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Newbie Amp Head/Cab Question

  • 14-11-2012 4:47pm
    #1
    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭


    Howdy All,
    Just looking for some advice from people with more info/experience.
    I have been using Combo amps since I started playing guitar.
    Over the coming days I will be getting my 1st Amp Head and Cabinet (buying them separately)
    It would be great if someone could help me with the connections.
    The Amp Head is a Line6 SpiderValve II HD100
    The Cab is an Orange PPC212 (closed back)

    The manual for the Head is here (for anyone interested)
    http://l6c.scdn.line6.net/data/6/0a0...ev%20A%20).pdf

    The Cab has: 2x 12" Celestion Vintage 30 speakers, 16ohm (2 inputs)

    Here's what Orange came back to me with regarding set up:
    Hi Cormac, your Line 6 Head has (3) outputs as far as I can tell. One of those outputs is for a single 16 Ohm cab. The other two outputs are switchable between 4 and 8 Ohms. The PPC212 Closed Back cab is a 16 Ohm cab. That means your options for hooking up cabs to your head are as follows: A) Connect (1) PPC212 into the 16 Ohm output of your head, or B) Connect (2) PPC212 cabs into each of the 8 Ohm outputs on your head. With option B, the Ohms are cut in half when connecting (2) 16 Ohm cabs, which is why if you choose to run (2) cabs at the same time they must be 16 Ohm cabs and you must run them into the 8 Ohm outputs. If you need more info,

    So my question is: if i use one connection (the 16 ohm) connection will stereo effects still work (delay panning between speakers) secondly can someone advise which, if either, of the above mentioned set up would sound most powerful with gain/drive.

    Sorry for the info dump, hopefully someone can help me.

    Thanks
    Cormac


Comments

  • #2
    Somnus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,345 ✭✭✭Somnus


    Might be best off posting here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=125


  • #3
    lord lucan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,577 ✭✭✭lord lucan


    Moved from Rock & Metal.


  • #4
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,738 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    You're not going to be able to use stereo effects if you're using just one amp. You have to have the stereo signal panned between two different amps going into the speakers, not the one amp.

    As for the ohms matching and whether to connect it in stereo or mono, I personally could never tell the difference so I always just connect in mono.


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