Hey all!
This is my first time building an amp and my first time on this forum so if a come across as a totally noob, I apologize in advance. My knowledge on electronics is amateur at best, but on the plus side I am very familiar with a soldering iron! :tu:
Okay so here's a little back story. I picked up these two awesome solid wood 2 X 10 speaker cabinets from the dump. They were completely gutted, but once I got all that gross dump stank off them they were looking real nice and shiny. I can upload some picture of them later if someone would like to check them out. Each cabinet has two 10" speaker holes. The one on top is at a 45 degree angle pointing down and the bottom one is at a 45 degree angle pointing up.
I'm sure installing the speakers would be no issue. I'm also positive I can find info on this site about how to do so. That's not really what I need help with, although any tips or tricks are very welcomed. What I want to know is if the Speakers and SS amp head I plan to use are compatible. Or if there is a better alternative. Should I just buy a SS combo amp? Should I just buy a Marshall Half Stack W/ Amp head?
These Are the materials I intend to purchase with my next paycheck:
I want to buy the first 2 speakers and install them into the first cabinet. Then wait for my next paycheck to get the other 2 and install them into the second cabinet. If I do this, can I use the first cabinet with the orange amp head while I wait for the other two speakers? or will the speakers blow? I assume they wouldn't because they are 200 Watts, while the amp is 120. But like I said, I kinda don't really even know. I know the number of ohms a speaker have is very important, But I don't quite know why.....
Do you think this will be a good combo? Do you think I'd get a better bang for my buck with different materials? What other items may I need for installation?
Thanks again for any feedback! :dbtu:
~Frankwashere
This is my first time building an amp and my first time on this forum so if a come across as a totally noob, I apologize in advance. My knowledge on electronics is amateur at best, but on the plus side I am very familiar with a soldering iron! :tu:
Okay so here's a little back story. I picked up these two awesome solid wood 2 X 10 speaker cabinets from the dump. They were completely gutted, but once I got all that gross dump stank off them they were looking real nice and shiny. I can upload some picture of them later if someone would like to check them out. Each cabinet has two 10" speaker holes. The one on top is at a 45 degree angle pointing down and the bottom one is at a 45 degree angle pointing up.
I'm sure installing the speakers would be no issue. I'm also positive I can find info on this site about how to do so. That's not really what I need help with, although any tips or tricks are very welcomed. What I want to know is if the Speakers and SS amp head I plan to use are compatible. Or if there is a better alternative. Should I just buy a SS combo amp? Should I just buy a Marshall Half Stack W/ Amp head?
These Are the materials I intend to purchase with my next paycheck:
- 2 Carvin PS10 Pro Series 10" Guitar Loudspeaker 200 watts 8 ohms, $50 + Shipping
- Orange Crush CR120H - 120-Watt Head Orange, $500 + Shipping
I want to buy the first 2 speakers and install them into the first cabinet. Then wait for my next paycheck to get the other 2 and install them into the second cabinet. If I do this, can I use the first cabinet with the orange amp head while I wait for the other two speakers? or will the speakers blow? I assume they wouldn't because they are 200 Watts, while the amp is 120. But like I said, I kinda don't really even know. I know the number of ohms a speaker have is very important, But I don't quite know why.....
Do you think this will be a good combo? Do you think I'd get a better bang for my buck with different materials? What other items may I need for installation?
Thanks again for any feedback! :dbtu:
~Frankwashere