16 Ohm To 8 Ohm Problem

[Torren61]

I have two custom 1X12 speaker cabinets. One has a 16 Ohm Celestion Alnico Gold and the other has a VERY old 16 Ohm Jensen. My amp heads want to see 8 Ohms. I don't want to run my cabs in parallel. Can I simply buy two 2" 16 Ohm tweeters, remove the cones, mount them somewhere in the cab and connect them in parallel to the existing 16 Ohm speaker to get my 8 Ohms?

Will that solve the problem?

 

[axepilot]

You don't want to daisy chain to get 8 ohms?

Are you running stereo?

Adding tweeters and ripping out their cones seems like a lot of excess gyrations.....

What do you seek?

( Howdy, Torren 61! How are you? )

 

[Cygnus X1]

Sorry, but no.
The tweeters would blow in seconds.
You either need an appropriate dummy load to make up for it, or wire the cabs correctly.

 

[Torren61]

You don't want to daisy chain to get 8 ohms?

Are you running stereo?

Adding tweeters and ripping out their cones seems like a lot of excess gyrations.....

What do you seek?

( Howdy, Torren 61! How are you? )

Hey John! How have you been? I have a new phone number. Text me when you want it.

 

[Torren61]

Sorry, but no.
The tweeters would blow in seconds.
You either need an appropriate dummy load to make up for it, or wire the cabs correctly.

Hey Cyg. How can I wire a single 16 Ohm speaker differently to make it an 8 Ohm? What would make an appropriate dummy load? I'd like to use two heads at the same time (two heads are better than one).

 

[Big John]

THD 16 Ω Hotplate, set to load, in parallel with the speaker cab.

 

[Torren61]

THD 16 Ω Hotplate, set to load, in parallel with the speaker cab.

Okay. The cheapest THD 16 Ohm Hotplate I found is $199. The cheapest 12" 8 Ohm Celestion Alnico Gold speaker I could find is $235. Wouldn't it be better if I bought that speaker and sold my 16 Ohm speaker? If I sold my speaker for more than $36 I'd be better off than buying the Hotplate. I still couldn't run two separate heads with both cabs and the Hotplate.

I guess what I'm asking is: What modifications do I need to do to my cabs to bring the 16 Ohm impedance down to 8 Ohms? Let's not think about the Hotplate idea. I appreciate the effort into thinking of a solution but that's not the way I'd prefer to go.

 

[VanR]

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[12watt]

It would be better to get a new speaker at 8 Ohms I think. Trying to run a parallel load will change the sensitivity and the response of your speaker.

Or that thing in the post above ^^^^

 

[marvar]

I have two custom 1X12 speaker cabinets. One has a 16 Ohm Celestion Alnico Gold and the other has a VERY old 16 Ohm Jensen. My amp heads want to see 8 Ohms. I don't want to run my cabs in parallel. Can I simply buy two 2" 16 Ohm tweeters, remove the cones, mount them somewhere in the cab and connect them in parallel to the existing 16 Ohm speaker to get my 8 Ohms?

Will that solve the problem?

Why don't you want to run them in parallel? that would be the easiest, cheapest, and safest- problem solved with the purchase of 1 more speaker cable.

 

[KenG]

Parallel is the way to go. It's a common wiring scheme for speakers. Depending upon your amp output jacks you will either needs two cords or a special Y cable. Pay attention to the phasing too.