Wiring 3 8ohm cabinets into Aguilar TH700

[maddogsauce]

I just purchased a new amp and have some cabinet ideas, but I'm curious how I should wire them up if I go this direction. I recently purchased an Aguilar TH700 amp which has 2 speakon outputs on the back, but can go as low as 2.67 ohm, so I should be able to potentially hook up 3 8ohm cabs to it.

Currently, I have an Aguilar SL112 and a PJB C4 cab. The SL112 is good up to 250w, C4 is good up to 400w. If I want to use only speakon cables, should I run them both directly from the amp, or should I run one to the C4, and then run one out of that to the SL112? Does it make a difference at all?

The next scenario is if I add a 3rd cabinet, and let's just say it's another SL112 which only has 1 speakon plug. If I still prefer to use all speakon cables, can I run a chain from the C4 to one of the SL112s, and then run a separate plug directly from the amp into the other SL112? Does this work the same? Does it even matter how the cables are hooked up?

Thanks!

 

[musicman556]

Makes no difference how they are plugged in as all of the connections are wired in parallel. Just do whatever is easiest.

 

[lowendrv]

I just purchased a new amp and have some cabinet ideas, but I'm curious how I should wire them up if I go this direction. I recently purchased an Aguilar TH700 amp which has 2 speakon outputs on the back, but can go as low as 2.67 ohm, so I should be able to potentially hook up 3 8ohm cabs to it.

Currently, I have an Aguilar SL112 and a PJB C4 cab. The SL112 is good up to 250w, C4 is good up to 400w. If I want to use only speakon cables, should I run them both directly from the amp, or should I run one to the C4, and then run one out of that to the SL112? Does it make a difference at all?

The next scenario is if I add a 3rd cabinet, and let's just say it's another SL112 which only has 1 speakon plug. If I still prefer to use all speakon cables, can I run a chain from the C4 to one of the SL112s, and then run a separate plug directly from the amp into the other SL112? Does this work the same? Does it even matter how the cables are hooked up?

Thanks!

You can use just one speakon on the amp and daisy chain the all the cabs . Just don't go below 2.7 ohms total .
Or daisy chain two off the one output and run a single cab off other output .

 

[rufus.K]

Put the the two sl112s together to beef up the wattage ratings, they in tandem would be at 500w to the C4's 400w.
Rather than the C4 and one SL112 together for 650 w and the other SL112 solo at 250w

 

[808State]

Basically all the connections are parallel.

But yes just use the 2 sockets available on the head. Then daisy chain a cable from one cab to the 3rd cab.

The efficiency with the C4 is likely not as good as the SL112.
I would assume if you did have a second SL112
just running the 2x12 would likely make you very happy
if you need to reach higher band levels.

Even if the head can do 2.67
I wouldn't be interested in dealing with the extra heat and strain on the power supply

 

[mmbongo]

Put the the two sl112s together to beef up the wattage ratings, they in tandem would be at 500w to the C4's 400w.
Rather than the C4 and one SL112 together for 650 w and the other SL112 solo at 250w

It doesn't work like that, as all the connections are parallel no matter what order you hook them up.

Each cabinet is going to receive 233 watts no matter what order they are hooked up.