Members AlanG Posted July 18, 2004 Members Share Posted July 18, 2004 Hail - all mighty ones! This forum is a God Send... I've just bought a pair of Crate PS18 subwoofers off of ebay. (please don't tell me they're ...umm.. poop) Looking a the specs - it indicates these are 4 ohm cabinets. They incorporate an internal cross-over set at 120 htz, with a "high" output to connect to yer full range speakers. The speakers I plan to chain together with these are 8 ohms. Is dis a problem? We are using a Crown XLS 602 amp - running stereo (ie; each side at 8 ohms - 350 watts). The full range speakers are Yamaha BR15's Hopefully - this will work! THANKS IN ADVANCE - ALAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B. Adams Posted July 18, 2004 Members Share Posted July 18, 2004 Well, it will work, sort of, but it will be seriously underpowered. You'll probably be getting around 450W a side, which isn't going to give you much low end thump, and you'll probably notice a drop in the performance of the top cabs as well. Looking at the specs on your subs, it'd be better to be giving them about 600W each. I don't know what your tops are, but you'd probably be better off getting a seperate amp for your subs, as well as an active crossover. But again, what you want to do will work, just not as well as it could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted July 18, 2004 Members Share Posted July 18, 2004 It should work ok... don't even think of bridging it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlanG Posted July 19, 2004 Author Members Share Posted July 19, 2004 Thanks This is for a church fellowship hall (basement) praise service. We're not running at a high volume. As time goes by .... we'll probably use a separate amp w/crossover. I jus'needs ta know if'd be ok fer now. Thanks for the reinforcement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted July 19, 2004 Members Share Posted July 19, 2004 Yes,it will work and if you are used to running leeser options,I'm sure you will hear it as a major improvement. Of course,you won't be maximizing your capability but I'm guessing you will like it. Far better than what I started out with in the early 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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