2X12 cabinet wired for 4 and 16 ohm

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Randy Magee
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2X12 cabinet wired for 4 and 16 ohm

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I have 2 8 ohm speakers in a 2X12 cabinet and wish to wire it for both 4 and 16 ohm loads using a couple of Cliff jacks. Could someone with more knowledge than I look this diagram over and see if my thinking is correct?
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Re: 2X12 cabinet wired for 4 and 16 ohm

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I see the 4 ohm jack putting both speakers in parallel, but the 16 ohm jack connects to only one speaker.
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Re: 2X12 cabinet wired for 4 and 16 ohm

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I accomplish this with a switch.

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Re: 2X12 cabinet wired for 4 and 16 ohm

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This worked well for me in a 2-12 cab. It's only $15.95 at AES.

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Re: 2X12 cabinet wired for 4 and 16 ohm

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You can get even fancier if you add a dpst switch to that panel, which breaks the connections between the two speakers. This allows the cab to be 8 ohms, by using either speaker by itself (it's slightly quieter, too) 8)
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