ohms question

f i have an 8 ohms(mono) cabinet and a 16 ohms(mono) cabinet what would i set the head to?....

i know 16 and 16 is 8 and 8 and 8 is 4 but im not sure on the mixing

if someone could post what i do for combinations like 16 and 8 and 8 and 4 or 16 and 4 or 4 and 16....

or can it just not work at all?

-thanks

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thanks, yeah i got what i needed, 16 ohms, cuz i read that with an 8 and a 16 its better to run 16 than anythning

Originally Posted by: look out!thanks, yeah i got what i needed, 16 ohms, cuz i read that with an 8 and a 16 its better to run 16 than anythning

[font=trebuchet ms]??? :confused:

I you connect a 16 Ohm cab in parallel with an 8 Ohm cab, the net impedance is [u]5.3 Ohms[/u].

If you have a tube amp with an impedance-matching switch for the output transformer, the closest setting is 4 Ohms, with 8 Ohms as an acceptable alternative. A transistor amp won't care what the impedance is, as long as it's above the specified minimum.[/font]