ohm help

  1. Nicholas Genaro

    500W (4ohm) head into ONE 4x10 @ 400w (8ohm) vs. TWO of the same cabinet

    So I recently procured a Hartke LX5500 head (500W @ 4ohm) and am wondering if (2) 4x10 (400w @ 8ohm) cabinets (410XL V2) would be effectively powered by that head since splitting the ohm load between two cabinets would result in 250w per cabinet @ 4ohm? Am I just fridge hungry or is two better...
  2. C

    Fender Rumble 500 ohm Speaker Change

    Hello, The fender rumble 500 watts combo works as follows: Without an extension cabinet: 350W with 2/16 = 8 ohm (internal speakers) With an extension cabinet: 500W with 2/16= 8ohm (internal) - extension 8ohm = 4 ohm. I never use an extension cabinet, and my speakers are sounding funny lately...
  3. Masbojyty

    Question about Gallien Krueger 8 ohm + 4 ohm cab & amp setup

    So would the following head + cab combo work well? GK legacy 800 (800 watts max output, 2 ohm minimum load) with GK CX410 4 ohm cab (handles 800watts) + GK CX 115 8 ohm cab (handles 300watts). I think this would be awesome. So (8x4)/(8+4) = 2.666 ohms would be the total ohms in parallel, and...
  4. M

    Cab & amp pairing help

    Hey, just bought my first cab/head and need help with the ohm setting on the head. It's a darkglass microtubes 900 v2 and a Aguilar 600 watt 2x12. The head can operate at 4 ohms or 2 ohms and the cab at 8 ohms. Which option on the amp should I use? Sorry for the noobish question but I've been...