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Now, this always confuses the hell outta me!!!!!!
I have 2 pairs of PA Speakers, with standard wiring (so I guess that if they get linked, they would end up in series?)
pair 1, Peavey EuroSys III, 150w rated 8ohm
pair 2, Marshall 6115H, 175w rated 8 ohm
Now, if I (on each side of the PA), ran into one of the Eurosys, then out into a Marshall, what would this give me?
About 300w at 4 ohm each side?
Like I said, ohms law may as well be another language to me.
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No, they won't be in series, they will be in parallel. Yes, it will come out to 4 ohms (sorta).
But there is much to be concerned about when combining two such disparate boxes in hopes that the result is going to be attractive or even useful.
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Thanks for the quick reply. Would you explain your answer further please?
Would I be getting about 300w at 4 ohm each side?
Its a temporary measure, until I have the money for better speakers.
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You aren't "getting" anything. The wattage rating on the speaker is the amount of power they are rated to safely handle. If the speakers are not identical in efficiency they will not have equal spl levels (volume or output), and they will probably have different sonic footprints as well. There are any number of potential problems involved, but I'll make it simple: if you are satisfied (or can live with) the results, great. If not, upgrade to 1 pair of speakers that will suit your needs.
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. If the speakers are not identical in efficiency they will not have equal spl levels (volume or output), and they will probably have different sonic footprints as well. There are any number of potential problems involved, but I'll make it simple: if you are satisfied (or can live with) the results, great. If not, upgrade to 1 pair of speakers that will suit your needs.
With loudspeakers-the fewer the better (ONE is ideal)-even if they are of the same model number.
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Now, if I (on each side of the PA), ran into one of the Eurosys, then out into a Marshall, what would this give me?
On the positive side, having one each per side would allow you to cover a wider area than just the Euro's or the Marshalls. But .........
You will not get a discernible increase in output. AND mis-matched speakers side by side will sound inferior to simply using one or the other pair.
The only possible way to make them "play nice" together might......MIGHT....be to run a "dual PA" where you would put the backing program through one set and the vocals through the other.
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On the positive side, having one each per side would allow you to cover a wider area than just the Euro's or the Marshalls. But .........
You will not get a discernible increase in output. AND mis-matched speakers side by side will sound inferior to simply using one or the other pair.
The only possible way to make them "play nice" together might......MIGHT....be to run a "dual PA" where you would put the backing program through one set and the vocals through the other.
If the op is asking series versus parallel he probably doesn't have the amp channels to do dual stereo so he will need enough cable to go cross stage twice for dual mono.
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On the positive side, having one each per side would allow you to cover a wider area than just the Euro's or the Marshalls. But .........
You will not get a discernible increase in output. AND mis-matched speakers side by side will sound inferior to simply using one or the other pair.
The only possible way to make them "play nice" together might......MIGHT....be to run a "dual PA" where you would put the backing program through one set and the vocals through the other.
Bingo, dual PA. ;)