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Topic: Tone Master speaker question |
George Kimery
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Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2020 6:37 am |
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I know the new Twin Tone Master has two 8 ohm speakers. Here is everything I know about speaker ohms: When you connect two 8 ohm speakers the ohms in each speaker drops to four, if your amp speaker output is 8 ohms, you can substitute a speaker with higher ohms, but not lower. Now to my question: If a person wants to swap out the two 8 ohm speakers in the Tone Master with one 15" speaker (like a Vibrosonic) would you use an 8 ohm speaker or a 4 ohm speaker? My guess, based on what little I know, would be an 8 ohm speaker.
Thanks for any comments. |
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 23 Apr 2020 7:23 am
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| The stock two speakers are 8 ohm each in parallel and thus 4 ohm load. A "proper" load would be a 4 ohm speaker. I don't know what an 8 ohm would do to the amp, if anything |
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George Kimery
From:
Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2020 10:11 am Tone Master speaker connectors
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Thanks,Jack. I have three 4 ohm JBL D-130's, so this is great news. Having been a JBL guy since the 60's and having tried the popular new neo speakers, I want to do a comparison between the Tone Master Jensen neo's and the D-130.
I will be taking possession locally of a Tone Master Twin when my stimulus money comes in. If you don't mind, I would like to consult with you when I am ready to test the JBL. I want to make sure I am hooked up correctly so I don't damage the speaker or the amp. |
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Craig A Davidson
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Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2020 10:24 am
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| George a heads up in case you didn't know. The wires for the speakers come direct from the chassis. They don't plug in the back like a tube twin. |
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George Kimery
From:
Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2020 12:03 pm Tone Master speaker connectors
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| Thank you, Craig. I assumed that would be the case. I bought a new Twin in 1968 but I don't remember plug in speakers. Over the year's, I think I have had a couple other amps that had plug in speakers. I will just use a speaker wire with a raw end and twist it together with the amp wires for testing. |
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Gene Tani
From:
Pac NW
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George Kimery
From:
Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2020 7:34 pm Tone Master speaker connectors
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Gene, for me, this is fantastic information. I've never had anybody explain the difference between parallel and series that made much sense. This explains it perfectly and looks like a walk in the park to connect one 4 ohm speaker to the amp speaker output wires.
Thanks so much. This is exactly what I need to know. |
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