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Topic: Evan's amp extesion speaker |
Len Amaral
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Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 28 May 2001 7:47 am |
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The Evan's SE-200 has a 4-ohm speaker and the amp also has an extension speaker jack. I assume you can use another 4ohm speaker for the extension? This will drop the amp output to 2 ohms. Will the amp run hot or should the extension speaker be 8 ohms? Any thoughts?
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 31 May 2001 7:56 am
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| In most all cases, the extension speaker should be rated the same as the one(s) in the amp. If you use a higher impedance, it's a little easier on the amp, but the volume levels won't match. Bear in mind that the ambient temperature figures in as well. Overloading a tube amp won't cause a problem for a while, but overloading a transistor amp might cause damage very quickly. Obviously, any amp will run cooler, and take more abuse in a 70-degree room than it will playing outside in the sun on a hot day. |
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Fred Murphy
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Indianapolis, In. USA
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Posted 31 May 2001 9:45 am
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| I don't know if it will hurt it or not, but I have been using one here at the house for about two months now and everything seems O.K. I am using a Peavey 1501-4. This is with a 500FET. [This message was edited by Fred Murphy on 31 May 2001 at 10:46 AM.] |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 2 Jun 2001 6:46 am
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Hi Fred & Donny:
Thanks for your response concerning my question about the extension speaker.
Lenny |
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2001 6:27 pm
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| I also have an Evans FET 500 LV. I have used a peavey black widow with mine as an extension speaker. The only problem was the Black Widow is apparently a more efficient speaker as it was about 1/2 again louder than the Evans speaker. I installed an L-Pad volume control and the problem was solved. The amp has never overheated or had a problem from using the Black Widow. |
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Fred Murphy
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Indianapolis, In. USA
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Posted 4 Jun 2001 7:41 am
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| There is no noticable difference in volume between mine. I am using an open back extension speaker, maybe that is the difference. |
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Frank Parish
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Nashville,Tn. USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2001 4:22 am
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Len,
I too have an SE-200 with a JBL D-130 4 ohm. I called Ed Buffington from Evans about adding an extension speaker cabinet and he told me I could use a 4 ohm speaker but if I ran it on high volumes it would need a fan to keep it cool. He suggested I use an 8 ohm to be safe. So the extension speaker is an 8 ohm JBL. He also said to plug the cable in the speaker cabinet first before plugging into the amp. Sounds great. |
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