Help Please: Bass cab + head + another cab???

[Shane Thomas]

Ladies, Gents,

I need some help with a problem I'm having.

I have a 4X10 450W 8 ohm bass cab. My head runs at 8 ohms at 375W

I want to add another cab to this, and it is also 8 ohms which will bring it down to 4 ohms (with the other 8 ohm cab) so my head will run at 600W at 4 ohms. However, the problem is that the cab that I am looking at adding is 650W, not 450W like the one that I already own.

Is this going to be a problem? Both cabs are 8 ohms, but one is 450W and the other 650W.

Any help anyone can give me is much appreciated!!

Thanks in advance!

 

[Dave W]

Nope, it's not going to be a problem.

 

[Bass_Pounder]

Power wise - no problem. Each cab will receive 300w which is within their specs.

However, it's obvious from the power ratings that it will NOT be a matching cab (same exact as your first cab), so without knowing what each cab is, we cannot answer about any other potential downfalls or how they will sound together.

 

[RickenBoogie]

Yes, tell us precisely which two cabs you're talking about. So far, sounds like a mis-match.

 

[Downunderwonder]

All mismatch stacks sound good to some and crappy to others.

Power handling is largely the same and oodles of it. No problem there.

 

[iualum]

Yes, tell us precisely which two cabs you're talking about. So far, sounds like a mis-match.

Yes, which two specific cabs? And is the 2nd box also a 410?

If it's a good deal & you're prepared that it may very well not sound great, then give it a go. You won't hurt either cab, that much is for sure.

 

[Vince Klortho]

Ladies, Gents,

I need some help with a problem I'm having.

I have a 4X10 450W 8 ohm bass cab. My head runs at 8 ohms at 375W

I want to add another cab to this, and it is also 8 ohms which will bring it down to 4 ohms (with the other 8 ohm cab) so my head will run at 600W at 4 ohms. However, the problem is that the cab that I am looking at adding is 650W, not 450W like the one that I already own.

Is this going to be a problem? Both cabs are 8 ohms, but one is 450W and the other 650W.

Any help anyone can give me is much appreciated!!

Thanks in advance!

It's only a problem if you give it too much power. According to their ratings, the pair should handle 900W but that doesn't mean a whole lot really. Their mechanical limit is going to be more like 450W. Make sure you listen closely to hear if one of the cabinets start distorting because that usually means bad things are about to happen. As long as you don't run your amp at full blast constantly you shouldn't have a problem.

I use a cabinet rated for 500W (probably about 250W mechanically) with an amp rated for 350W and play it very loud and it works just fine. I also don't run my amp at full blast and listen closely. The two rules that I "live by" are 1. do not go below minimum impedance and 2. if I have to turn up to 3 o'clock then I need more power and/or better speakers. That's just me though. YMMV.

 

[Shane Thomas]

Yes, tell us precisely which two cabs you're talking about. So far, sounds like a mis-match.

Hi,

Thanks for your help. They are both Ashdown 4x10s, one is the MAG 410T, the other ABM 410H

 

[iualum]

^^^ I think the chances that it'll probably sound pretty good are, uh, well ... probably pretty good .