Sputnik Music Forums - View Single Post - Ohms, Impedence and Watts in Heads and Cabs

ebe9 · 03-12-2006, 11:04 AM

No...........you would just be making the problem worse then as the amp would still only be putting out 150W at 8 Ohms into a 600W Cab at 8 Ohms thus increasing the likelyhood of the speakers clipping.

In most cases it is the Amp/head that you need to invest the money in, in order to get one that has a decent wattage rating at various Ohm ratings.

E.g. A head/amp with a rating of 800W at 4 Ohms and a rating of 400W at 8 Ohms would be great.

What you must try and do is match the Ohm and Watt rating of the cabinet with a head of a similar rating.

EDIT: Read the links...............They explain it far better than what I can. That or email Edgebass if he has an address on his profile.

03-12-2006, 11:04 AM	#10
ebe9 Captain Hobbes Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Africa Posts: 5,068	No...........you would just be making the problem worse then as the amp would still only be putting out 150W at 8 Ohms into a 600W Cab at 8 Ohms thus increasing the likelyhood of the speakers clipping. In most cases it is the Amp/head that you need to invest the money in, in order to get one that has a decent wattage rating at various Ohm ratings. E.g. A head/amp with a rating of 800W at 4 Ohms and a rating of 400W at 8 Ohms would be great. What you must try and do is match the Ohm and Watt rating of the cabinet with a head of a similar rating. EDIT: Read the links...............They explain it far better than what I can. That or email Edgebass if he has an address on his profile.