Re: [Harp-L] Speaker Hook-Up

[Special20 <special20harp@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well, first of all, your amp does produce 40 watts of output power.  The "40
watts" you see on the amp indicates its electrical consumption, not its
power or loudness.  With those tubes, your amp probably produces about 5
watts.  It is easy to get the two confused, particulalrly since unscrupulous
eBay vendors often cloud the issue in an attempt to make thier item sound
more powerful than it is.

As long as your speakers present the same load (ohms) to the amp, you should
be good to go.  If the 6-inch speaker is 4 ohms, replacing it with another
4-ohm speaker should be fine.  What kind of amp is it?  Is there a name on
it?  Is there a 6-digit code on the rim of the 6-inch speaker?

Disclaimer:  I am not a tech, just a guy who likes old tube amps.
Everything I wrote here may be wrong...

-Spec20


On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 11:31 AM, Frank Franze <Franze52@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello I have a small tube amp from the 50's the input is 40 watts and it
> sez 2 AMP. 3AG. The tubes are 6SJ7, 6VGT, 5YG3T and the other tube is
> enclosed in a silver cylinder and does'nt say what it is. The speaker is 6
> inches.
>
> I have an 8 inch speaker that I want to wire into the 6 inch speaker. Will
> the amp accept this kind of configuration or should I steer clear of this
> idea? Any advice would be helpful...Thanks!
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