How to make my amp see 8 ohms as 4 ohms &nb

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sheepdip
Posts: 14
(3/26/04 6:45 pm)
  How to make my amp see 8 ohms as 4 ohms
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 I have a 2245H JBL that is going to be part of my bass spkr system. At the present time I am going to have it in a single enclosure seperate from the other two 15in speakers. How can I make my amp see this speaker as a 4 ohm load from the crossover instead of the 8 ohm speaker it is?
 
Tiny Daddy
I will work on all amps
Posts: 573
(3/26/04 6:53 pm)
  Re: How to make my amp see 8 ohms as 4 ohms
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 Can you connect it to a 16-ohms tap?
 
sheepdip
Posts: 15
(3/26/04 8:29 pm)
  8 ohms as 4 ohms
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 Unfortunatly no, I have a 2 ohm and 4 ohm tap

 
 
Lucid Alice
Senior tube assistant
Posts: 182
(3/28/04 1:43 pm)
  Re: 8 ohms as 4 ohms
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 I am assuming the 2x15 is wired in parallel for 4 ohms. If you wire the JBL in parallel with this cab you will get 2.66 ohms. That is close enough to the 2 ohm output isn't it?
 
sheepdip
Posts: 16
(3/29/04 1:55 pm)
  RE: 8 ohms as 4 ohms
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 JBL says.......Don't worry about the impedence difference. Tube amps are much more forgiving at clipping levels than transistors and the slight loss is going to be negligable. Also, to get 3 db more I would have to double the PO and at 300+ watts I don't think I am going to look for a 600watt out amp. Just be mindful of the impedence. I don't really want to run the amp at 2 ohms out.
 
 
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