RockfordStone Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 As the title says, I am looking at getting a 2 x 12 cabinet rated to run 300 watt at 8 ohm. My ampeg says it runs 450 watt at 4 ohm, 275 at 8 ohm. Does this mean that i would be able to use a single 8 ohm cabinet just with a reduced out put? or would the ampeg fry it? im assuming the former but there is just no switch to select between ohmage. any help would be great. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 It will be fine with the single 8ohm cab, as above it just means that you`ll be sending 275 watts to the cab, rather than the 450. Sounds a lot but in terms of decibels probably not that much difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockfordStone Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 thank you, i thought that was the case but i'm not all that great when it comes to electrics and impedance. appreciate the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I used an SVT Pro-3 for years with one or two 8 ohm cabs, depending on the gig. IME always a good sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockfordStone Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 6 hours ago, chris_b said: I used an SVT Pro-3 for years with one or two 8 ohm cabs, depending on the gig. IME always a good sound. excellent, thank you. im picking up an Ashdown 2x12 tonight which one day i may pair with a 2x10 for a bit of punch. im looking forward to carrying a 15kg cab instead of the 40kg cab i currently have 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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