I have a few small OT's with 4 ohm outputs and quite a few 16 ohm speakers. I figured I'd connect a big 5 ohm 25 watt ohmite d25 series wirewound to the output TF's (and amp, of course!) and have taps for full voltage and a few steps, probably calculated to give 2 or 3 dB steps. A single pole multiposition switch would take care of the switching. The 5 ohm resistor would always be across the output. I would be using it with a low wattage push-pull amp in a house of worship (church) setting where low volume is always a big help. I have a few old worn out (or are they just broken in?) greenbacks that might be a nice match for this kind of thing at low volume. The amp won't care as long as there's some load- I could probably do just as well with a larger value resistor like a 7.5 ohm. I guess the question is how it would sound.
Thoughts?
I guess I could always buy some new speakers but like any cheapskate guitar amp builder it's fun to build with stuff you have laying around.
Jamie
Thoughts?
I guess I could always buy some new speakers but like any cheapskate guitar amp builder it's fun to build with stuff you have laying around.
Jamie
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