Using multiple output taps simultaneously?

[passaloutre]

Let’s say my output transformer has 4, 8, and 16 ohm taps. Can I connect an 8 ohm speaker to the 8 ohm tap and a 16 ohm speaker to the 16 ohm tap at the same time?

[kagliostro]

To me no

If you do that it halves the reflected impedance to the primary the same way as you connect a 4 ohm speaker to the 8 ohm tap or an 8 ohm speaker to the 16 ohm tap

What you can do is connect a 16-ohm speaker to the 8-ohm tap and a 32-ohm speaker to the 16-ohm tap simultaneously.
If a 32-ohm speaker isn't available, two 16-ohm speakers wired in series can be connected to the 16-ohm tap instead

Franco

[passaloutre]

That makes sense. It’s like having two 8 ohm speakers connected to the 8 ohm tap