The Quick Answer
- You can use the line-out speaker jack on your combo amp to connect a speaker cable directly from your combo to the external cabinet.
- You can disconnect the speaker and head parts of your combo, and solder a jack onto the head unit cable to connect it an external cabinet.
Moreover, can a combo amp be used as a speaker cab?
Can I Use a Cab With a Combo Amp? Yes. Provided your combo amp has enough outputs, you can easily connect extra speakers to your combo. Speaker outputs on any amp should always be labelled with the correct impedance depending on number of speakers connected.
Moreover, can I use a preamp with a combo amp? Yes, you can use that preamp in your combo’s effects loop.
Hereof, can I use an 8 ohm speaker with a 16 ohm amp?
Generally speaking, you can run a tube amp at 100% impedance mis-match and not cause issues. IE. Your amp is 8ohm, 4ohm and 16 ohn is 100% mismatch in either direction but dont go over that or you do risk damage.
Can speaker cable be too thick?
Speaker wires can’t be too thick because thicker wire means lower resistance, more signal flow, and better sound quality. Although not every setup needs a thick wire and the wire thickness depends on the speaker’s impedance and the distance between the sources, you can’t have too much of it.
Can you connect two combo amps?
yeah, If one has effects loop in and out jacks on the back, then take one, run a cable from the effects in on the first one, from the input jack on the other (i think…) and then turn them both on and plug into the one that has the bass input jack unoccupied….
Does cable length affect sound quality?
When long runs (of either interconnects or speaker cables) are used, cable quality becomes extra important. Due to the additional signal losses longer runs impose, the better the cable is at “protecting” the signal, the better will be the sound.
How do you connect speaker cables to a guitar amp?
How do you turn a combo amp into a head?
How many amps should my speaker cable be?
Speaker wire is typically between 12 to 16 gauges which makes it relatively thin.
| Wire Gauge | Amperage |
|---|---|
| 14 gauge | 15 amps |
| 12 gauge | 20 amps |
| 10 gauge | 30 amps |
| 8 gauge | 40 amps |
What gauge wire do I need for a 3000 watt amp?
What is the difference between instrument cable and speaker cable?
There is a difference between instrument cables and speaker cables. An instrument cable has a signal wire and a shield for carrying instrument level signals. A speaker cable has two identical wires for carrying speaker level signals. Using an instrument cable as a speaker cable can be damage your equipment.