Name: paul t.
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Subject: series or parallel?
Thread: 57
Time: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 21:08:49 UTC
I sure hope Steve (or perhaps somebody who has an owner's manual?) chimes in on this one, but I'm tending to agree with you, Kalle. I've flipped the switch on both my MM combos, and it doesn't seem to make a hill of beans difference. Unless somebody who is REALLY knowledgeable about these amps says otherwise, I believe that the 4/8 ohm option is there to provide a bit of flexibility for matching impedances when hooking up an external cabinet.
Funny thing is, I've seen/heard people say "since the amp has two 8 ohm speakers wired in parallel, the switch should normally be set to 4 ohms". Huh? Why would an amp manufacturer (especially MusicMan) put a switch on the back of their amp, such that if it accidentally got switched the "wrong" way, then this could possibly lead to speaker and/or electronics damage. Doesn't make sense to me . . .