Would an SVT CL be able to handle 2 SVT610HLF cabs? The SVT is rated at 300 watts and the 2 cabs are rated at 600 watts both at 4 ohms.
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svtcl power 2 600 watt cabs?
- Thread starter JeremyJJackson
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thanks. now i forget it is important to have your cabs power rating higher than your amps correct? To give some head room?
Yeah, that would be a pretty killer rig. Damned loud. I don't think the CL would have trouble pushed two 6x10 cabs, the original SVTs were sold with two 810 cabs.
Generally, yeah. It is more complex that that, but in this specific case, I think you would have no problems. You're putting 300W into 1200W of total handling, so your speakers shouldn't sweat it at all.
It depends on SO many things.... but I've heard some people prefer a LITTLE more power than their cab's RMS but never turn up all the way...
I've heard some cabs with a 800 watt handling fart out being powered by a 300 watt tube head. Its not always the same, for lack of a better word.
k cool and one more question is it true that tube power is different from solid state? because you can get 750 watt solid state amps but the most tube ive seen is 400 i think.
it is a LENGTHY debate here at TB, but suffice to say that yes, it is different, and that 300W tube amp is closer to a 8 - 900W SS amp.
You will generally find that the CL is a VERY loud amp for most situations and that the actual number on the website doesn't really matter... it's either loud or it's not, and this is.
The answer to the question is there a difference between tube and ss power is no they are exactly the same. An SVT peaking gets to about 700 something watts. There won't be a dramatic difference in SPL from a ss amp peaking at 700 watts. Where people get confused and where myths are created are in the differences on how the circuits operate as a whole from low power to peaking transients and everything in between.
Tube amps are limited in how much power they deliver by practicality in design. Size and weight. For every 100 watts you want to gain you need another pair of power tubes and an even larger transformer. They just don't make them over 400 watts.
With all that nonsense said I bet the OP will be quite happy with a CL going into 2 610 HLFs (except for the carrying part
). I used a CL with one 410 HLF for a bit and it was a good sounding rig. Very thick and fat tone. One 410 HLF seemed to be able to handle the CL all on it's own.
I'm sure billfitz will be able to say it better, but there is no real difference in tube watts vs SS watts as a principle, its the way those watts are perceived which is different. The human ear likes warm analog sound over digital, and tube amps put out a larger wave of frequencies than a SS playing the same note, so we hear them as louder, when from a Db standpoint, 100 tube watts is the same as 100 SS watts.
Also, keep in mind that after a certain point, its unessesary to have so many watts. 600 watts only goes 3db louder than 300 watts. the human ear can only deciper noise differences of ~2-3 Db so it's only a little louder than before.
As always, I may be wrong.
Edit: to the OP, the CL is a trooper at 2 ohms, that stack will sound awesome. Have you used an HLF cab before? some people don't like the way they sound
Also, keep in mind that after a certain point, its unessesary to have so many watts. 600 watts only goes 3db louder than 300 watts. the human ear can only deciper noise differences of ~2-3 Db so it's only a little louder than before.
As always, I may be wrong.
Edit: to the OP, the CL is a trooper at 2 ohms, that stack will sound awesome. Have you used an HLF cab before? some people don't like the way they sound
I was trying to avoid the whole watts debate if that's ok.
ALL I said was "tube amps are different than SS amps." That's it. I hope no one is debating that. Let's not confuse things by turning this into another pointless watts debate.
Also,
ALL I said was "tube amps are different than SS amps." That's it. I hope no one is debating that. Let's not confuse things by turning this into another pointless watts debate.
Also,
Ya i have a 410 and i love the sound but im thinking about using 2 610's or 2 8x10 but the 8x10 would be overkill for just about anything. So will the 6x10's but just not as much.
plus 6x10s will look great... make sure you match the grill covers for mucho sexiness!
