Looking for a box that connects 2 cabs in series...

[schwa]

I'm not sure if there's such a thing, but here's my situation.

I have an amp that has a 16 Ohm output and a bunch of 8 ohm cabs.

What I'm looking for is a box that I can plug the amp into and the cabs into where the two cabs are in series presenting an impedance of 16 ohms.

I imagine one could be wired up, but I'm not that talented. If you've ever run across something like this, I'd sure like to know.

 

[SteveO]

Mesa used to make a series box, not sure if they still do. They're actually quite simple to build, just a small project box and three jacks. Jack #1 being the input and jacks 2 and 3 being the outputs, wire the + lug of jack 1 to the + lug of jack 2. (-) lug of jack 2 to + lug of jack 3, and (-) lug of jack 3 to the (-) lug of jack 1.

 

[walterw]

yep, just make sure to label which jack gets the amp signal (the "input") and which two jacks go to the cabs, as they're not interchangeable.

 

[soundchaser59]

Or just get a series 'Y' cable, I've been told it is sometimes called a "triangle" cable.

 

[zzmoore]

http://www.bayoucables.com/series-parallel-adaptor-p-128.html

 

[Primakurtz]

A whole thread on the topic:
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/874796

 

[schwa]

awesome. thanks guys!