New member & a question regarding impedance
Hello all,
In my quest to find an 8" JBL for a 1964 Fender Vibrochamp amplifier, I came across this very informative forum!
I'm a guitar teacher/player, primarily focused on acoustic fingerstyle & bottleneck, but I've been known to play an electric guitar on occasion. My knowledge of electronics is an oxymoron, hence the following question:
The early releases of the Vibrochamp actually had a JBL option fitted with the D208, and seeing as the '64 I just got has a very injured-sounding CTS 4ohm factory speaker, I'm doing an upgrade. When a reasonably priced D208 8ohm shows up somewhere, I'll probably have no choice………In any case…….
How is it that many 16ohm speakers pictured on ebay, etc, have ohmmeters reading less than 6? I know that I can actually put an 8ohm unit in, and I am not concerned about the loss of power. I want a clean sound that can hold a very low tuning. I am not aware of any D208 being made in 4ohm, but that's why I am asking here.
Thank you for any knowledge you can impart!
Regards,
Howard
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