speakers, cabs

Most manufacturers make a few 4ohm cabs it just depends on what you want and what kind of sound you want and your cashflow.

 

You can also get two 8 ohm cabs and run them parallel. This would give you 4 ohms. And more drivers will push more air.

Check the Carvin site. They have some 4 ohm cabs.

www.carvin.com

 

Peavey makes the 115BXBW, the 410TVX and the 412TVX, all available in 4 ohm.

The 412TVX should be driven by at least 500 watts IMHO, though the 115BXBW and 410TVX would work with your amp just fine.

Great cabs at a great price.

 

In my recent express hunt for cabs I came across a few 4 ohm ones, I'd noted down these bits:-

Carvin 1 x 15 that'll handle 600W and weigh 66lb, £270

Alumabass C210 that'll handle 400W,£330, weighing 55lbs

Eden do a few that offer you the choice of either buying them as 8 ohm or 4 ohm ones... at least the D410XLT (700W,98lbs,£999) and
D410T (540W,90lbs,£799) and
D210T (250W, 60lbs,£599) and
D210XLT (350W,68lbs,£699) and probably more.

I'm sure there are more, but I was hunting for two 8 ohm cabs. I'm also sure these prices are negotiable too - they certainly knocked some off for me.

 

Sonic offers a 4-ohm 6x10. Check 'em out at www.sonicspeaker.com.

 

You will get 200 watts. 100 watts to each cabinet.

Running 4 ohms is the best thing to get the most power. The power output will be reduced if you run an 8 ohm load. Don't run below the minimum recommended by the manufacturer or the amp will overheat (ie. If your amp is rated for a 4 ohm minimum load, don't connect speakers that give a 2 ohm load).

BTW: martininpv stands for Martin in Pflugerville. The inpv added to my name always gives me a unique name when signing up for computer accounts.

 

I have an amp that can handle 2 ohms. Does this mean that I can run four 8 ohm and two 4 ohm cabinets? The amp says that 8 ohms will have 120 watts, 4 ohms will have 200 watts and 2 ohms will have 300 watts.

 

It means you can run four 8 ohm -or- two four ohm.

Four 8 ohm cabs result in a 2 ohm load.
Two 4 ohm cabs result in a 2 ohm load.

Together they would be a 1 ohm load. No good.

 

Then I assume that the two 4 ohm cabinets would be louder unless I get four 8 ohm cabinets....

 

If it is the same cab, with the same speaker (except for 4 ohm instead of 8), yes.

If the cabs or speaker(s) is different then it depends upon the efficeincy of the cabinet.

Your amp will generate more power with two 4 ohm cabs than it will with two 8 ohm cabs.