1 4 ohm or 2 8's in parallel?

[yojimbo1x]

Hey all, So I have an SVT 200T that's got 350W @ 4ohm. I have an 8 ohm Black Widow that I'm still looking for the right cabinet. One option I'm looking at is to get a stand alone 2X12 Avatar which I'm sure will give me plenty of power. The other option is to pair the 1X15 with an Avatar 2x10 Neo. Will I be pushing my head too hard with the two cabs? The amp is Bi-ampable which could be fun. Any thoughts? I don't need no cookies. I need PUNCH!

 

[Fretlessboy]

You won't be "pushing it" too hard by means of the load. My ine concern is the fact that is 300 watts. I may be a rairity but but I either take a 600 or 1200 watt head. With the 350 @ 4 ohms, you may simply run out of power and clip it. It's the clipping that will destroy the head/cabinets or both. A square waze to a speaker is vertualy sudden death. I think I would be more likely to say get a very efficiant pair of 8 ohm 410 cabinets and call it a day. The speaker mass will give you a louder rig with less stress on the head. I don't know what kind of gig you are doing so I am not sure how air you need to move but that is my first thought. The second thought would be a 4 ohm (possibly Nemesis) 410 so you get all your power to the cab. As far as biamping goes, it's not worth the loss in power with todays speaker cabinets that are full range cabinets.