im ohms confused

[billrasic]

hi i have an ash down 600w rms amp with a min load of 4 ohms and would like to know if it will run a 8x10 ashdown cab (800w 4 ohms) and a hartke 4x10 cab (400w 8 ohms)

thanks

[Hamster]

In series - yes, you'll have a load of 12 ohms
In parallel - NO, you'll have a load of 2.6 ohms

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='billrasic' post='1070139' date='Dec 27 2010, 02:27 PM']hi i have an ash down 600w rms amp with a min load of 4 ohms and would like to know if it will run a 8x10 ashdown cab (800w 4 ohms) and a hartke 4x10 cab (400w 8 ohms)

thanks [/quote]

Without making yourself a special lead (or rewiring your cabs internally) you'd not be able to run both cabs at once... but why would you! A 4ohm 8x10 cab is getting the max from your amp and you'd surely be able to hear yourself, what benefit from adding another cab?

[billrasic]

[quote name='Hamster' post='1070141' date='Dec 27 2010, 02:31 PM']In series - yes, you'll have a load of 12 ohms
In parallel - NO, you'll have a load of 2.6 ohms[/quote]

when u say series and parallel what do u mean?

[billrasic]

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1070150' date='Dec 27 2010, 02:50 PM']Without making yourself a special lead (or rewiring your cabs internally) you'd not be able to run both cabs at once... but why would you! A 4ohm 8x10 cab is getting the max from your amp and you'd surely be able to hear yourself, what benefit from adding another cab?[/quote]

just wanted to mix the sound of the 2 cabs

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='billrasic' post='1070158' date='Dec 27 2010, 02:58 PM']when u say series and parallel what do u mean?[/quote]

Look here. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=135"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=135[/url]

In short; your cabs if connected together via any combination of amp to cab or cab to cab using normal speaker leads will be in parallel.

[billrasic]

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1070166' date='Dec 27 2010, 03:08 PM']Look here. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=135"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=135[/url]

In short; your cabs if connected together via any combination of amp to cab or cab to cab using normal speaker leads will be in parallel.[/quote]

this is all so confusing. so basicly the answer is no its not possible?

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='billrasic' post='1070178' date='Dec 27 2010, 03:20 PM']this is all so confusing. so basicly the answer is no its not possible?[/quote]

Not without rewiring cabs or having special leads made up which if you get it wrong or they short could spell disaster!

In short the answer is 'No'.

[billrasic]

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1070185' date='Dec 27 2010, 03:26 PM']Not without rewiring cabs or having special leads made up which if you get it wrong or they short could spell disaster!

In short the answer is 'No'.[/quote]

ok. thanks for your help!

[chris_b]

If I wanted to run these cabs together I'd buy another Ashdown 600 watt and daisy chain the amps.

Edited December 28, 2010 by chris_b