Is it ok to use an amp like a speaker cab?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:48 pm

Could I hurt either of my amps if I connect them like this: Kustom SS amp speaker out > 3 foot speaker cable> to female/female 1/4" connector > Vox AC15CC1's speaker cable(amp is off) ?

boyecho · Post by **boyecho** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:58 pm

short answer: just make sure the impedence of the vox speaker and kustom output impedence are the same.

luke · Post by **luke** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:58 pm

Only if the impedance is wrong. If you're going from amplifier directly to another speaker and the impedance matches, you should have nothing to worry about.

Post by **Doog** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:34 pm

In the case of solidstate amps, you can get away with having a higher ohm (and wattage, obviously) speaker load than what the amp is outputting.

fuckoffsetguitars.com · Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:12 pm

this reminded me of something, although i know the above is for ss amps.
never turn on a tube amp without a speaker load connected, you can blow your output transformer.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:14 pm

Ok,thanks alot guys.I think they are both 8 ohms.