4Ohm amp 8Ohm cab

[Bloc Riff Nut]

Is there any way of playing my Trace V6 4Ohm over my Barefaced Midget 8Ohm?
I was considering selling the V6 and eden 4Ohm 4x10 but after A/Bing it against my GenzBenzShuttle6 and BarefacedMidget I dropped the idea.

The V6/Eden was just so much warmer than the Genz/Midget.
I would like to hear the V6 over Barefaced but the V6 is 4 or 2Ohm switchable and the Midget is 8 Ohm :-(
Any ideas?
I could buy a compact; 8 and 8 = 4 but it also = skint!

Cheers,

Phil.

[stingrayPete1977]

I dont understand the question, you can still use the 8 ohm cab with the amp in the 4 or 2 ohm position, thats minimum ohms or am I missing the point?

[Bloc Riff Nut]

No your not missing the point. I didn't know that it would be ok.
I was scared of damaging something.
Turns out the only thing that is damaged is my brain ;-)

Thanks for that pete, I'll give it a whirl.

Phil.

[stingrayPete1977]

That's just saved you a few quid then! It should say somewhere what it puts out at 8 ohms , probably just over half what it's rated at when running at 4 ohms so your cab should be fine

[clauster]

Hang on!!!!

Isn't the V6 an all valve head?

If it's got a valve power stage then you MUST match the impedance. 8ohms connected to a 4ohm tap will result in an unhappy amp.

[stingrayPete1977]

See I'm not familiar with that amp so if it is then you need to check it out properly

[stingrayPete1977]

Opinion is divided on this amp according to google, some people say running at 4ohms with an 8 ohm cab will be fine using the rule of thumb of a 100% so upto 8 and down to 2 in the 4 ohm position, flick it to 2 ohms though for smoke and flames!

[clauster]

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Opinion is divided on this amp according to google, some people say running at 4ohms with an 8 ohm cab will be fine using the rule of thumb of a 100% so upto 8 and down to 2 in the 4 ohm position, flick it to 2 ohms though for smoke and flames!
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Just checked back through the hallowed annals of Basschat. It shouldn't blow the amp up, but if used over a long period of time will shorten the life of the valves.

[stingrayPete1977]

He should of kept the Genz

[Bloc Riff Nut]

Still got the Genz ;-)

When I hear, " [b][i]It shouldn't blow the amp up, but ...", [/i][/b]then it's too risky.
I'll have to keep my eye open for a secondhand BFCompact.

[stingrayPete1977]

I agree even if it is only the valves the get blown if thats halfway through a gig its not much help! Now If you had a Shuttle 9.0 I could of took that off you to fund another cab but I already have a 6.0

[Bloc Riff Nut]

Two six's is twelve; that's better than 9 Pete!

[stingrayPete1977]

But I already have a 3.0 also so it would make 18.0