Members petejt Posted September 10, 2008 Members Share Posted September 10, 2008 I am serious about this- WILL IT? Look, here's my situation. I need to power one speaker, just ONE speaker. It's rated at 400 watts, so any amp I get I know won't get blown up. This speaker is for my rotating Leslie project. The speaker will be inside a 4x12 cab, running above two 12" 200watt EV speakers that are pumping the output from my Fireball. My MarkIV will be running a 4x12 cab that is next to this cab with the speaker in question. I've been considering lots of options on how to run this particular speaker (eg. the Tiny Terror). I am also limited by space & rationality. I don't have room for big rack units or amp heads. It would be impractical to get a VHT 2150 big muthafukka to run just ONE speaker... Yet, I do need volume. I don't want this leslie speaker to be drowned out. I'm not worried about headroom, especially since the Leslie will be used for overdriven tones anyway. But I do need volume. Is the Mesa/Boogie 20/20 capable of being heard amongst a cranked MarkIV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bhsbhswarp Posted September 10, 2008 Members Share Posted September 10, 2008 dyna-watt power will surprize you.they can really pump it out.efficiant speakers always helps.but yeah,there's plenty of power in that rack space. and i think it's there best sounding power amp they make,just IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newholland Posted September 10, 2008 Members Share Posted September 10, 2008 20 OR 40 watts is plenty loud. to a full on cranked mk 4 (which would be impossibly loud..).. doubt you'd get drowned entirely, but who the HELL cranks a mk4? ever? i play the rough equivalent of the 20-- and with good efficient speaks, yep.. it'll hang with a mk 4. nope. not as loud full bore-- but 20 watts is pretty doggone loud. i don't have trouble playing over drummers, and unless the mk4 is drowning out the drummer-- you should be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members petejt Posted September 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 10, 2008 thanks for your help guys anymore though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Exocaster Posted September 10, 2008 Members Share Posted September 10, 2008 40 watts'll hang just fine into an efficient speaker, and I'm betting a 400 watt speaker is plenty efficient. The Mark IV has just about the best master volume going, too, and even Class A/Triode/Tweed Power will be heard with a loud drummer. (Your power section will break up, but you'll be heard just fine.) 20 OR 40 watts is plenty loud. to a full on cranked mk 4 (which would be impossibly loud..).. doubt you'd get drowned entirely, but who the HELL cranks a mk4? ever?The only thing I've owned that was louder was a '76 JMP. That being said, one of the two dumbest volume-related things I've ever done was with a blasting Mark IV in a room with the loudest drummer I know (who coincidentally owns the loudest kit I've ever heard. It makes me sound like I hit like John Bonham. I hit like a girl. ) and a bassist with a full stack and a big-ass tube power amp. I didn't have my earplugs in when we started playing. I swear to god my eardrums were distorting. It was so loud in that room you could feel it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dmtnt Posted September 10, 2008 Members Share Posted September 10, 2008 Yeah, the 20/20 is PLENTY loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Slaymoar Posted September 10, 2008 Members Share Posted September 10, 2008 I am serious about this- WILL IT?Look, here's my situation.I need to power one speaker, just ONE speaker. It's rated at 400 watts, so any amp I get I know won't get blown up.This speaker is for my rotating Leslie project. The speaker will be inside a 4x12 cab, running above two 12" 200watt EV speakers that are pumping the output from my Fireball.My MarkIV will be running a 4x12 cab that is next to this cab with the speaker in question.I've been considering lots of options on how to run this particular speaker (eg. the Tiny Terror). I am also limited by space & rationality. I don't have room for big rack units or amp heads. It would be impractical to get a VHT 2150 big muthafukka to run just ONE speaker...Yet, I do need volume. I don't want this leslie speaker to be drowned out.I'm not worried about headroom, especially since the Leslie will be used for overdriven tones anyway. But I do need volume.Is the Mesa/Boogie 20/20 capable of being heard amongst a cranked MarkIV? You can bridge that stereo output for the full 40W. As for the speaker, I would definitely use something else. A 400watt speaker is most likely not a very efficient one compared to real guitar speaker I would say that speaker is about 95dB/W efficient at MOST. You can try a lower powered speaker with a higher dB/W. A simple vintage/veteran 30 is at 100dB/W for example. This translates into 5dB/W increase, which to your ears mean about 1.5 times the volume (about 3x power equivalent). BIG difference. -D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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