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16 ohm speaker in a 5E3?

nonvintage
July 8th, 2008, 09:45 PM
I have an 8 ohm speaker but if I put in a 16 ohm speaker, will it damage the amp? Another question if I wire up the speaker to both the speaker and ext speaker jack would that be OK?

chabby
July 8th, 2008, 11:41 PM
It sure didnt damage my 25 watt 5E3, in fact it sounded great. I ran a 16ohm Eminence Lady Luck for the first 4 months I had it. Just now switched to a 8ohm Jensen that sounds even better.

JohnnyCrash
July 9th, 2008, 01:04 AM
It'll sound best with the proper impedance.

A difference up or down isn't supposed to be too harmful... though we all live in careful times :)