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how do you pair amplifiers and speakers?
Contradicting rules of thumb:
amp should be 2x speaker wattage so the amp doesn't struggle
speakers should be slightly higher rating so they don't blow up
In stereo systems or any combo of amp and ...
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What tonal differences are there between 1 x 12 and 2 x 12 cabinets?
What tonal differences can I expect between a 1 x 12 cabinet and 2 x 12 cabinet when using the same amp and same type of speaker?
Does changing how the 2 x 12 cab is wired (series vs parallel) affect ...
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How to connect a line signal to a guitar amp?
My Laney Lv300 Tube Fusion Combo amp, doesn't have a Line-In, as such. It merely has one "Input" on the front, for the guitar and a pair of FX sockets, as an FX Loop (FX Send and FX Return). It also ...
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How to connect a 16 ohm and an 8 ohm cabinet to the same amp head
I just brought home a Peavey JSX 4x12 cabinet and realized that it's 16 ohms while my other cabinet (Marshall 4x12) is 8 ohms. The JSX has two jacks in parallel for chaining while the Marshall has a ...
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How to fix broken speaker connection terminal [closed]
Amp model: Roland JC-77
How to fix broken speaker connection terminal?
OR
Where to buy a replacement part?
See picture below
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Using an 8 Ohm amplifier output with a 16 Ohm cabinet
My amp's highest output is 8 Ohm and the only cab I have right now is a 2 x 12 wired in series (I think), which is additive making it 16 Ohm (again, I think - Correct me if I'm wrong).
The manual for ...
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I need a stage vocal monitor. Can I use a spare amp?
I sing backups and play bass. Sometimes it's hard to hear my singing, and would like a stage monitor so I can hear my voice. I have a spare guitar amp. Can this be used as a vocal monitor? How would I ...
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Will Playing a Guitar Through a Bass Set-Up Damage the Amplifier and/or Speaker?
I am moving and have sold my guitar amp, but still have my electric guitar. I've been playing it unplugged and I'd like to plug it into my bass combo amp.
Am I right in being afraid of damaging ...
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Will hooking the output on a monitoring loudspeaker to a bass amp instead of a subwoofer damage anything?
I bought a Thump15a and plan to use a focusrite scarlett solo with it. My brother plays bass and has a bass amp, and so I was wondering if I could take the output of the thump15a and plug into the ...
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Hooking up my Avlex PA-200 or Fender PX-22080 mixing console to two Passive studio Monitors with RCA inputs. will it work?
I got myself in a bit of a pickle trying to figure out how to set up studio monitors so I could stop running my music I make through guitar cabs and my TV. Ideally, I'd run my interface (scarlett 2i2) ...
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Can turning on an amplifier without a connected load (cab) cause damage?
I don't recall where or from whom, but I heard that switching on an amplifier head without a connected load (a cab, that is) may cause damage—presumably to the tubes, but perhaps something else, I'm ...
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Turning off my monitors makes loud popping noise
I've been told that my turning down the channels on my mixer before turning off my monitors, I can prevent the loud popping noise they make, which will damage the speakers in the long run.
However, I ...
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Speaker not working of laney lionheart
I have a laney lionheart mini amp, and a fender squire bullet strat. I connected my guitar to the amp and switched it on, but no sound came from the speaker; then I connected my headphone to the jack,...
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Struggling with amp and speaker impedance
I've recently bought an old vintage Sovtek MIG 60 - it's beautiful and I'm really excited to play it more frequently. However, as much as I try with Google, I can't seem to get a straight answer ...
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What is the difference between an amp and a head?
At the moment I currently only use a basic guitar amp, but a few of my friends have 'heads' on top of their amps. What is the purpose of these? What do they do that the amp doesn't do?
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Splitting a 4x12 to two 2x12s
I have a 4x12 cab loaded with 8ohm speakers.
I'd like to connect two amps to this cab, one amp running into the top two speakers, the other into the bottom two.
Basically turn it into two 2x12s in the ...
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Fender hot rod deluxe connected to speaker simulator diagram
I am trying to connect my Fender hot rod deluxe tube amp to a speaker simulator. My speaker simulator is the Iron Cab which has a "link out", and the manual description says:
Attention! When using ...
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Why do people place speaker cabinets or combo amps on top of things?
In a lot of gigs I've played, I have noticed that they have placed the amplifier speaker cab (usually just the bass amp) on top of a chair or a stool or something, so as not to be on the ground.
What ...
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Is there a huge sound quality difference if I use a monitor or an amp for my keyboard instead of using my logitech z906? [closed]
I'm thinking of buying some monitors if it will boost the sound quality but I already have like a 400$ speaker for the computer.
