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allows the individule to alter the ohms of the signal in real time, idk. ie so your speaker "s" are 8 ohms yet stomp that switch down thar and now your @ 4 ohms, as i've have indulged in impedance mismatches w/ inspiring results...

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damn risky biz to do real time.

we all know what can happen if you run an amp into open-circuit...arcs/sparks, massive flyback transients and B++ voltage damage.

well, manymanymany switches function as : break=before-make . The circuit is momentarily open before contact is made and that's all it takes to OVpopahole in OT insulation, or strike an arc and carbon-streak your sockety goodness.

Yes, you can create make-before-break switches, and there are some out there. But your quality/reliability must be 100 percent. No errors allowed, cuz the failure mode is too dire.

You could do it, in a manner, by adding on a second dummy load, but expect that the apparent volume will jump, kick and do various other feets of gymnastyvolumeness. Or you just have a stomp that added a second cab without breaking the contact to the first. Maybe this is what you seek? 

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hmm whats the musical reason you want to do that?


u switch from one gain pedal to the other to change the sound, ok

u switch from one amp to the other to change the sound, ok

 

but what is the musical effect u want to achieve, to switch from a 8ohm speaker to a 4 ohm speaker and vice versa if the amp would allow u so without plugin from one output to the other?

i don't mean as a stupid question, i'm really interested what your usecase is...

 

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lefort_1 wrote:

 

damn risky biz to do real time.

 

we all know what can happen if you run an amp into open-circuit...arcs/sparks, massive flyback transients and B++ voltage damage.

 

well, manymanymany switches function as : break=before-make . The circuit is momentarily open before contact is made and that's all it takes to OVpopahole in OT insulation, or strike an arc and carbon-streak your sockety goodness.

 

Yes, you can create make-before-break switches, and there are some out there. But your quality/reliability must be 100 percent. No errors allowed, cuz the failure mode is too dire.

 

You could do it, in a manner, by adding on a second dummy load, but expect that the apparent volume will jump, kick and do various other feets of gymnastyvolumeness. Or you just have a stomp that added a second cab without breaking the contact to the first. Maybe this is what you seek? 

 

goodlookin' Lefort, makes much more sense now...

 

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t_e_l_e wrote:

 

hmm whats the musical reason you want to do that?

 

 

u switch from one gain pedal to the other to change the sound, ok

 

u switch from one amp to the other to change the sound, ok

 

 

 

but what is the musical effect u want to achieve, to switch from a 8ohm speaker to a 4 ohm speaker and vice versa if the amp would allow u so without plugin from one output to the other?

 

i don't mean as a stupid question, i'm really interested what your usecase is...

 

 

 

i dont know quite how to describe it as an effect more than at talking/tv levels 4ohm tap to 8ohm cab seems to be more defined musically ie it seems as if i'm hearing string seperation more articulately at these kinda levels...idk

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