EmaDaCuz Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hello everyone. First post here, but I have been following this forum for quite a while. I am extremely happy with my Spider IV 75, but I noticed that the speaker does not move enough air while playing at high volumes. The sound gets a bit muddy and the amp cabinet vibrates a bit too much. I was thinking of connecting the amp to a bigger cabinet (2x12 or 4x12). I know that the direct out doesn't allow for a direct connection to the speakers, so I guess I would need to use a power amp (what about the EHX Magnum 44) and from that going to the cabinet. While this solution should work, I am not willing to spend other 130 euros for a 44W power amp. So, what about replacing the 12" speaker with a cabinet, directly? Can it be done? I am thinking of soldering the two cables connecting to the speaker to a 1/4" jack and from that going into a 8 Ohm cabinet. Did anyone try this? Thanks a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fflbrgst Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Unless the 2x12 or 4x12 cabinet has highly efficient speakers, you are unlikley to get much more volume (or 'pushed air' ) from the cabinet. Make sure that the cabinet is rated at 8 ohms (many have 8 ohm speakers wired in parallel (or parallel/series) which changes the impedance at the input jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 75 solid state watts will only take you so far...might be time to upgrade to something bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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