mayboy

Thankyou for the answer Joel, you have been very helpful :) much appreciated!

Basically We are using pods which is why i posted it in the line 6 community. And because we want to stop going direct? I don't see how being rude is going to help this situation. You could have possibly politely suggested to take this thread to another forum if it doesn't fit in.

Hi, So my band has recently started booking shows so me and the other guitarist have switched from going directly into a PA. We are looking to go into a power amp and then into a cabinet. I am a bit confused about how these power amps work especially the bridged/mono setting. https://images.thomann.de/pics/atg/atgdata/document/manual/c_319961_en_online.pdf This is the power amp we have decided to go for as we are only using 2x12 cabinets and the price is great for the reviews. I have done extensive research but i am still a bit confused. The cabinet the other guitarist is going to be using is a 16ohm 120w stereo cabinet (can be used as an 8ohm mono) . I am assuming we switch the input to stereo plug the POD into input channel B and then the 2 outputs of channel B into the cabinet. Unfortunately i may be using a different cabinet. The cabinet i may be using will be an 8ohm mono 160w. This is where the mono/bridge confusion comes in. If i have it set to mono/bridge on this device as i cannot see a button that switches it to bridged will this automatically bridge the power? I don't want it to bridge basically as im guessing i just want the original 100w 8ohm of power going to the cabinet. To put this into context in case i am rambling. I am wondering how to hook up this power amp to this cabinet https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_g212_vintage.htm And then how i go about hooking up this power amp into this cabinet. https://www.thomann.de/gb/laney_irt212_ironheart.htm Sorry about the noob question but we all have to learn about these things from somewhere! (yes i have asked google multiple times)

Thanks for clearing some things up for me, i feel much better about this future purchase.

Ah okay, If the power amp is 300w and the cabinet is rated at 320w does that just mean I cant crank it up past a certain point?

Thankyou so much for the help, i really appreciate it.

I had a look at it was pretty imformative. Thing that confuses me now. Say my power amp was 8ohm 300w. I then plug that into a 16ohm 320w cab. Is this going to damage the speakers? In other words will these two go together without me breaking anything? https://www.thomann.de/gb/laney_irt412_ironheart.htm?ref=search_rslt_laney+4x12_269333_0 https://www.thomann.de/gb/rocktron_velocity_300.htm?ref=search_rslt_rocktron+300_242146_0

Thankyou for your reply! Im kinda going off the idea of a rocktron velocity 300 due to reading a lot of users experiencing overheating and it just shutting off mid gig. I'm just wondering now if a harley benton GPA-400 running 2 50w outputs into the 2 60w speakers will be loud enough for mid sized gigs. i run the pod into the PA for practice and that seems to be loud enough after cranking the master on the pod.

Hi, So im a proud owner of the POD HD500x pro and im currently looking for a live setup. I want to go the power amp and cabinet route. i have found a power amp and cabinet suiting my budget. Power amp: https://www.thomann.de/gb/rocktron_velocity_300.htm Cabinet: https://www.gak.co.uk/en/orange-ppc-212-ob-open-back-2x12-cabinet-black/57935 I read somewhere in the reviews that this power amp may blow a 120w 2x12 cabinet. If that is the case which power amp around that price should i go for? im avoiding 4x12 cabs because of mobility and size. If it isn't painfully obvious already i am a complete noob, In need of a guru. Thankyou Edit: I found this https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_gpa_400.htm it has 2 50w outputs, im guessing this would be a better fit?