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Do cab makers general wire for series or parallel (or is it case by case)

I have an Avatar 8ohm cab and a Marshall 16 ohm. I was thinking if everybody was series, I could if desired parallel the Avatar to 16 ohms. Is this right?

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It depends on the impedance rating of the speakers. Most 4x12 cabs containing speakers with matching impedance ratings are wired series-parallel so that total impedance = the impedance of one of the 4 speakers.

A 4x12 cab with -

Four 4 ohm speakers can be wired either series-parallel for a 4 ohm load or all in series for a 16 ohm load.

Four 8 ohm speakers can only be wired series-parallel for an 8 ohm load. This is because all four 8 ohm speakers in parallel would give you a 2 ohm load (too low) and all four 8 ohm speakers in series would give you a 32 ohm load (too high).

Four 16 ohm speakers can be wired either series-parallel for a 16 ohm load or all in parallel for a 4 ohm load.



A 2x12 cab with -

Two 4 ohm speakers is typically wired in series for an 8 ohm load

Two 8 ohm speakers can be wired either series for a 16 ohm load or parallel for a 4 ohm load

Two 16 ohm speakers is typically wired in parallel for an 8 ohm load

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