Members oinkbanana Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 can you maps guys give me some advice on a 6X12? using six 16Ohm speakers wired in series parallel gives a cab of 10.66Ohms Should I run my tube head at 8Ohms or 16Ohms tap? OR I can use four 16Ohm speakers and two 8Ohm speakers to make an 8Ohm cab. or but the 8ohm speakers will individually get 2 times the power that the 16ohm speakers get, seems ass-backwards for something all in one enclosure, I might as well get a 4X12 & 2X12. how is your 6X12 wired? or where can I find 12Ohm speakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mamberg Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 Celestion makes (or has made) 5.33 ohm speakers.Perhaps others do also.wiring 3 of those in series makes 16 ohms, then parallel 2 sets for 8 ohms total. Otherwise you could just look for 8 ohm speakers that are 3db less efficient than your 16 ohm speakers, and the output should all be equal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mdog114 Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 Are you playing stadiums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rampage Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 Where is Dolf when you need him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tubefox Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 Are you playing stadiums? This is my question. Seriously, I have a 4x12 and that borders on too loud for most bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members El Glom-o Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 You might want to check out what was used on the Fender Super Six Reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greg apocalypse Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 I don't play stadiums, I play loud as {censored} stoner rock with my 6x12. It looks and sounds awesome. And YES, six speakers sound BETTER than four. p.s. Mine is wired up like the second example sort of. Actually I wired mine up stereo, 8 ohms per side. Two 8's and a 16 so they even out to 8 per side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted July 25, 2011 Members Share Posted July 25, 2011 I'd wire it up for 10.66 ohms, and set the amp to the 8 ohm tap. Ohm ratings are only approximate and for one frequency, and output transformers should easily take that slight mismatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oinkbanana Posted July 26, 2011 Author Members Share Posted July 26, 2011 I'd wire it up for 10.66 ohms, and set the amp to the 8 ohm tap. Ohm ratings are only approximate and for one frequency, and output transformers should easily take that slight mismatch. a friend of mine suggested I should do this, and that I can bias the amp a little hotter so that the tap will expect more resistance and less power will be lost.,, kind of how when you pull two powertubes you have to step up on the tap measurements.any truth to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oinkbanana Posted July 27, 2011 Author Members Share Posted July 27, 2011 Where is Dolf when you need him? bump for DOLF (even the HCFX crowd recommended him!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greg apocalypse Posted July 27, 2011 Members Share Posted July 27, 2011 I told you man, why wire it to 10.w/e when you can wire it up to 8? Two at 8 in paralell totalling 16 ohms. Four 16's in series parallel so they are 16. Put both of those chains in series and you have yourself an 8 ohm cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members linthat22 Posted July 27, 2011 Members Share Posted July 27, 2011 Ever thought about a Klops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greg apocalypse Posted July 27, 2011 Members Share Posted July 27, 2011 lololololololololololololololololololololololol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oinkbanana Posted July 28, 2011 Author Members Share Posted July 28, 2011 6X12 klops. you think he'll build one for me?and lets place them all in a bigger circle, hexagon pattern... greg, two of your speakers are getting half the total power, thus breaking up earlier & putting out 3db more volume then the other 4 speakers? isn't the point of having the speakers all in one enclosure to make them work together equally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Andersson Posted July 28, 2011 Members Share Posted July 28, 2011 I have zero experience with tube amplifiers and impedance matching but option 1 with the 16 ohm output would be the best i think. Google tells me it's ok to connect a lower impedance than what is stated on the output. (With a tube amp that is.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members linthat22 Posted July 29, 2011 Members Share Posted July 29, 2011 I have zero experience with tube amplifiers and impedance matching but option 1 with the 16 ohm output would be the best i think. Google tells me it's ok to connect a lower impedance than what is stated on the output. (With a tube amp that is.) This kind of tube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members broken_sound Posted July 30, 2011 Members Share Posted July 30, 2011 I'm wired with 4-16 ohm's in parallel (4 ohms) and 2-8 ohm's in parallel (4 ohms) and running those in series to get 8 ohms total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Andersson Posted July 30, 2011 Members Share Posted July 30, 2011 This kind of tube? Tube speakers sound better than regular speakers right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mdog114 Posted July 31, 2011 Members Share Posted July 31, 2011 I don't play stadiums, I play loud as {censored} stoner rock with my 6x12. Where do you play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Quiszero Posted August 12, 2011 Members Share Posted August 12, 2011 This thread saved my life today, thanks guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted August 13, 2011 Members Share Posted August 13, 2011 where you being held by evil 6x12 impedance quizzmaster terrorists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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