How To Run 2 16 Ohm Cabinets With One Head
16 Ohm Speakers
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Figure out which one you like the best, get rid of the other one/trade for matched impedance/sensitivity, you'll end up happier in the future; by the way, parallel is the opposite of chaining (series). I wouldn't mongrelize to 12ohm/12ohm, you won't be able to adjust the amp (the multi-tap output transformer actually) to 'see' the correct load on the output of your power tubes (why you have an impedance selector in the first place), as mentioned above 'not a great idea' it's not just the difference in impedance (path of least resistance for the output current), but the difference in output sensitivity (output dB at one watt vs. One another matching), something somewhere is going to be out of balance any way you do the math.
Dr Mayhem has answered correctly. There is no harm in running a higher ohm cab than the amp. The problem is when you run a higher ohm amp than a cab, like an 8 ohm amp with a 4 ohm cab. The current goes back onto the output transformer. The key is for amp (tube) to always have the amp with lower ohms than the cab. Hughes and Kettner has good info on this on their site.
How To Run 2 16 Ohm Cabinets With One Head In Back
If you have 16 ohm and 8 ohm cab.like mentioned above it is approximately 5 ohms. Run your amp at 4 ohms with this setup and there will be no issue.