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Post by askefar on May 1, 2016 7:16:44 GMT -7
Hello
I have got my hands on the amp of my dreams Ezg top from 2013.
I playing more riffs and rhythm than solos. We play mostly rock, blues, soul from the 60 and 70 ties. Im playing clean, crunch and "more crunch" - not metal or heavy:
I think I want to match these two different speakers with almost the same efficiency in an open back cab. the Jensen jet tornado 100 watt, 8 ohm 97,3 db www.jensentone.com/jet_series/tornado_12 and the celestion g12-65 65 watt, 8 ohm 97 db celestion.com/product/26/heritage_series_g1265/
1.But should I run them in series= 16 ohm or parallel = 4 ohm?
2. Does this amp sound best at 4 or 16 ohm?
3. What do you think about the choice and combination of speakers to this particular amp and our style/ reptoire - ezg 50
So far im playing the EZg at home over a Jensen p10r alnico speaker, and it sounds fantastic at these levels.
- Peter, Copenhagen Denmark
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Post by Mark (Basement Enthusiast) on May 1, 2016 8:08:05 GMT -7
Welcome to the Z-Talk forum, Peter! Your question comes up a lot, but I think the answer really comes down to personal preference.
Common thinking among gearheads is that one should use the most windings available on the output transformer, and thus in this case the 16-ohm. However I don't think that's rooted in any scientific study, rather in hearsay and "legend." I have never been able to tell a difference in my own amp's speaker taps (4 vs. 8. vs. 16 ohm, if the amp has them).
Personally, I'd say 16-ohms for a different reason--a 16-ohm speaker cab will likely be more compatible with a wider array of amps (you could safely use it into an 8-ohm amp in most cases), plus I think it'll work better with most attenuators, as well.
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Post by Maddog on May 1, 2016 8:10:31 GMT -7
^^^^^ Totally Agree!
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Post by askefar on May 1, 2016 23:30:37 GMT -7
Thank you Mark and Maddog for your swift help 16 ohms cab its gonna be! I didn't think of your very convincing arguments myself: "Personally, I'd say 16-ohms for a different reason--a 16-ohm speaker cab will likely be more compatible with a wider array of amps (you could safely use it into an 8-ohm amp in most cases), plus I think it'll work better with most attenuators, as well" Regards - Peter Read more: ztalk.proboards.com/thread/72018/ezg-which-sounds-best-speaker#ixzz47TeL5gvh
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2016 6:53:12 GMT -7
I think you should try running it in a 1x15 with an Eminence Legend 1518 at 8 ohms, but maybe that's just a me thing.
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Post by askefar on May 2, 2016 7:26:15 GMT -7
Hello EZGbiscuit It could be very interesting with a 15" speaker.
I have used an Altec b418 alnico 15" speaker in an open cab together with the ezg at one instance. The cleans was extraordinary , the best Ive ever heard. But I had to cut above 4 kilo hertz with an eq when I used dirt pedals as that speaker goes to 8 Kilo hertz. But I liked the "weight" of the 15 ". I havent heard the eminence 15" unless its the same speaker Which is in "peavey delta blues". The reason for choosing the Celestion g12-65 together with jensen tornado 12" is to get something which sounds good clean and "dirty"??
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2016 7:33:24 GMT -7
Haven't had any problem with the Emi Legend running dirty--it sounds great.
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