Ohms? Will this amp work and sound good if I use the the 2 Marshall cabinets?
878611
it will sound good. louder than one might think. i love the little guy. i've had amps for way more $ and be equal or less than good. the el84 plus the 12x7 yadda yadda is the same as a Vox. A class too. sounds like a beatles amp, but raunchier. problems... the cheap ass plugs electric hook up thingsy is eggshellish. cut corners somehow i guess. if you can afford the speaker cab, i'd go for it. the speaker is voiced for the amp and breaks up when driven at the right time. lovely.
1410467
You can definitely run your 2 subs whit this amp if they ate dual cabinets youll have a 2 omhs load per side which is fine. Then youll need another amp tobrun your tops. If you run you'll compete rig with this amp is not recomended cause youll have an 2 ohms load which is not recomended for this type of amp. It also depends in your gear's specs.
515888
The ohmage output of your amp has to match the ohmage of your speakers or you will not get the best sound and will more than likely burn out your amp. Ohms are the impedance levels. In the case of speakers, the lower the impedance the more wattage they will handle. I'm no elec. engineer so that's a laymans summary for you. For bass, I have always preferred 4 ohms which is what most all ampeg bass amps have been since the 70's.
266127
Ummmm...no. All of these amplfiers including this one are only stable down to 2 ohms...says so on manufacturers website
307508
Jonathan, here is some information that might help 320W @ 8 Ohms 480W @ 4 Ohms 700W or 480W Amp Only: " speaker output jacks. Impedances Lower than 4 Ohms should not be used. Higher impedances such as 8 Ohms, 16 Ohms, or No Load are acceptable. One 4 Ohm, one 8 Ohm, or two 8 Ohm cabinets are okay. One 4 Ohm and one 8 Ohm together is not recommended. The internal speakers equal an 8 Ohm load. No damage will result from operating the amplifier with the speakers disconnected.
1204173
I'm running infinity kappa components which are 2 ohm and they work and sound awesome. I do recommend running a solid 4 channel amp but its not required.
764549
As long as there's a 16 ohm speaker out, it should work great. You DON'T want to ever mismatch ohmage, I've learned the hard way; you WILL blow your amp. Maybe not the 1st time, maybe not the 2nd time, but it WILL happen. Just sayin. Congrats on your gear. Enjoy. Rock On.
892250
as long as the ohm load for both subs are no less then 1ohm yes the amp will work from 1 to 8 ohms
1588418
I wouldn't suggest it. There is just not enough power output here to run 2 - 4 ohm cabs. You need a bigger amp that can run bridge mono at 2 ohms if daisy chained or has separate outs for each cab with a higher wattage output. Of course this also depends on what the power handling and needs of each cab is. If its a bass cab then I'm betting its power needs are much higher than this amp can deliver. Call us we can help. Pro Audio Land 877-671-2200
1175268
Hello. At 4 ohms that amp provide 525 watts. That is plenty so I would just use both channels of your amp, on for each speaker. You would not want to bridge your amp with these speakers as you would then be providing 1550 watts at 4 ohms and would almost definitely blow the speakers. Also if you bridged your amp you would only have one channel. So either you would need two amps, or you would try to daisy chain these speakers and I don't believe that amp will work at 2 ohms.
396510
If it's got two 4ohm voice coils and you wire it for a 2ohm load to the amp, it should sound great. I have one 10 in a sealed box rated at 700w rms I'm running at a 2ohm load on the amp and it sounds excellent.
83287
The amp is great. Never had any issues with it. It will put out 160W per channel at 8 ohms ( I believe Peavey Black Widows are 8 ohms) Depending where you are using the setup, it should be loud enough.
568062
The ohms on the speaker doesn't make an difference in how it sounds but it makes an great difference when it comes to the amp the lower the ohm load the amp reads the more watts it will put out. But since you an 2 ohm stable amp get the dual 4 ohm sub an put the sub in parallel( positive to positive an negitive negitive) that will give you a 2 ohm load for the amp
1372632
You can wire them down to 2ohms for your amp.... But I would sujest wiring them down to 1ohm and getting a amp that is stable at one ohm..... But it's up to you ether way it works......they'll last longer at 2ohm so I guess go with that one...
1125663
In a simple answer, no it won't. Mine was less power than needed for two budget coax 6 inch door speakers. To get any thump look for the higher powered name brands, in either single channel, or dual channels you can bridge. 2ohms will take a good bit of power to get decent bass. I bought this same rated amp 20 years ago, and it made two 6x9's sound good, and loud. No way I would buy this one again, and I wish I had never bought it. Come to find out it has the same power as the 15-20 year old alpine in my dash, so there was almost NO change in loudness.
2027097
Anything that meets or is below the impedance. So its a 400 watt bass cabinet, and I use a behringer BXD300H ultra bass head that's 300 watts. Its a great bass head of your looking for a cabinet and head that won't bust your budget which I am guessing your a musician so that's a yes. So as long as your watt are at or below the watts of the cab you will be ok. The only thing is let's say you get a 200 watt head it won't give you as much sound as 400 watt.
803656
Oh and I read other comments. About putting to 1 ohm. Bad idea. That's what I did. To my 2 15" boss subs and exploded the ass end of them. Then I bought two 15 3600 watt pyles and they work perfect. Lots I bass. And can handle more.