Confused as fuck about impedance.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:50 pm

I've been look at some small tube combos for when I go to uni, but I also want to be able to plug the combo into my PPC112 when I'm at home. The PPC112 is rated at 16 ohms.

After reading up about impedance, I am now completely and utterly confused about what I could safely plug into it, can someone explain impedance matching in thick terms, since I'm now worried I'm fucking up my TT?

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:29 pm

MAKE SURE THE RATING ON THE AMP IS EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAN THE RATING ON THE CABINET.

ex:
16ohm amp > 16/8/4/2 ohm cab
8ohm amp > 8/4/2 ohm cab
4ohm amp > 4/2 ohm cab
2ohm amp > 2 ohm cab

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:31 pm

16ohm cab is weird to me.
I guess it's a Vintage 30 rated at 16ohms?

Post by **Doog** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:40 pm

Sloan wrote:MAKE SURE THE RATING ON THE AMP IS EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAN THE RATING ON THE CABINET.

ex:
16ohm amp > 16/8/4/2 ohm cab
8ohm amp > 8/4/2 ohm cab
4ohm amp > 4/2 ohm cab
2ohm amp > 2 ohm cab

NOOOOOOOOOO

The amp's impedance should me the same or LOWER than the cabinet's.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:53 pm

Doog wrote:
Sloan wrote:MAKE SURE THE RATING ON THE AMP IS EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAN THE RATING ON THE CABINET.

ex:
16ohm amp > 16/8/4/2 ohm cab
8ohm amp > 8/4/2 ohm cab
4ohm amp > 4/2 ohm cab
2ohm amp > 2 ohm cab
NOOOOOOOOOO

The amp's impedance should me the same or LOWER than the cabinet's.

Does trust doog more than slon.

Means I haven't been fucking up my TT then, tis all good.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:22 am

Doog wrote:
Sloan wrote:MAKE SURE THE RATING ON THE AMP IS EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAN THE RATING ON THE CABINET.

ex:
16ohm amp > 16/8/4/2 ohm cab
8ohm amp > 8/4/2 ohm cab
4ohm amp > 4/2 ohm cab
2ohm amp > 2 ohm cab
NOOOOOOOOOO

The amp's impedance should me the same or LOWER than the cabinet's.

+1

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:24 am

hhaha.

the post right after that i actually changed.
it originally stated that i probably fucked it up. lolz.

Hugogamelas · Post by **Hugogamelas** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:07 am

Sloan wrote:MAKE SURE THE RATING ON THE AMP IS EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAN THE RATING ON THE CABINET.

ex:
16ohm amp > 16/8/4/2 ohm cab
8ohm amp > 8/4/2 ohm cab
4ohm amp > 4/2 ohm cab
2ohm amp > 2 ohm cab

This is wrong, its the other way round.
You should never plug into cabs with lower impedance than the minimum suported by the amp.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:48 am

Actually it's never really safe to mismatch impedance either way. I posted fucking SCIENCE everywhere the last time Doog said lower was OK and it was ignored.

http://www.shortscale.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13794

Match if you can.

If you mismatch you're basically stressing the transformer - good transformer means no worries, a cheap or poor one = problems.

Small mismatches are generally fine in either direction. For example 8 ohm cab // 16 ohm cab = 5.33 ohms. Use the 4 ohm socket.

Just use you TT 16 ohm output.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:44 pm

Buy an epiphone valve junior head, and sell the TT to me.

Otherwise, it'll probably blow up, like.

It's the only sensible option.

Post by **Doog** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:04 pm

Mike wrote:Actually it's never really safe to mismatch impedance either way. I posted fucking SCIENCE everywhere the last time Doog said lower was OK and it was ignored.

http://www.shortscale.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13794

Pffffft. What do you know, with all your "electronics degrees", "applied learning", "fancy word books" and "sitdown brunches"..

Post by **Mike** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:16 pm

I thought you said "Sitdown wees" then for a second. I was all like HOW DOES HE KNOW?

Post by **Doog** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:30 pm

HAHAHA

Luxury pisses ftw.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:29 pm

I SIT DOWN WHEN I PEE
THERE AIN'T NOTHING THAT CRAZY BOUT ME
I'M JUST TAKIN A WHIZZ, MIND YOUR OWN BIZ
WHY IS EVERYBODY ALWAYS LOOKIN' AT ME?!!!