ped Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 I had trouble with the title, can you tell? Just a random question really, thought I'd ask as someone asked me. Say I have a combo with 1x12" speaker. If I get an extension speaker of the same make with 2x12" speakers, will the power be shared equally between the speakers or will the combo (1x12) basically be louder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 Assuming it’s a 4ohm at full power with an 8ohm speaker in it, if you connect an 8ohm 2x12 to it you’ll get equal power to each cab, so each speaker in the 2x12 will get half of what the one in the combo gets. So 400 watts, 1x12 in combo gets 200 watts, each 12 in the 2x12 gets 100 watts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 11 Author Share Posted November 11 Thanks yeah I thought so 👍🏼👍🏼 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 5 hours ago, Lozz196 said: So 400 watts, 1x12 in combo gets 200 watts, each 12 in the 2x12 gets 100 watts. True, but there's a lot more to it than the power to each driver, depending on the frequency response and sensitivity of the 2x12 versus the 1x12. The right way to do it is to get a 1x12 extension that uses the same driver with the same enclosure configuration. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Definitely, what I`ve found over my years of playing, be it on bass or guitar, is that if you have a set-up that you like the sound of, adding in another of the same cab is just silly-grin inducing, it takes the sound you liked and just makes it immense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Agreed. By the same token if you don't like the sound of what you have don't try to improve on it by adding another cab. Start off with something you do like. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 22 hours ago, ped said: I had trouble with the title, can you tell? Just a random question really, thought I'd ask as someone asked me. Say I have a combo with 1x12" speaker. If I get an extension speaker of the same make with 2x12" speakers, will the power be shared equally between the speakers or will the combo (1x12) basically be louder? Yeah. The speakers don't know which cabinet they're in, it's just the wiring of the circuit that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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