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Two 8 ohms speakers in series vs. one 16 ohm speaker

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Submitted by foul_owl on Fri, 10/15/2010 - 18:48

I have a simple question. I am going to build one of these for recording:
http://www.amptone.com/diyisobox.htm
I greatly prefer the sound of 16 ohm loads over 8 ohms.

I was thinking I would get a 2x12 and use two 8 ohm V30s in series. But how would the sound compare to using a 1x12 with 1x16 ohm V30?

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Submitted by anonymous on Mon, 06/07/2010 - 19:00

Unit of electrical resistance. Named after its founder Georg Ohm, Ohms law states that current varies in direct ratio to the wires' resistance.

8 ohms or 16?

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Submitted by edaub1 on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 16:35

Im building an isolation cabinet to record guitars...I want to buy a 12" Celestion Greenback speaker for it. I have the option to buy it at 8 ohms or 16. What should I choose? Does it depend on the amp head?

I plan to run a couple different heads through it..

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Submitted by anonymous on Sat, 03/31/2007 - 19:56

Will I have any problems if I connect a 4 ohms speakers like the JBL Control 1 to a receiver that is rated 8 ohms or higher only? If I will get problems what should I do so I can somehow play the speakers without problems?

question abouts ohms, chaining speakers...

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Submitted by anonymous on Fri, 09/01/2006 - 19:30

Ok, so basically, I'm trying to think about how i'm gonna set up the pa system my band is going to be buying, we're gonna have 2 15" Yamaha clubv mains which run at 8 ohms. now i think i read somewhere that if you chain 2 speakers together, if they were originally at 8 ohms, they would then run at 4 ohms each? is this true.

How many Ohms is too many?

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Submitted by anonymous on Sun, 01/08/2006 - 14:21

Beginner question here...

I have a vintage altec mixer / preamp I'm trying to run straight into my mbox. It has links to wire it for 600ohms or 150ohms.

Which one would have the best recording quality, considering this is an all tube mixer? Obviously I'd be adjusting the input gain on the mbox accordingly... but in the end does it really make a difference?