WATTS....VOLUME....SPEAKER SIZE???

[rymiraflores]

I have read with interest some postings here about watts, speaker size and volume.....so can someone who really knows about it tell me, for example, if I have a 200 watt head...what is the optimum number and size of speakers to get the max. usable volume?

[WhoDidTheElf]

As many as you can safely load the head with.

[carl h.]

Originally Posted by WhoDidTheElf

As many as you can safely load the head with.

+1 on this

[rymiraflores]

Originally Posted by WhoDidTheElf

As many as you can safely load the head with.

Which would, in theory, be ?

[s_mcsleazy]

Originally Posted by rymiraflores

Which would, in theory, be ?

depends on the impedence of each speaker and if your running them in series or parelell

[WhoDidTheElf]

Originally Posted by rymiraflores

Which would, in theory, be ?

Well it all depends.

If your head can go down to four ohms the best you could probably do would be 8x10 or maybe two eight ohm 2x15's.

If your head can drop down to two ohms you could roll with two 8x10's, or maybe as much as four 2x15's or two 6x12's.

As far as which one would give the most volume, I'm unsure, but any one of those set ups would be overkill for anything that doesn't require a PA.

[rymiraflores]

Originally Posted by WhoDidTheElf

Well it all depends.

If your head can go down to four ohms the best you could probably do would be 8x10 or maybe two eight ohm 2x15's.

If your head can drop down to two ohms you could roll with two 8x10's, or maybe as much as four 2x15's or two 6x12's.

As far as which one would give the most volume, I'm unsure, but any one of those set ups would be overkill for anything that doesn't require a PA.

THanks that was what I was looking for.

[billfitzmaurice]

Originally Posted by rymiraflores

if I have a 200 watt head...what is the optimum number and size of speakers to get the max. usable volume?

There are too many variables for a simple definitive answer.

[Slackerprince]

There is a good article about watts and speaker sensitivity, etc. in the new Musician's Friend catalog. You can probably find it on Harmony Central site, too.
Pretty good explanation about what you're asking.

S