TC electronic BG250 208

[Tarnell Custom]

Hi all, 

 

Just wondered when you link your tc BG250 208 to a cab how much output does it drop by? 

 

Does anyone have experience of this 

 

Thanks 

 

Gaz 

[BreadBin]

It should get louder, how are you linking it?

[stewblack]

Mine goes from a loud home practise amp to a very capable gigging set up when I add an 8ohm cab  Most certainly does not drop off. 

[Jack]

I found the amp head very capable, to the point where it could actually drive my BF midget enough that the internal speakers couldn't keep up. Great combo, wish I hadn't sold mine sometimes.

[Tarnell Custom]

13 hours ago, BreadBin said:

It should get louder, how are you linking it?

I havent yet, I'm looking to get a 12" TC Cab to add to it for when in out and about gigging but before investing wanted to ensure that it wasn't going to reduce my output to the audience, as I play in a bass and vocals only duo 

[BreadBin]

They have a second socket, another cab doubles the output.

[Jack]

28 minutes ago, Tarnell Custom said:

I havent yet, I'm looking to get a 12" TC Cab to add to it for when in out and about gigging but before investing wanted to ensure that it wasn't going to reduce my output to the audience, as I play in a bass and vocals only duo 

Most amps provide more power into a lower impedance, which is what you get when you add an extra cab. The 208 is something like 125W with its internal speakers and 250W with an 8R extension cab.

 

Watch it with the cabs though, by the sounds of it your band isn't very loud but I really do mean that the amp head (and presumably most extension cabinets) will quite happily play loud, it's the 2x8"s actually in the combo that are the limiting factor.

 

Have you seen these cabs for sale??

[BreadBin]

I have a 4ohm 410 that my TC happily drives at the full 250w 👍

[stewblack]

Funnily enough I'm looking at those same cabs @Jack linked you to do do precisely this ; ie extend a BG208 to a much more capable, extremely portable rig.

You won't regret it.