Play The New Game!! What's My Wattage?!

[lbanks]

Ok, here's the setup! I've two amp head, both rated at 300 wts, but one(Trace Elliot AH-300) is 300 at 4ohms, the other,(Sunn Bass Coliseum 300) 300 at 2 ohms. I run the Trace with a 4x10 and a 1x15, both 8ohm cabs. I want to run the Sunn, but, with these two cabs, is not as powerful as the Trace. However, I recently had a cab repaired that is 4 ohms. I'm thinking of running 1x15 and this 4 ohm 2x10 together. I believe the Sunn will then see a 2.6ohm load. But, what will be the resulting wattage available, in this config? Will the result be creamy?

 

[boingoman]

The available wattage will be....a little under 300W. How much under is hard to tell. If you knew the 4ohm rating for the amp you could get a bit closer maybe...

Unless you need the maximum power you can get, it's not something to worry about.

 

[Greg_L]

I'm gonna guess 1.21 jigawatts.

 

[Zaphod B]

I'm gonna guess 1.21 jigawatts.

...or something around 230 watts.

 

[lbanks]

That should be good.

 

[crazydoc]

...or something around 230 watts.

Correct - actually, 225 watts. The 8 ohm will put out 75 watts, and the 4 ohm 150 watts. As for the sound, you'll just have to try it.

 

[boingoman]

That should be good.

It works out to -1.2db from 300W. Hope you can live with that much loss.

 

[lbanks]

It works out to -1.2db from 300W. Hope you can live with that much loss.

I think it'll be good. I don't run the Trace more than 60%, now.

 

[XLR]

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