rbeetsme
1215 posts
May 05, 2013
4:43 PM
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I think I may have asked this before, but, hey, I turned 60 last month, so I can't be expected to remember anything. I acquired Weber P10Q clone alnico speaker some time back. I won an ebay auction for a Weber P12Q clone, but was sent this instead. Poster made good on auction, sent me a vintage P12Q and told me to keep the Weber. Anyway, it is 16 ohm. Where can I use a 16 ohm speaker? I have several amps that use 10" speakers.
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HawkeyeKane
1650 posts
May 05, 2013
5:00 PM
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It'll all depend on your amp's output impedance. Are any of your amps equipped with multiple external speaker jacks of different ohm ratings? Any amp heads like that maybe? ----------


Hawkeye Kane
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rbeetsme
1217 posts
May 06, 2013
6:03 AM
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Ok, say my amp currently has an 8 ohm or even a 4 ohm speaker. What differences will I hear with the 16 ohm speaker?
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Greg Heumann
2127 posts
May 06, 2013
6:46 AM
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The most common use of 16 ohm speakers is to use 2 of them in parallel - which results in an 8 ohm impedance, which in turn is the most common output impedance for amps.
Usually going UP in impedance from the rated output won't hurt anything but you may lose a little power. Using a 4 ohm speaker on a 16 ohm output is could damage an amp. ---------- ---------- /Greg
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HawkeyeKane
1653 posts
May 06, 2013
8:47 AM
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No matter how many times I read it in print on this forum.....I can never get that "up/down" rule straight in my head Greg. ----------


Hawkeye Kane
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Rick Davis
1765 posts
May 06, 2013
10:05 AM
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Greg is on the money, as usual.
The Epiphone Valve Jr amp heads were 16 ohms, if you have any of those little guys in your amp pile...
---------- -Rick Davis The Blues Harp Amps Blog The Mile High Blues Society Tip Jar
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HawkeyeKane
1656 posts
May 06, 2013
10:22 AM
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Another little amp head that I've found somewhat useful for harp is the Blackheart Little Giant. Same tubes as the EVJ, with a few advantages....3-band EQ, triode/pentode power attenuator, and 5 speaker jacks. 2 X 4-ohm, 2 X 8-ohm, and 1 X 16-ohm. They're getting harder to find now though.
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Hawkeye Kane
Last Edited by HawkeyeKane on May 06, 2013 10:26 AM
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