Im wondering if it's worth or not for the investment
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75w Ampeg tube amp with 16 ohm output jacks
I have 2 15" Altec 421A 8 ohm speaker cabinets but would like to also use an 18" EV speaker also.
The Ampeg amp has 2 16 ohm speaker output jacks.
How would I hook them up or should I use the 2 8ohm ...
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Guitar into Interace into AMP
I'm planning on buying a behringer u phoria UMC22 interface in order to connect my guitar to my PC to emulate effects and amps.
I believe the correct way of outputting the sound is into a set of ...
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Are stereo speakers suitable substitutes for studio/rehearsal monitor? What amps/preapms are required?
first time posting.
I have an old JVC player, model: MX-V508T. It has two unit, a CD/AMP/DECK TUNER UNIT and a Speaker unit. The CD/AMP/DECK TUNER UNIT is getting beyond repair. So, I want to dispose ...
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If I connect audio interface line out to guitar amplifier guitar input, can it damage the audio interface?
Generally audio interface line out is connected to studio monitor speakers. Since i don't have any i was wondering i could use my Marshall 15 W guitar amp as speakers.
If I connect audio interface ...
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How to rewire my cabinet properly
You are the proud owner of 2 tube amps. One has mono outputs for 16 and 8 Ohms, and the other has mono outputs for 4 and 8 Ohms. You are also the proud owner of an Orange PPC212, which has 2 mono ...
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Why do guitar amps only use one type of speaker cone?
In HiFi systems and house sound setups, a speaker cabinet nearly always has multiple speakers of different diameters to handle different parts of the audio frequency spectrum (and bass is typically ...
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Choosing speaker resistance and power handling for a 1W amp head
My objective is to create the classic rock distorted tone/sound for my electric guitar all while maintaining relatively low levels of volume, so I can practice at home.
To that effect, I'm getting a ...
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How should I wire multiple speakers for a live performance?
I hope this is not off topic, and comes under the category: "usage of specific music software or hardware". I am new to this community but have used other communities before.
I am playing live at the ...
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Can an amplifier with only one output be wired in parallel?
I have a Peavey ValveKing 20MH amp which has a single output jack for connecting it to a cabinet. I'm exploring my options for cabinets and am trying to understand if I can consider running cabinets ...
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How are three input speakers wired?
I had a gig last week and played (guitar) over a shared 2x12" speaker. After plugging in my stereo amp the sound was "strange" and delayed for about half a second. The sound guy blamed my effect board,...
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Bass effects through guitar amp
I have often heard that you should never plug a bass guitar into a standard guitar amp. Granted it's not going to sound its best but it can supposedly be detrimental to the amp or speakers. I've heard ...
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Where do I start in choosing a speaker?
I have just bought a Vox Pathfinder 15R and would like to upgrade the speaker. There's a video on YouTube where someone has built a new combo using a 12" speaker.
My question is, where do I start in ...
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How to get my drum tracks louder for guitar practice , PA ?
How do I get enough volume from my iPad drum tracks to match my guitar amp ? PA ? I have been practicing heavy metal rhythm guitar with drum tracks from my iPad amplified with a blue tooth speaker . ...
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How do I troubleshoot guitar speakers?
I have an old school (like 1970) Jarguar (yes with the "r") cabinet with Marshall Loudspeaker speakers.
I cannot find any information about these speakers or the cabinet at all on the internet. I ...
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Can it be wrong to use a series resistor in a 2x12 cabinet to have matching impedances?
I made a wood frame for 2 speakers, intending to create my own 2x12 cabinet, but now i realised my speakers are 8Ohm and 4Ohm, they don't match, meaning i would get a weird value when matching them.
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How can I connect speakers to my POD 2.0 and get a good sound?
I like to practice at home with my electric guitar, but I have to keep the volume low, so I usually use headphones connected to my P.O.D. 2.0 guitar direct box. But sometimes I'd prefer to use ...
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Extra speaker for combo amp?
Is it okay to hook up an additional 112 speaker directly to my 110 speaker combo amp? Will it damage the amplifier by adding an additional speaker? It's not wired for another output, no external ...
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150w 8ohm speaker on 300w 4ohm channel - have I done my maths right?
I'm building a DIY frankenamp.
It currently consists of a speaker cab with a 15 inch, 150w @ 8ohms celestion truvox red label, which is plugged into one channel of a Skytec pro600 stereo power amp.
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Speaker clipping when bass guitar controls turned up, but not when amplifier controls turned up to same volume
I've noticed if I have my bass guitar's volume and bass EQ knobs turned all the way up, it sounds like the speaker is clipping. If I then turn the volume and bass down on the guitar while turning the ...
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