Tube Combo Amp Question Options

[Ajmurrell]

Thanks to people's advise and agreement on the Hughes and Kettner Switchblade, I'm shortly about to make an ebay purchase on a 50W Switchblade Combo

Now my rather simple question which I'm sure has been answered THOUSANDS of times, and ranks fairly basic in amp questions... But, if I connect this amp to a 2x12 or 4x12 cab at some point in the future, the output will always be maximum 50Watts correct? Or if I'm looking at 2/4 x 75W speakers, does that increase the volume significantly?

I kinda understand the theory that an amp can only power the speakers to the amp's wattage, but I get slightly confused when 4 speakers or more are run of the same amp...

Thanks for your help!

EDIT: Just to also note it has output options of 4, 1 x 8, 2 x 16, 16 Ohm's.

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This post has been edited by Ajmurrell: Sep 14 2008, 02:02 AM

[skennington]

Yes, just place the unit between the amp's speaker out and the speaker itself. Most combos of decent quality connect the speaker to the amp via a 1/4" trs.

As far as Emir's question, think of it like this. You have 4 12" sub's in the back of your car with only the stereo pushing them....Not going to get much punch. Then, you put an amp in line that let's say is 500 watts. It could be 500w X 4 which means you have 125w going to 4 seperate channels. If the amp is bridged, then you get 250w going to 2 channels. It all depends on the wireing in the setup.

Now, with a guitar amp, the speakers/cabs have nothing to do with the output, it's all in the amp. If you were to connect a 1000w amp to a set of speakers that is rated for 100w max....guess what's going to happen...boom, you will blow them.


Hope this helps you guys a bit.

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[kjutte]

Now, with a guitar amp, the speakers/cabs have nothing to do with the output, it's all in the amp. If you were to connect a 1000w amp to a set of speakers that is rated for 100w max....guess what's going to happen...boom, you will blow them.

well that depends on the chosen output level aswell as the impedance.

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