billy_shines
286 posts
Mar 22, 2012
10:11 PM
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yeah i clipped an 8" 8 ohm speaker to the radios 4" speaker im gettin sound outta both. much bigger sound. now i need a cabinet im thinking styrofoam cooler. i added a cheap guitar transducer preamp too. thanks!
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SuperBee
156 posts
Mar 22, 2012
11:38 PM
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Tops. If you have both those speakers in circuit at the same time,If you have them wired up parallel it's probably 6 ohm load, which should be pretty good with your 4 ohm output. Glad it's working for you,
Cheers
Dave
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billy_shines
287 posts
Mar 23, 2012
8:27 AM
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yeah but my freind in holland said a 4 om would be louder. the radio calls for a 3-4 ohm. i think im gonna make a box and stick it in my scooter trunk.
http://i56.tinypic.com/352iyv8.jpg
the radio is the size of a lunchbox and 96 volts of battery lol.
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SuperBee
161 posts
Mar 23, 2012
12:40 PM
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For sure, but if you put two four ohm speakers together in parallel yo get 2 ohms, which could maybe be a little hard on your amp
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billy_shines
288 posts
Mar 23, 2012
3:13 PM
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ok ill recycle the 8 ohm 8" speaker i got ;D thanks.
shes a classical musician whos never owned an amp. another luthier told me two 4 ohm 4". i really appreciate the tip. im gonna try to make a spring reverb device in a can next with the preamp.
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SuperBee
164 posts
Mar 23, 2012
5:31 PM
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Hey Billy, i'm not sure what you mean about recycling.
i'm saying if your radio is looking for a 4 ohm speaker, that the setup you describe with the 8" 8 ohm, plus the 4" 4 ohm speaker, connected the way i think you have it, is good.
a single 8" 4 ohm speaker would probably be just as good. maybe a little better.
but if you use a 4 ohm speaker and still have your 4" speaker hooked up (the way you have it now except with 2 4 Ohm speakers instead of the 8 ohm + 4 ohm) it "might" damage your radio.
Sorry if i'm labouring the point, just dont wanna be steering you wrong through lack of clarity.
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billy_shines
292 posts
Mar 23, 2012
5:38 PM
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no i got it fate works out. the speaker is from an old pyramid amp i gave up on that kept dying. i threw everything out but the speaker i was just getting ready to throw out the speaker because nobody wanted it. thats what i meant by recycling lol.
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