What's the deal with Ampeg cabs?

u84six · #1 07-28-2011, 11:38 AM

I'm looking at the PN-115 HLF and it says they only have 8 ohm versions. The problem is that my SVT classic doesn't support 1, 8 ohm cab. How is it that they make heads that don't support 1x 8 ohm cab but that's what they sell? Are they expecting me to buy 2? I mean, I might eventually, but it would be nice to have the option to play through 1 or 2 (rehearsal, etc).

fenderhutz · #2 07-28-2011, 11:39 AM

That head wasn't designed to work with that cab. Those cabs are newer. They have plenty of options for the SVT, minus that cab.

fleabee · #3 07-28-2011, 11:40 AM

When i think of 4ohm 15" speakers I think of car audio. Im not sure how common bass guitar 15's are...

JimmyM · #4 07-28-2011, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by u84six

I'm looking at the PN-115 HLF and it says they only have 8 ohm versions. The problem is that my SVT classic doesn't support 1, 8 ohm cab. How is it that they make heads that don't support 1x 8 ohm cab but that's what they sell? Are they expecting me to buy 2? I mean, I might eventually, but it would be nice to have the option to play through 1 or 2 (rehearsal, etc).

LOL! Not every cab Ampeg makes is designed around the tube SVT's

They wouldn't be in business very long if they were.

RickenBoogie · #5 07-28-2011, 12:03 PM

+1, and besides, the SVT CL is an awful lot of amp to be using it with such a small speaker box.

Buster Brown · #6 07-28-2011, 12:53 PM

Yeah, if I'm not mistaken (which obviously I can be....) didn't Ampeg (more or less) desig those cabs for the SVT7Pro?

I couls see a Cl blowing the voice coil across the room....

u84six · #7 07-28-2011, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JimmyM

LOL! Not every cab Ampeg makes is designed around the tube SVT's

They wouldn't be in business very long if they were.

You missed the point. The surprise to me is that their "new" cabs aren't offered in 4 ohms, which is very, very limiting for today's heads, even if I do want to match it up with a classic (which is rather irrelevant).

WhoDidTheElf · #8 07-28-2011, 01:07 PM

Well why would you want a 4ohm cab? Most amps can only go to 4ohms so...it would so of be self defeating.

fenderhutz · #9 07-28-2011, 01:14 PM

SVT does 4 and 2 ohms. Not 8. Unless you are JimmyM and supplied them by a company that doesn't know any better lol.

silky smoove · #10 07-28-2011, 01:15 PM

I can already see this turning into "I want to get all the watts I can out of my head @ 4 ohms"

WhoDidTheElf · #11 07-28-2011, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by fenderhutz

SVT does 4 and 2 ohms. Not 8. Unless you are JimmyM and supplied them by a company that doesn't know any better lol.

I mean in general though. I get the SVT thing, but I mean to make all your cabs work for just one head...

JimmyM · #12 07-28-2011, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by u84six

You missed the point. The surprise to me is that their "new" cabs aren't offered in 4 ohms, which is very, very limiting for today's heads, even if I do want to match it up with a classic (which is rather irrelevant).

4 ohm 115's are a big waste. Most people who use 115's aren't volume freaks looking to eke every little bit of wattage out of their heads, and most people who use SVT's with 15"s use two 15"s. The reason they don't make 4 ohm 115's is because they don't sell. For everyone like you who wants one, there are 1000 people who would never buy one.

Alex1984 · #13 07-28-2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by u84six

You missed the point. The surprise to me is that their "new" cabs aren't offered in 4 ohms, which is very, very limiting for today's heads, even if I do want to match it up with a classic (which is rather irrelevant).

For today's SS heads, most of which go down to 4 ohms, it's great. A single 115 really isn't that much when it comes to volume. So instead of offering the cab at 4 ohms to squeeze every last bit of juice through a single 15, it gives the user the choice of adding a second 15 which will offer a much more significant boost in volume.

RickenBoogie · #14 07-28-2011, 02:28 PM

Yes, in fact, with a normal 300 or so watt bass head, you'd be hard pressed to see a difference in volume between 2 otherwise identical cabs in 8 and 4 ohms. So little in fact, it makes no sense whatsoever to use a 4 ohm cab as a standalone, (unless it's a BIG cab). The difference in wattage from the amp (solidstate) has much less effect on overall volume as a 2nd cab would.

lowendgenerator · #15 07-28-2011, 02:30 PM

Meh, it aint just Ampeg. My GK 410Neo is 8 ohms too. I probably wouldn't put an SVT-CL on top of that cab tho.