4 ohm or 8 ohm?

[Scott Reed]

You may also want to consider a stereo (or bi-amp) head. They may give you little more flexibility in tone and configurations. With my WT-500, I can run 2 x 4ohm cabs in stereo mode and maintain a 4ohm load (on each channel). If I put it in Bridged Mono Mode, it puts out 600 watts/8 ohms and it "requires" an 8 ohm load. If I ever intended to run more then 1 cabinet, I would have gotten the WT-800.

From my experience (horror story)... Just because a company issues a 2 ohm spec, that doesn't mean you should actually try to run it at 2 ohms for an length of time =)

[Ronson Hall]

Originally Posted by Scott Reed

You may also want to consider a stereo (or bi-amp) head. They may give you little more flexibility in tone and configurations. With my WT-500, I can run 2 x 4ohm cabs in stereo mode and maintain a 4ohm load (on each channel). If I put it in Bridged Mono Mode, it puts out 600 watts/8 ohms and it "requires" an 8 ohm load. If I ever intended to run more then 1 cabinet, I would have gotten the WT-800.

From my experience (horror story)... Just because a company issues a 2 ohm spec, that doesn't mean you should actually try to run it at 2 ohms for an length of time =)

Great information, Scott! Thank you.

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Scott Reed

From my experience (horror story)... Just because a company issues a 2 ohm spec, that doesn't mean you should actually try to run it at 2 ohms for an length of time =)

Just for the record, so there are no assumptions made going forward. If Eden makes a head that states it can handle a 2-Ohm load; It will handle a 2-Ohm load. The WT-550 is a great example of this. While I would be totally comfortable driving this amp at 2-Ohms, I choose using an Eden D210XST(4) with a D410XLT(8) or D212XLT(8) simply because it is all I need with the 550. I find these combinations to be a great match and only drawing 2.67 from the amp.

Also.......

Certainly not suggesting you fall into this group Scott, so please don't take this personally as this is NOT my intent, however, more times than not, it is the end-user that creates their own "horror story" simply because they don't know how to utilize the tools they have.