For reasons which have been explained, you would have to change to 100W, 8 ohm drivers to use your two cabinets plus amp combination in the way that the amp manufacturer intends.
You should NOT buy 4 ohm drivers, they must be 8 ohm.
Two 4 ohm cabs in parallel gives 2 ohm - amp is damaged.
Two 8 ohm cabs in parallel gives 4 ohm - amp is OK.
Wiring two 4 ohm cabs in series is not a good option as it needs non-standard cabling.
You should NOT buy 4 ohm drivers, they must be 8 ohm.
Two 4 ohm cabs in parallel gives 2 ohm - amp is damaged.
Two 8 ohm cabs in parallel gives 4 ohm - amp is OK.
Wiring two 4 ohm cabs in series is not a good option as it needs non-standard cabling.
In any case your current speakers are 40W only each and amp is 150W into 4 ohm, so I suggest 2 solutions.
1) to use today, as is, almost zero expense: build an adapter box, with 3 jacks:
Jack grounds must be insulated from each other so use plastic "Marshall/Cliff type" jacks or mount them in a plastic box or use tape and insulating grommets.
2) buy new speakers but 8 ohm 100W each.
1) to use today, as is, almost zero expense: build an adapter box, with 3 jacks:
Jack grounds must be insulated from each other so use plastic "Marshall/Cliff type" jacks or mount them in a plastic box or use tape and insulating grommets.
2) buy new speakers but 8 ohm 100W each.
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Thanks.
I always carry one of them in my toolbag, useful when people want to connect *all* cabinets available to a single amp and don´t get the "2 ohm load bad, 1 ohm even worse" thing.
I actually have a 1 to 4 adapter (4 series parallel jacks) so up to 4 cabinets can be connected to a single amp output.
Anybody can build these adapters: "any" type jacks in a "sandwich" "Tupperware" box, soldering is minimal, holes can be made with a kitchen knife, cover pressure-fits so no need for bolts or screws , the deluxe version is same wrapped in some packing tape, the super deluxe one uses gaffer tape
I always carry one of them in my toolbag, useful when people want to connect *all* cabinets available to a single amp and don´t get the "2 ohm load bad, 1 ohm even worse" thing.
I actually have a 1 to 4 adapter (4 series parallel jacks) so up to 4 cabinets can be connected to a single amp output.
Anybody can build these adapters: "any" type jacks in a "sandwich" "Tupperware" box, soldering is minimal, holes can be made with a kitchen knife, cover pressure-fits so no need for bolts or screws , the deluxe version is same wrapped in some packing tape, the super deluxe one uses gaffer tape
THANK YOU FOR THIS INFO.DO YOU HAVE A DRAWING OF YOUR 4 TO ONE JACK BOX ? AND DO I NEED TO USE STEREO JACKS ?
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THANK YOU FOR THIS INFO.DO YOU HAVE A DRAWING OF YOUR 4 TO ONE JACK BOX ? AND DO I NEED TO USE STEREO JACKS ?
Well JM?
@ andomando - See forum rules regarding the sole use of capital letters in posts.
Hi turk 182! If your edit was in response to my post #32, I intended no disrespect to your answer. I referred to JM in the light of an earlier exchange I had with him.
Here you have the adapter which lets you connect 1/2/3/4 cabinets safely to a single amplifier/powered mixer output.
Sometimes saves the bacon , specially at Charity events, Schools, Churches, where there is zero budget, no $$$ involved, and "good Samaritans" in good faith try to "help" you by connecting any random speaker they can find to your cherished amplifier, overheating/blowing it because of the sub-ohm total impedance achieved.
Only instruction given is: "connect speakers to outputs numbered 1-4 in that order" which should be easy enough to follow ..... I hope.
Sometimes saves the bacon
, specially at Charity events, Schools, Churches, where there is zero budget, no $$$ involved, and "good Samaritans" in good faith try to "help" you by connecting any random speaker they can find to your cherished amplifier, overheating/blowing it because of the sub-ohm total impedance achieved.Only instruction given is: "connect speakers to outputs numbered 1-4 in that order" which should be easy enough to follow ..... I hope.
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