is this wired right?

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Hi- I'm building a 4x12 cab with (4) 8ohm speakers- I want to wire it parallel so it can run mono at 8 ohms (full cab) and stereo at 4 ohms (esencially (2) 2x12s)- for the switching, I'm using a DPDT switch for the mono/stereo and (2) mono jacks-

I'm using a schematic from Shavano's site as a model-

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.


but like I said, I'm wiring mine parallel- here's my diagram-

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.


how does my hook up look for what Iwant to do? first time doing something like this so any help is appreciated- thanks!
 
With four 8 ohm drivers, your stereo setting will indeed result in a pair of 2x12, 4 ohm sets. But throw the switch to mono, and the two 4 ohm pairs will be in parallel with a resulting impedance of 2 ohm, not 8 ohms.

The only way to get an 8 ohm total from four 8 ohm drivers is a series/parallel wiring circuit.
 
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