Ohm rating verses volume

[jackrhein]

I want to use one d130 to replace the two 12 Jensens in my 1965 silvertone 1484 piggy back amp. (It has two 6L6's in a push pull circuit, but I don't know how many ohms the amp is looking for) I don't know if I should use a 16 ohm or an 8 ohm speaker. The problem is that the amp is a little too loud for my requirements. I am running it on "1" which does not allow the amp to run at a level where the amp gets it best tone. Would a 16 ohm speaker allow me to run the amp at a higher gain (say 2 or 4) wihtout blowing me out of the room? Or would it damage the amp running at a different Ohm load that it is lookin for

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