Confussion about my Guitar Cabinet Ohm rating - Live Sound https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/confussion-about-my-guitar-cabinet-ohm-rating/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:16:28 +0000 wpForo 60 Re: Confussion about my Guitar Cabinet Ohm rating https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/confussion-about-my-guitar-cabinet-ohm-rating/#post-49154 Sun, 28 Mar 2004 19:35:28 +0000
The 4 Ohm load could cause the 8 Ohm amp to overheat. That will not happen with the 16 Ohm load. You will get best results by putting a 8 Ohm load on the 8 Ohm amp. Your 8 Ohm amp will not realize its full potential with a 16 Ohm load.

You could run 2 16 Ohm cabinets off your amp to get an 8 Ohm load.

Ohms is a measurement of resistance. The higher the number, the more resistance to current flow.

It was described to me once like this; Using a speaker cabinet with a higher Ohms rating than your amp is like driving with your foot on the brake. Matched Ohms is like driving normal. Using a cabinet with a lower Ohms rating than your amp is like driving down a steep hill with no brakes. Hope that makes sense.]]> Live Sound Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/confussion-about-my-guitar-cabinet-ohm-rating/#post-49154 Re: Confussion about my Guitar Cabinet Ohm rating https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/confussion-about-my-guitar-cabinet-ohm-rating/#post-49153 Fri, 26 Mar 2004 18:51:40 +0000
and you or a moderator can remove this thread  :)]]> Live Sound Primeta https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/confussion-about-my-guitar-cabinet-ohm-rating/#post-49153 Confussion about my Guitar Cabinet Ohm rating https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/confussion-about-my-guitar-cabinet-ohm-rating/#post-289 Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:18:47 +0000 I have 2  2x12 guitar cabinets. They are  rateed at 200watts and 4ohm or 16 ohm load. I am looking for a new guitar head and all of them seem to have an 8 ohm rating only. IS there a way that I can use these cabinets with a head that rates at 8 ohms? I really like the way they sound but I am confussed asa to how I can hook them up and not destroy a head. I am also looking into the Line 6 Flextone II XL which has  2x12 speakers but it is rated at 8 ohms for additional speakers.

Help ..I am so confused!]]> Live Sound mst13turner https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/confussion-about-my-guitar-cabinet-ohm-rating/#post-289