How Would You Plug This Lot Together

[guitarjong]

So, I am thinking about buying a bass rig. Questions of quality, budget, bangs for bucks aside, I am getting confused about the best way to connect a head and two cabs together......parallel, series, ohms, watts etc etc.

Have read the various sticky topics on the subject, but taking this (link below) as an example, how would you plug it all together? Would you go head to cab to cab or head to cab and head to cab......if you follow???

http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_ba500h_bundle_3.htm

Thanks for any info supplied

Cheers

Jon

[Delberthot]

guessing from the pic using the leads pictured - the amp is speakon out and the cabs are jack only - so speakon from the amp to the first cab then link out of the first cab using the jack/jack to the second cab.

This is a complete guess

[guitarjong]

Thanks for the reply, but I think the head is speakon and 1/4 inch jack output. Would you use one for each cab or one for both cabs in series???!

[zero9]

You can run a lead from the amp to the first speaker and then a 'link' lead from the first to the second speaker. Each speaker is rated at 8 Ohms and using a link cable would connect both speakers in parallel, giving a 4 Ohm load to the amp. The amp will achieve it's full output at 4 Ohms.

The speakers will take either jack or speakon and the amp has a speakon out. Thus you can use speakon to jack or speakon to speakon, whichever takes your fancy.


If you can use both the speakon out and the jack out from the amp (you probably can, but check the manual), then these are also in parallel and would give the same 4 Ohm load using the same speakers.

Either way, you'll end up with the same load

Edited September 27, 2012 by zero9

[bertbass]

Either way is still parallel.

[guitarjong]

Ahhh, I see. Great, think I understand now. Thanks chaps. It is appreciated.