Lynchback: Why no 16ohm?

[Mr. Willy]

Did a search and couldn't find the answer.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

So that you have to buy two of them for 2 x 12's !

 

[fek]

This is the only reason I have not bought a 2 or 4 of these yet.

 

[Mr. Willy]

I still don't get it.

 

[stoneage cabs]

16 ohm LB likely not ever going to happen.

 

[sahlomonic]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it has to do with the sound of an 8 ohm setup vs a 16 ohm setup. Lynch's last sig speaker (Super V) was also 8 ohm so I really wasn't surprised to see the Lynchback at 8 ohms. Killer speaker and sounds really good in an oversized 2x12, but I may pull the trigger on another pair to throw them all in my Soldano 4x12.

 

[paulyc]

What difference does it make...1 speaker is 8 ohms, 2 are either 4 or 16 ohms depending on how they're wired, 4 can be 8 ohm (just like a 4x12 Marshall cab with 4 16 ohm speakers is still 16 ohm).

 

[Mr. Willy]

What difference does it make...1 speaker is 8 ohms, 2 are either 4 or 16 ohms depending on how they're wired, 4 can be 8 ohm (just like a 4x12 Marshall cab with 4 16 ohm speakers is still 16 ohm).

The difference it makes is that some people might like to mix it with 16 ohm speakers they already own.

 

[paulyc]

Gottcha. Didn't think of the mixing aspect... I guess in that case you'd have to buy some 8 ohm speakers of the ones you already have (not a great solution, I know), or run wet/dry or wet/dry/wet with a couple of 2x12 cabs flanking your 4x12 cab and just load the cabs with only one speaker type I guess (also not a great solution, but do-able).

 

[metalmaniac93]

Gottcha. Didn't think of the mixing aspect... I guess in that case you'd have to buy some 8 ohm speakers of the ones you already have (not a great solution, I know), or run wet/dry or wet/dry/wet with a couple of 2x12 cabs flanking your 4x12 cab and just load the cabs with only one speaker type I guess (also not a great solution, but do-able).

I have a pair of them in my Dr Z 2X12 cab that I use as my wet cab for my W/D set-up. I wish they would make a 16 ohm version since they are great speakers IMO. There appears to be some demand for them.

 

[paulyc]

Is the voice coil unique to the Lynch's ?? If not, you could swap a 16 ohm voice coil from a comparable Celestion and have a 16 ohm version...a re-cone place could do it.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

My beef is that i can't run two 8 ohm in a 2 x 12 and still run the amp at 8 ohm..

 

[paulyc]

No but you can run it at 4 or 16 depending on how the cab is wired...or have 4 of them and run the amp at 8...

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

yeah but I could run two 16's at 8 ohm.. I guess this is kind of like the Spinal Tap Marshall argument... "yeah, but this one goes to eleven.."

 

[jemzax]

Sounding great!!!!

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Sounding great!!!!

I have two super V's as well.... not using them at the moment. For some reason I just wasn't gelling with them some days.. too much sizzle and crunch with brighter Marshalls for me. I'm on weber legacies now. I have an X pattern in a 4x12 with 2 RI greenbacks and legacies.Sounds great.

 

[paulyc]

I have 4 Super Vs, they're great with super high gain (Diezel or Recto) stuff...

 

[paulyc]

yeah but I could run two 16's at 8 ohm.. I guess this is kind of like the Spinal Tap Marshall argument... "yeah, but this one goes to eleven.."

I don't understand the difference...

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Meaning I want to run a 2x12 in 8 ohm...

 

[paulyc]

I'm really not trying to be a douche here at all, we've always gotten along, so please believe that...but why do you need a 2x12 in 8 ohm, when 4 or 16 is doable ? Are you running another 2x12 at 8 ohm with it ? So you'd set the amp at 4 ? Trying to understand...