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Question about speaker impedance and damage to an amplifier

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Baswithone"s"

Apr 10, 2008
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#1
Hey,

First of all, please forgive my ignorance, but I can't get an answer from the people I know and thought I'd try here. I'm wondering if it would damage either the speaker or the amp to connect a Walter Woods Super Hi-Pwr (600-900W @ 8-4 ohms) to an Eden EX110 (300W 4 or 8ohms). Yes, I know this is not an ideal combo. My question is about damages, not what's going to be an ideal pairing. I'm looking to get rid of my car, and while I want to keep the WW, I'd like a speaker that I can carry. The Eden looks like the smallest and lightest (25lbs) that I can find that could conceivably sound good. If anyone knows of a lighter speaker, I'd love some input. The Schroeder Mini 10+L seems like a better pairing, but at 17"w, it's a little bulky.

Thanks everybody,

Rus
 
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#2
The amp will not get damaged, but the cab will give you clues that it is being driven past its limits. If the voice coil starts slapping against the back of the magnet, the cab starts farting out, or other disturbing sounds, turn the amp down.
 
#3
There is no harm in connecting that amp to that cabinet. The harm would come from turning the amp up too loud. In other words, that amp could fry that cabinet, but not if you don't turn it up too much. If you use your ears and pay attention to the sound from the cabinet, you could use the combination safely.

If it were I, I'd want to keep the WW as well. Good luck.

Raf
 

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