munkonthehill Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 this thread is adding on from another thread i just replied to......any idea what my output from my ashdown 600h(575watts) would be if i ran 2x4ohme cabs in parallel? do you lose much power when you run in parallel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 [quote name='munkonthehill' post='676319' date='Dec 6 2009, 11:38 PM']this thread is adding on from another thread i just replied to......any idea what my output from my ashdown 600h(575watts) would be if i ran 2x4ohme cabs in parallel? do you lose much power when you run in parallel?[/quote] DON'T! (Unless your amp is rated for it) Connecting cabs in parallel reduces the impedance (e.g. 2 x 4-ohm cabs in parallel = 2 ohms), which **could** allow the magic smoke to escape. That'd give your amp a 0W output & would be bad. By all means parallel-up two 8-ohm cabs (for a 4 ohm load), or series two 4-ohms (that'd give an 8 ohm load). Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Like Bloodaxe says, you really don't want to run two 4 ohm cabs in parallel (which is the way cabs are usually run) with the Ashdown. If you rewired the cabs to run in series to give you an 8 ohm total load you'd get about 375w from the amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 sorry guys, I ment series rather than parallel, just got my words mixed lol so if i run the cabs in series it lowers the impedence to half its current output, hardly worth it then,,,,,thanks though chaps i appreciate the speedy replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 If the "magic smoke" escapes,it can be replaced using this handy kit by Lucas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 lol i was curious to what that was hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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