Y cable bad idea....
If you only have 1 output daisy chain your cabs for a 4 ohm load

[Son of Bovril]

DAISY CHAIN

[hover]

My God, don't do that, unless you're into starting fires.

[riotorgun]

dont worry wasnt rushing off to do that,it was just an idle thought really so i thought id ask.cheers for the replies.

[fu22ba55]

If you make your own y cable out of two speaker cables, it works fine.

I've been doing it for 15 years off my 70's SVT.

[4Mal]

Originally Posted by fu22ba55

If you make your own y cable out of two speaker cables, it works fine.

I've been doing it for 15 years off my 70's SVT.

Assuming the person making the cable does it properly ...

another approach is to create a junction box with 3 jacks, 1 IN and 2 out that are in parallel. Downside is the 3 cables. Up side is that the connections can be a beefier than what you can get into a standard .25" cable housing ...

[fu22ba55]

Originally Posted by 4Mal

Assuming the person making the cable does it properly ...

True dat.

Originally Posted by 4Mal

another approach is to create a junction box with 3 jacks, 1 IN and 2 out that are in parallel. Downside is the 3 cables. Up side is that the connections can be a beefier than what you can get into a standard .25" cable housing ...

Double true dat.

I like the custom Y-cable 'cause it's one less thing to lose. But if I lose that Y-cable, I'm HOSED! Maybe I should make a little junction box and throw it in my case too. That way I'd have to lose BOTH to be hosed.

[Jim Campbell]

Originally Posted by fu22ba55

True dat.



Double true dat.

I like the custom Y-cable 'cause it's one less thing to lose. But if I lose that Y-cable, I'm HOSED! Maybe I should make a little junction box and throw it in my case too. That way I'd have to lose BOTH to be hosed.

a second speaker cable in your kit is a good idea anyway.....

[Son of Bovril]

Why would you even do this instead of just chaining the cabs together?