Members BASSDAD Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 I think the answer is yes. If the amp's minimun is 4ohms then an 8 ohm is OK.But the reverse is bad news. Am I correct? And yes I've been away for a while.How ya'll doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jasper383 Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 You are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlwarriner Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 SS/Hybrid head: OK. you can go above the rating, but not below (safely). all tube head: i'd say no. i've always been told (and also from my own experience) that you're generally better off to stay exactly matched between head and cab. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jasper383 Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 SS/Hybrid head: OK. you can go above the rating, but not below (safely).all tube head: i'd say no. i've always been told (and also from my own experience) that you're generally better off to stay exactly matched between head and cab.YMMV His head says "minimum load" or something to that effect. That makes me thnk he's ok with anything down to 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darkstorm Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 Yup, it'll work fine, volume will be a little lower then youd get with a 4ohm cab however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bryan316 Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 SS/Hybrid head: OK. you can go above the rating, but not below (safely).all tube head: i'd say no. i've always been told (and also from my own experience) that you're generally better off to stay exactly matched between head and cab.YMMV Which is why most good-quality all-tube heads either have load switches or multiple load outputs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BASSDAD Posted June 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 Thanks all. it's a solid state AH500-7. It's all coming back to me now.......MinimumLoad: 4ohms ....I'm looking at a 8 and 4 ohm cab for it on CL. So either cab would work the 8 ohm having less volume. But I could add another 8ohm cab and drop down to 4ohms while moving more air....? OK. I think I got it folks. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted June 4, 2009 Members Share Posted June 4, 2009 Thanks all. it's a solid state AH500-7.It's all coming back to me now.......MinimumLoad: 4ohms ....I'm looking at a 8 and 4 ohm cab for it on CL. So either cab would work the 8 ohm having less volume. But I could add another 8ohm cab and drop down to 4ohms while moving more air....? OK. I think I got it folks.Thanks! Yes, you have it correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BASSDAD Posted June 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 4, 2009 Yes, you have it correctly. OK. Great. I was on a hiatus from playing fro a while (old folks do that once in a while). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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