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Topic: 8 ohm speaker into 4 ohm amp?? |
Paul O'Bryan
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Adelaide. Australia
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Posted 30 Dec 2019 4:37 am |
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I have a Fender Steel King amp and would
like to try a Eminence PF 400 speaker in it.
I would be taking a factory 4 ohm speaker
out and putting in a 8 ohm in. Is this not a
good thing to be doing or will it all work ok
and still have plenty of power or just simply,
don't do it!
Would love some feedback |
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 30 Dec 2019 5:38 am
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| Replacing a 4 ohm speaker with an 8 ohm unit may result in a slight loss of power but due to the efficiency of the PF-400, volume loss should be slight if noticeable at all (however, you may notice another difference in your amp the first time that you lift it!) |
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George Kimery
From:
Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2019 6:25 am 8 ohm speaker into a 4 ohm amp
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No problem. You can run two of them if you desire. At one time I had a 4 ohm JBL in one cabinet of my Stereo Steel and a matching 8 ohm in the other cabinet. The 8 ohm had slightly less volume but it was no problem. I just turned up the volume slightly more on the 8 ohm.
I couldn't tell any difference in the tone.
I shutter to even think about the shipping cost of the PF to Australia. These are very heavy speakers. |
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 30 Dec 2019 8:11 am
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| The original speaker in the Steel King is not a exactly flyweight, but the PF is even heavier. It would be interesting to hear a Telonics 15 or an EPS 15C in that amp. |
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Paul O'Bryan
From:
Adelaide. Australia
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Posted 30 Dec 2019 12:29 pm
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Well the EPS 15 C was my other option.
It is obviously lighter and it is $330 Australian compared to $499 Australian
for the PF 400. It is 4 ohm and it has the aluminium dust cap which I prefer.
Would love to hear some feedback from anyone that has put the PF 400 speaker into any amp and their thoughts |
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George Kimery
From:
Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2019 2:19 pm 8 ohm speaker into a 4 ohm amp
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| Did you see the post that Eminence has been selling the EPS 15C for $105.00, inc. shipping in the USA. If they don't want to ship to Australia, maybe someone can buy one here and ship to you. I seriously doubt there would be much difference in the tone between it and the PF 400. |
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 26 Apr 2020 6:11 pm
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Its no problem at all.
As long as you are going up in impedance and not down.
Amp to speaker. You wont really notice much diference in volume I wouldnt worry about it |
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Godfrey Arthur
From:
3rd Rock
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Posted 27 Apr 2020 6:22 pm
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Of course you can run an 8 ohm off a 4 ohm load. It just won't have the bark, bite and attack of the 4 ohm. If that matters to you. And if cranking the amp to get there it might be less clean than the 4 ohm setup.
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