Ashdown MAG or ABM head at less than 4 ohms

[RandomBass]

Hi all

Has anyone taken the plunge and used their MAG or ABM head at less than the recommended min of 4 ohms? I currently have two 8 ohm cabs but am pondering using an 8 and a 4 together. Just curious really...

Cheers

Geoff

[Delberthot]

surprised no one has commented on this yet.

If you want to turn your amp into a smoke machine then by all means try it.

It might be able to cope but most likely will not.

I haven't heard anything about this but there are a couple of amps that say minimum 4ohms but can actually run at 2 but I wouldn't fancy trying it whith these.

[Ashdown Engineering]

We say 4 ohm minimum for a reason.... ;-)

[citymariner]

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We say 4 ohm minimum for a reason.... ;-)
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WHS

[RandomBass]

[quote name='Ashdown Engineering' timestamp='1316457895' post='1378285']
We say 4 ohm minimum for a reason.... ;-)
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And there endeth the lesson Well, talk about getting advice from the horse's mouth! Any experimental thoughts of combining 8 and 4 ohm cabs with my Ashdown Heads have been dispelled.

And Mr Ashdown Engineering, I've been using my MAG600 head for a few years and never had a single problem from it - and it never fails to impress. My newly acquired ABM appears to be just as good so far. After a brief foray into the world of Ampeg, I'm sticking with what works for me. And I definitely don't want to turn either into a smoke machine lol.

Cheers

Geoff

[Ashdown Engineering]

No worries Geoff, glad you are happy, enjoy!