OK to do this?

ryokan · May 10th, 2006, 02:33 PM

I just purchased a Pro Junior that has been converted to an extension cab. I'll be using it with my HR Deluxe. Is it OK to unplug the 12" HRD speaker and plug into the Pro Junior speaker only, instead of both? I'm thinking it would be nice for quieter home playing.

J. Hayes · May 11th, 2006, 12:48 PM

I used to unplug the speaker on my HotRod DeVille 2-12 and use an old Kustom 4-12 cabinet when I needed to. One gig we play yearly is a festival in North Carolina which has an old PA set and they don't mike instruments. The Closed back Kustom cabinet was heard a lot better than the open back built in speakers. I don't have the HR DeVille any more but I've done the same thing with my Blues Deluxe Reissue and it works fine.........JH in Va.

ryokan · May 12th, 2006, 12:52 PM

I was wondering about going the other way, not up to a larger set of speakers, but down from a 12" (HR Deluxe) to a 10" (Pro Junior) speaker. I was hoping to get quieter, not louder

Thinking it would sound more Pro Juniorish, less HR Deluxish. So, I'm just wondering if that will harm my HR Deluxe ?

TheBigKevDogg · May 12th, 2006, 04:28 PM

you just have to match the impedances. not sure what your hrdlx has, but it's probably a single 8 ohm? do some research...if the pro junior is the same, then you can

ryokan · May 12th, 2006, 06:36 PM

Yeah, single 12" 8 Ohm speaker on the HR Deluxe, single 10" 8 ohm on the Pro Junior.

Thanks!

TheBigKevDogg · May 12th, 2006, 06:45 PM

sounds like your set then! just make sure to not plug them both in at the same time, because in that case it'd be either 16 ohms (parallel) or 4 ohms (series), which would be a mismatch, unless of course your output transformer has multiple taps and is switchable (then just match the impedance)

ryokan · May 15th, 2006, 01:41 PM

So, I plugged my HR Deluxe into the Pro Junior cabinet and disconnected the HR Deluxe 12" speaker. It was no quieter, oh well...sounded great though.

So, I'm running both speakers now, sounds really nice and full. I have the Pro Junior cab about 10' away, so it gets a beautiful, lush sound that fills the room. Very cool...

May 10th, 2006, 02:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
ryokan Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 277	OK to do this? I just purchased a Pro Junior that has been converted to an extension cab. I'll be using it with my HR Deluxe. Is it OK to unplug the 12" HRD speaker and plug into the Pro Junior speaker only, instead of both? I'm thinking it would be nice for quieter home playing.

May 11th, 2006, 12:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
J. Hayes Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. Posts: 952	No problem at all with that.............. I used to unplug the speaker on my HotRod DeVille 2-12 and use an old Kustom 4-12 cabinet when I needed to. One gig we play yearly is a festival in North Carolina which has an old PA set and they don't mike instruments. The Closed back Kustom cabinet was heard a lot better than the open back built in speakers. I don't have the HR DeVille any more but I've done the same thing with my Blues Deluxe Reissue and it works fine.........JH in Va. __________________ Ralph Mooney rules!!

May 12th, 2006, 04:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheBigKevDogg Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA/USC Posts: 147 10 Photos	you just have to match the impedances. not sure what your hrdlx has, but it's probably a single 8 ohm? do some research...if the pro junior is the same, then you can __________________ My Guitars (and Other Instruments) http://members.cox.net/thebigkevdogg/Guitars/Index.html

May 12th, 2006, 06:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
TheBigKevDogg Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA/USC Posts: 147 10 Photos	sounds like your set then! just make sure to not plug them both in at the same time, because in that case it'd be either 16 ohms (parallel) or 4 ohms (series), which would be a mismatch, unless of course your output transformer has multiple taps and is switchable (then just match the impedance) __________________ My Guitars (and Other Instruments) http://members.cox.net/thebigkevdogg/Guitars/Index.html

May 12th, 2006, 12:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
ryokan Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 277	I was wondering about going the other way, not up to a larger set of speakers, but down from a 12" (HR Deluxe) to a 10" (Pro Junior) speaker. I was hoping to get quieter, not louder Thinking it would sound more Pro Juniorish, less HR Deluxish. So, I'm just wondering if that will harm my HR Deluxe ?

May 12th, 2006, 06:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
ryokan Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 277	Yeah, single 12" 8 Ohm speaker on the HR Deluxe, single 10" 8 ohm on the Pro Junior. Thanks!

May 15th, 2006, 01:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
ryokan Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 277	So, I plugged my HR Deluxe into the Pro Junior cabinet and disconnected the HR Deluxe 12" speaker. It was no quieter, oh well...sounded great though. So, I'm running both speakers now, sounds really nice and full. I have the Pro Junior cab about 10' away, so it gets a beautiful, lush sound that fills the room. Very cool...