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strings
06-11-2009, 01:55 PM
is it possible? I have a three speaker cab with weber 8 ohm speakers I want to wire for 8 ohms. If nothing else I will only use two but since three are in there I wanted to use them all. Thanks much!

OnlyVees
06-11-2009, 02:04 PM
Couldn't you simply wire them in series?

strings
06-11-2009, 02:21 PM
I believe that adds the ohms.

mark norwine
06-11-2009, 02:39 PM
can't be done

strings
06-11-2009, 02:44 PM
I had done some research and was afraid of that but wanted to check with those that knew more. Thanks for the the replies.

Thames
06-12-2009, 12:29 PM
www.tedweber.com (http://www.tedweber.com) sells an impedance matcher thing... that might open up possibilities for ya

donnyjaguar
06-12-2009, 01:32 PM
Parallel them and run 'em between the 4 and 8 ohm taps?

mwm523
06-12-2009, 02:30 PM
If you run two in series for 16 ohm, and then run the third one parallel to that, you'll be at about 5.3 ohms. You could then safely run your amp at 8 or 4 ohms.

mark norwine
06-12-2009, 03:35 PM
yes...but one speaker will absorb 50% of the power and be twice as loud. Not an ideal setup