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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: FiXXXeR on June 12, 2006, 07:01:14 PM

Title: Impedance Question
Post by: FiXXXeR on June 12, 2006, 07:01:14 PM

ive read that 2 v30s 8ohm wired in parallel to get 4ohm sound different to say wired in series giving 16 ohms.

or say if wired speaker into 8ohm would it sound different to the same speakers wired at 16 ohm??

does the different ohmage give different sounds or is this just a myth??

Title: Impedance Question
Post by: deg0ey on June 12, 2006, 07:24:12 PM

I think there may be a difference, but it's likely negligible in most situations

Title: Impedance Question
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on June 12, 2006, 07:31:44 PM

Differing loads do sound different, and the amp behaves differently, as well. I prefer 16 ohm, myself.

Title: Impedance Question
Post by: deg0ey on June 12, 2006, 07:34:29 PM

Well you learn something new everyday...I've only ever played 8 ohms, so I didn't really know...How do they actually differ mr TO?

Title: Impedance Question
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on June 12, 2006, 07:35:00 PM

Quote from: deg0ey

I think there may be a difference, but it's likely negligible in most situations

Not meaning to argue,  but that is a very dangerous kind of post. We already have enough misinformation floating out there in cyberland ... things like think, may, and likely used in the same sentence lead me to believe you've never done it yourself, and really shouldn't comment on it.

Title: Impedance Question
Post by: deg0ey on June 12, 2006, 07:40:54 PM

Yeah that's very true, and i'm sorry...it was just...i dunno really

I agree wholeheartedly with the misinformation thing, but at least i didn't do what some people do and tell it as if it were definite information

Title: Impedance Question
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on June 12, 2006, 07:58:38 PM

Well, thanx for understanding and not calling me a meanie!

Title: Impedance Question
Post by: Twinfan on June 12, 2006, 11:01:17 PM

I don't think speakers wired differently change anything - it's the load on the amp that causes the effect.

My GH50L at 4ohms sounds mushy and ill defined compared to how it sounds at 16ohms.

Title: Impedance Question
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on June 12, 2006, 11:26:58 PM

Quote from: Twinfan

I don't think speakers wired differently change anything - it's the load on the amp that causes the effect.

Exactly, it's how the amplifier 'sees' the load that shapes the tone.

Title: Re: Impedance Question
Post by: CaffeineJunkie on June 13, 2006, 12:28:33 AM

Quote from: FiXXXeR

does the different ohmage give different sounds or is this just a myth??

classic  :D

Title: Impedance Question
Post by: FiXXXeR on June 13, 2006, 01:22:19 AM

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FiXXXeR wrote:
does the different ohmage give different sounds or is this just a myth??

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CaffineJunkie wrote:

classic  :D  

It does not hurt to ask questions you dont know the answer to, no matter how stupid they may be!

Thanks to you other guy for your real replies, it has answered something that has bugged me for a while.

Title: Impedance Question
Post by: CaffeineJunkie on June 13, 2006, 01:43:42 AM

Quote from: FiXXXeR

Quote from: CaffeineJunkie

Quote from: FiXXXeR

does the different ohmage give different sounds or is this just a myth??

classic  :D  

It does not hurt to ask questions you dont know the answer to, no matter how stupid they may be!

Thanks to you other guy for your real replies, it has answered something that has bugged me for a while.

i know it was completely off-topic, i just thought that ohmage was a brilliant word, mainly because saying the wrong words for physic-y stuff REALLY bugged my physics teacher, another good one was ampage :D

Title: Impedance Question
Post by: deg0ey on June 13, 2006, 10:11:34 AM

^ and "wattage" instead of power, that annoys them too :lol: