Speaker Enclosure Hookup from Mark V head

[nsgelocos]

This question my have been answered before somewhere, but I don't want to risk damaging my amp with the wrong speaker load.

Current hookup: ONE cable from 8 ohms head to 8 ohms on the 4X12 recti slant.

Hookup being considered: TWO cables from both 4 ohms to the two 4 ohms jacks on the 4X12 recti slant.

Is this applicable? I understand ONE 4 ohm from the head to the cab cuts out two speakers on the cab. What gets me is the "split for stereo or bi-amp". In my mind, could I have two cables from one head to the two jacks on the 4X12 recti slant to make it stereo? :?:

I'm probably asking a dumb question, but I felt the urge to ask it.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Aaron

 

[JOEY B.]

This question my have been answered before somewhere, but I don't want to risk damaging my amp with the wrong speaker load.

Current hookup: ONE cable from 8 ohms head to 8 ohms on the 4X12 recti slant.

Hookup being considered: TWO cables from both 4 ohms to the two 4 ohms jacks on the 4X12 recti slant.

Is this applicable? I understand ONE 4 ohm from the head to the cab cuts out two speakers on the cab. What gets me is the "split for stereo or bi-amp". In my mind, could I have two cables from one head to the two jacks on the 4X12 recti slant to make it stereo? :?:

I'm probably asking a dumb question, but I felt the urge to ask it.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Aaron

That connection will not get you stereo. As a matter of fact, it would not be any different than a single 8 ohm hookup, aside from the fact that you are using the 4-ohm tap of the output transformer.

 

[MrMarkIII]

Those two "4 ohm" jacks on the amp are for two 8 ohm loads, one in each jack. (Two 8 ohm loads in parallel equals 4 ohms total load). Two 4 ohm loads will take the total load down to 2 ohms, not optimal.
Two separate power amps and speakers are required for stereo operation, a lefty and a righty.
And that's no load! :lol: