Can you replace an 8 ohm speaker with a 16 ohm speaker?

You can’t replace a 16 ohm driver with an 8 ohm, the crossover won’t work correctly, which could lead to further damage.

What is louder 8 ohm or 16 ohm?

A 16 ohm speaker can handle more output, it can go louder. Nope. A 8 ohm amp at 50 watts and a 16 ohm amp at 50 watts will both be about the same volume level, if both are using matched speakers, that’s determined more by the output wattage and efficiency of the speakers.

Can you connect 16 ohm speakers 8 ohm?

Short answer is yes, it’s safe. Two 16 Ohm speakers wired in parallel results in a nominal 8 Ohm impedance.

What is the difference between 8 ohms and 16?

The physical differences between an 8-ohm and a 16-ohm speaker of the same type generally come down to voice-coil wire size and the number of voice-coil wire turns in the magnetic gap. When a speaker is manufactured, different wire is used for winding the voice coil based on the desired speaker impedance.

Can I run a 16 ohm head into an 8 ohm cab?

It’s simply never a good idea. Small mismatches are not going to fry the amp quickly like having no speakers attached at all might…and at least you mismatched in a better direction that having a 16 ohm cab in an 8 ohm out.

Are 8 ohm or 16 ohm speakers better?

The only thing that matters is that you match the impedances. 8 ohm speaker into 8 ohm amp plug, etc. There is no difference, given the exact same speaker, between a 16 ohm version and an 8 ohm version. Just match up the impedances to keep your OT from melting down.

Can you run a 16 ohm amp into a 8 ohm cab?

Case 1: running a 16 ohm speaker with an 8 ohm amp output With this combination, the voltage at the speaker output will rise, while the current will almost halve. The power will drop, although you probably won’t notice it too much, as this combination will likely increase the mids in your tone.