Members luke978 Posted December 23, 2006 Members Share Posted December 23, 2006 Is it safe to hook up a single 16ohm 2X12 cab to this amp? The head version being shipped to me, and I don't know if it has an impedance selector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cqc6 Posted December 23, 2006 Members Share Posted December 23, 2006 Hey, Yup- Its fine. I own 2 VH-140s and have used both this way. No problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdMan57 Posted December 23, 2006 Members Share Posted December 23, 2006 Like stated by cqc6,it shouldn't be a problem.Being as it's solid-state,the available power will be affected.The VH-140C puts out 90 watts rms each channel @ 4 ohm and 70 watts rms each channel at 8 ohm.By the looks of this sliding scale,you might see 40-50 watts rms each channel...but really just a guess on my part. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members luke978 Posted December 23, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 23, 2006 Thanks for the replys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdMan57 Posted December 24, 2006 Members Share Posted December 24, 2006 Originally posted by luke978 Is it safe to hook up a single 16ohm 2X12 cab to this amp? The head version being shipped to me, and I don't know if it has an impedance selector. I just now noticed that you will be running the one 16 ohm cabinet.Can it be run at 8 ohm stereo?I'm not sure if just running one side will hurt the unused side,like it would on a tube amp.Maybe someone more in the know will chime in with the right answer. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members luke978 Posted December 24, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 24, 2006 Its wired 16ohm mono. The spekers are 8ohm each. I guess I could rewire the cab parallel 4ohms but if I could avoid it I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trailsofsin Posted December 24, 2006 Members Share Posted December 24, 2006 The thing is the VH-140C has two power amps, so you really should be running some sort of stereo setup. Not only does this allow to have a load on both amps, but you can take advantage of the stereo chorus, which won't really work out of just one side.I'd rewire the 16 ohm cab into stereo 8 ohms/side, so each power amp will have its own speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WarriorJames Posted December 25, 2006 Members Share Posted December 25, 2006 I'm selling my VH140-C anyone want it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BOOGIE666 Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 Yes I want it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted December 27, 2006 Members Share Posted December 27, 2006 Originally posted by luke978 Its wired 16ohm mono. The spekers are 8ohm each. I guess I could rewire the cab parallel 4ohms but if I could avoid it I will. I don't think you can have a 16ohm mono cab with 8 ohm speakers. You most likely have 16 ohm speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members luke978 Posted December 28, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2006 Originally posted by MattACaster I don't think you can have a 16ohm mono cab with 8 ohm speakers. You most likely have 16 ohm speakers. Yes, you can. I wired them in series, on purpose. I got a half price deal on the 8 ohm speakers. I had a B52 AT100 that had dual parallel output jacks, so I was planning to get another 2x12 cab and run both outputs. If I would have wired the cab parallel, the load would have been 4 ohms. If I were to hook up 2 4ohm cabs parallel that, would have been a 2 ohm load. The B52 cannot handle less than a 4 ohm load. All of that to save a buck.....what the hell is wrong with me???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted December 28, 2006 Members Share Posted December 28, 2006 Originally posted by luke978 Yes, you can. I wired them in series, on purpose. I got a half price deal on the 8 ohm speakers. I had a B52 AT100 that had dual parallel output jacks, so I was planning to get another 2x12 cab and run both outputs. If I would have wired the cab parallel, the load would have been 4 ohms. If I were to hook up 2 4ohm cabs parallel that, would have been a 2 ohm load. The B52 cannot handle less than a 4 ohm load. All of that to save a buck.....what the hell is wrong with me???? Whoops, I misread. I thought it was a 4x12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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