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Trace Elliot Elf 2x8 cab
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Not from overheating or from a 4 ohm load . it will go into protect mode if you hit a hard transient with the amp dimed. To fix said issue I back off the master a little and the bass control too and the issue goes away. Its not due to heat or load I dont think.
FYI, I have a jones for these ELF 2x8 cabs because of the weight and what people are saying about the sound. If I sell my rig and get two of them, I will run a true stereo rig, probably with a Bugera Veyron Mofset on one, for clean power, and the ELF head on the other for more overdrive. I'll use my Sansamp as the splitter.
I'll post one later. My stupid phone ain't working so I gotta break out the digital camera, then download it.
Of course. The cab will have it's limits anyway so all the wattage into a 4 ohm one might not be desirable.
Though the cab will take much more power then the head can provide and I mean a single cab this cab will take just about whatever you want to dump in it these drivers are badass.
It's not thermal or heat related at all. It's like a spike makes the amp try to put out more than it can so it goes into protect mode and then about a half a second later it comes right back on.
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Now I want one bad. here's the pic of the Sweetwater Catalog Summer 2018. Not that good but best I could do.
Hi,
I bought the elf stack with the 2x8 last week. FYI, the 2x8'' is a 16 ohm speaker (2x8 ohm drivers in series) although they tell otherwise in the packaging
I measured that with a multimeter to make sure.
So, to get all the juice I must put the impedance down by connecting a 8 ohm speaker in parallel. That would give me... 16 x 8 / (16 + 8) = 5.3333333... not 4 ohm but closer
To get 4 ohm there must be two 8 ohm speakers in parallel.
My 2 cent
I bought the elf stack with the 2x8 last week. FYI, the 2x8'' is a 16 ohm speaker (2x8 ohm drivers in series) although they tell otherwise in the packaging
I measured that with a multimeter to make sure.So, to get all the juice I must put the impedance down by connecting a 8 ohm speaker in parallel. That would give me... 16 x 8 / (16 + 8) = 5.3333333... not 4 ohm but closer
To get 4 ohm there must be two 8 ohm speakers in parallel.
My 2 cent
That's a spectacular claim. TB 2x8 owners are rushing to their cabs with their multimeters as I type. We shall see who all has a weird cab or a broken meter.Hi,
I bought the elf stack with the 2x8 last week. FYI, the 2x8'' is a 16 ohm speaker (2x8 ohm drivers in series) although they tell otherwise in the packaging
So, to get all the juice I must put the impedance down by connecting a 8 ohm speaker in parallel. That would give me... 16 x 8 / (16 + 8) = 5.3333333... not 4 ohm but closer
To get 4 ohm there must be two 8 ohm speakers in parallel.
My 2 cent
Mario got it wrong. TE Elf 2x8 cab has two 16 ohm drivers in parallel to make an 8 ohm load per cab. I had my drivers reconed to two 8 ohm drivers for a total of 4 ohms. Crazy I hooked it up as a sub in my PA just to see what it would do with 500 watts. It blows away two vintage EV 1X18 subs with reconed drivers.
Hi,
I bought the elf stack with the 2x8 last week. FYI, the 2x8'' is a 16 ohm speaker (2x8 ohm drivers in series) although they tell otherwise in the packaging
So, to get all the juice I must put the impedance down by connecting a 8 ohm speaker in parallel. That would give me... 16 x 8 / (16 + 8) = 5.3333333... not 4 ohm but closer
To get 4 ohm there must be two 8 ohm speakers in parallel.
My 2 cent
I don’t think you can measure speaker impedence with a multi-meter. Someone else can explain why.
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Actually, you can, but not without a few other items. And it's pretty tedious to do it that way.
Ok, maybe you are right. The fact is that I measured it with a multimeter and it gave me a value close to 16. But since speakers are not purely resistive... the measure could be wrong.
I measured another speaker I have (1x12) for guitar and the measurement matches the specification (8 ohm). So... I'm confused
Nevermind about my confusion though. I should practice more bass and less electronics
cheers
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You could get that if one 16 is blown open circuit or disconnected. Do the battery test.Ok, maybe you are right. The fact is that I measured it with a multimeter and it gave me a value close to 16. But since speakers are not purely resistive... the measure could be wrong.
I measured another speaker I have (1x12) for guitar and the measurement matches the specification (8 ohm). So... I'm confused
Nevermind about my confusion though. I should practice more bass and less electronics
cheers
I always thought they were 4 ohm series but Red should know because he reconed his.
I cant imagine spending $250 ruining some presumably OEM drivers just to halve the impedence and get all the wattage out of a very low wattage amp instead of either just putting the money toward a higher powered amp, or towards another matching cab. Either the GK head with 2 of the 2x8s or the stock 2x8 with something like a shuttle or shuttlemax 6 or 9 would definitely give those drivers as much as they could handle and get the most of them. Spending a bunch of money to essentially halve the resale value of your cab after what seems to be a home reconing, is a weird choice.
yeah, I had a go at convincing him it was a big waste but he was committed and it went great guns. Pretty sure he paid professionals for the reconing.
Back to OP. How's the battery test going? Your 16 ohm result sure indicates only one woofer firing.