Your physical amp runs 4-8ohms?
If so, you should get a cab that's either of the two, or rewire a 16 ohm cabinet to 8 ohms
16 ohms won't hurt anything but the amp will output less power. Lower ohm ratings are a disaster waiting to happen.
Depends how loud you want it.So I guess I needed a more powerful amp to use 16 ohm cabs then?
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That's the first time I've EVER heard that one!
Please explain.
If you run a lower ohm load than your amp can handle, it will fry. The OP's amp is solid state, not tube.????????????????
That's the first time I've EVER heard that one!
Please explain.
The OP's amp is NOT a high dollar amp by any stretch of the imagination. I was answering HIS question about HIS amp. Not all "high dollar" solid state amps handle 2 ohms. Some are 2.7 ohms. Running 16 ohms on that amp will not hurt it. Running lover than 4 ohms will. I stand by my statement that having an ohm load lower than what any solid state amp is designed to handle is a disaster waiting to happen 100%!I understand those arguments, but being that most modern SS amps (no matter what class) are designed to run at a minimum of 4 ohms and many high dollar amps as low as 2 ohms that argument makes no sense.
I understand that, but that's not what I was commenting about. I also own several Quilter amps and know for a fact that they will safely handle 4-16 ohm loads with no problem. My comment was directed at the way you worded your statement, "Lower ohm ratings are a disaster waiting to happen."If you run a lower ohm load than your amp can handle, it will fry. The OP's amp is solid state, not tube.
No it doesn't.Ohms = Resistance.
Pardon me for not being perfect! I will try & live up to your lofty standards from now on! By the way, speaking of being less than perfect, you obviously didn't see my edit in the original post or that I said this in a subsequent post: If you run a lower ohm load than your amp can handle, it will fry. The OP's amp is solid state, not tube.I understand that, but that's not what I was commenting about. I also own several Quilter amps and know for a fact that they will safely handle 4-16 ohm loads with no problem. My comment was directed at the way you worded your statement, "Lower ohm ratings are a disaster waiting to happen."
should have read "lower than rated ohms are a disaster waiting to happen."
I did clear it up...twice.Not trying to be "lofty" just trying to be clear. Sorry if you took it the wrong way.
Ohms is the actual measurement for Impedance! (example: 8 Ohms)No it doesn't.
When dealing with speaker measurements Ohms = Impedance.
Impedance and Resistance are not the same.