Evan's amp extesion speaker

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 28 May 2001 7:47 am

The Evan's SE-200 has a 4-ohm speaker and the amp also has an extension speaker jack. I assume you can use another 4ohm speaker for the extension? This will drop the amp output to 2 ohms. Will the amp run hot or should the extension speaker be 8 ohms? Any thoughts?

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Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 31 May 2001 7:56 am

In most all cases, the extension speaker should be rated the same as the one(s) in the amp. If you use a higher impedance, it's a little easier on the amp, but the volume levels won't match. Bear in mind that the ambient temperature figures in as well. Overloading a tube amp won't cause a problem for a while, but overloading a transistor amp might cause damage very quickly. Obviously, any amp will run cooler, and take more abuse in a 70-degree room than it will playing outside in the sun on a hot day.

Fred Murphy · Post by **Fred Murphy** » 31 May 2001 9:45 am

I don't know if it will hurt it or not, but I have been using one here at the house for about two months now and everything seems O.K. I am using a Peavey 1501-4. This is with a 500FET.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Fred Murphy on 31 May 2001 at 10:46 AM.]</p></FONT>

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 2 Jun 2001 6:46 am

Hi Fred & Donny:
Thanks for your response concerning my question about the extension speaker.
Lenny

Jim Bob Sedgwick · Post by **Jim Bob Sedgwick** » 3 Jun 2001 6:27 pm

I also have an Evans FET 500 LV. I have used a peavey black widow with mine as an extension speaker. The only problem was the Black Widow is apparently a more efficient speaker as it was about 1/2 again louder than the Evans speaker. I installed an L-Pad volume control and the problem was solved. The amp has never overheated or had a problem from using the Black Widow.

Fred Murphy · Post by **Fred Murphy** » 4 Jun 2001 7:41 am

There is no noticable difference in volume between mine. I am using an open back extension speaker, maybe that is the difference.

Frank Parish · Post by **Frank Parish** » 11 Jun 2001 4:22 am

Len,
I too have an SE-200 with a JBL D-130 4 ohm. I called Ed Buffington from Evans about adding an extension speaker cabinet and he told me I could use a 4 ohm speaker but if I ran it on high volumes it would need a fan to keep it cool. He suggested I use an 8 ohm to be safe. So the extension speaker is an 8 ohm JBL. He also said to plug the cable in the speaker cabinet first before plugging into the amp. Sounds great.