Mixing Ohms????

[ClayD]

Okay, so I bought an Ampeg PB800 amp head.
And it is rated 800 watts @ 2 ohms, 550 watts @ 4 ohms, and 300 watts @ 8 ohms.
Can I mix an 8 ohm cab, and a 4 ohm cab? Do I Daisey chain it? or run them parallel? Will it hurt anything? Will one cab be louder than the other?
From what I have figured out, It would bring it down to 2.667 ohms. Which should be okay for my head... ??? ... Right?

 

[dbase]

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166225

 

[bass4worship]

Okay, so I bought an Ampeg PB800 amp head.
And it is rated 800 watts @ 2 ohms, 550 watts @ 4 ohms, and 300 watts @ 8 ohms.
Can I mix an 8 ohm cab, and a 4 ohm cab? Do I Daisey chain it? or run them parallel? Will it hurt anything? Will one cab be louder than the other?
From what I have figured out, It would bring it down to 2.667 ohms. Which should be okay for my head... ??? ... Right?

No problems, rock on my friend...

 

[~ignited~wings~]

as for daisy-chaining vs. parallel, unless your cabs are very atypical, it shouldn't matter.

 

[Munjibunga]

Okay, so I bought an Ampeg PB800 amp head.
And it is rated 800 watts @ 2 ohms, 550 watts @ 4 ohms, and 300 watts @ 8 ohms.
Can I mix an 8 ohm cab, and a 4 ohm cab? Do I Daisey chain it? or run them parallel? Will it hurt anything? Will one cab be louder than the other?
From what I have figured out, It would bring it down to 2.667 ohms. Which should be okay for my head... ??? ... Right?

It'll be fine. Also, daisy chaining the cabs is the same as running them in parallel.

 

[Jim Breece]

Congrats on knowing how to figure out the ohms. That makes you a genius to most guitarists and bass players, at least in my experience. You must swear to use your super powers only for good.