Members wanderoo222 Posted August 14, 2012 Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 16 ohms + 16 oms in series = 32 ohms, 16 ohms + 16 ohms in parallel = 8 ohms. Is it possible to wire 2 16 ohm speakers so the load = 16 ohms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jelloman Posted August 14, 2012 Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 Run 2 seperate wires from the jack to each of the speakers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wanderoo222 Posted August 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 Wouldn't that be the same as parallel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jelloman Posted August 14, 2012 Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 No...parallel hooks one speaker to the jack then the second to the first...series runs a through both speakers off the same circuit...by running lines to both speakers seperately you effectively run them as 2 independant circuits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted August 14, 2012 Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 16 ohms + 16 oms in series = 32 ohms, 16 ohms + 16 ohms in parallel = 8 ohms. Is it possible to wire 2 16 ohm speakers so the load = 16 ohms? The answer is...NO. Impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members megawzrd Posted August 14, 2012 Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 No...parallel hooks one speaker to the jack then the second to the first...series runs a through both speakers off the same circuit...by running lines to both speakers seperately you effectively run them as 2 independant circuits... ???You can't run two separate lines from the output jack and get two independant circuits. If you are connecting to tha same +/- points respectively with two separate wires, this is parallel. The amp sees half the resistance of the speakers rating because it has two paths. Two 16s in parallel, the amp sees 8. OP you can only wire 2 16ohm speakers in series or parallel for 32 or 8 ohms respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackface Posted August 14, 2012 Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 Jello man always wonders why the transformers to his amps melt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alan Roberts Posted August 14, 2012 Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted August 14, 2012 Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 Why do you want a 16 Ohm load? Perhaps there is another solution to your overall situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wanderoo222 Posted August 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 Why do you want a 16 Ohm load?Perhaps there is another solution to your overall situation. I have a cab with 2 16 ohm speakers wired to 8 ohms. Just checking what my options are for amp heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunnar Posted August 14, 2012 Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 I think you can wire 4 ea. 16ohm speakers and still get a 16ohm load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunnar Posted August 14, 2012 Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 but not 2 . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackface Posted August 14, 2012 Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 I think you can wire 4 ea. 16ohm speakers and still get a 16ohm load. Yes, wire two sets in parallell and then wire them into series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted August 14, 2012 Members Share Posted August 14, 2012 I have a cab with 2 16 ohm speakers wired to 8 ohms. Just checking what my options are for amp heads. Most amps will do 8 Ohms quite easily - its when you get down to an amp that can drive 2 Ohms where you need something really robust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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