this might be n00bish but...

[bass face]

what happens when you attach more than one cab to the same head, is the wattage devided by the number of cabs or how does that work?

[Jabawanga]

it depends on the impedance of the cabs and the power rating of the head. if you have two 8 ohm cabs that will give you a 4 ohm load. if you have two 4 ohm cabs that will give you a 2 ohm load. so for example, if you have a head with a power rating of 500 watts @ 4 ohms then as long as you have a 4 ohm load total you're safe.

[bass face]

so if it has 500 watts at 4 ohms and i have 2 cabs that are 8 ohms then 500 watts will got to both cabs? because 2 8 ohm cabs = 4ohms

[Jabawanga]

well it'd be like 250 watts into both cabs evenly so 500 watts total. yes.

[Matthew2250]

That sounds about right. The whole ohms thing always confuses me though.

[rik]

so if it has 500 watts at 4 ohms and i have 2 cabs that are 8 ohms then 500 watts will got to both cabs? because 2 8 ohm cabs = 4ohms
Yep.

[TheBassman238]

wait now we have 2 ppl say different things...

what is it cuz this always confused me to


@ 500 watts w/2 cabs, is each cab putting out 250 watts to make 500 or 500 watts out of each cab...?

-TBM

[Jabawanga]

the head can only push 500 watts total, so it's not possible for it to push 500 into each cab or that would be 1000 watts total. if you had a 1000 watt cab @ 4 ohms then it could push 500 into each cab.

[Mr. Pickle]

if you have two 8 ohm cabs that are hooked in parallel w/ a 500w head, roughly 250w should go to each cab, i believe.

[Jabawanga]

^^correct.

[TheBassman238]

thank you... thats what i was leaning twords but my friend insisted against me...

-TBM

[Jabawanga]

your friend is wrong.

[trumpeter]

your friend is in fact, an idiot.