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You are not guarenteed to get a great sound, but typically it is possible. A combo amp is just a cabinet and pre-amp/power-amp(head) in one box.
If your combo has a line out that you can use to run speaker wire to the back of your speaker cabinet, then most likely it will work. The issue is, will your amp have enough juice to run the speaker cabinets with enough volume? For instance, my head is running 750w into a 4x12 at 4ohms. If were to run a 100w combo power-amp into the signal then I would likely have break up of signal and loss of sound clarity trying to get enough volume to be effective.
If your combo has tons of extra juce, however, go for it!
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∙ 13y agoThis can be done, but it will sound better if you go thru a PA system.
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What is the difference between a Guitar Amp and Guitar Combo Amp?
A regular guitar amplifier is generally just the amp head itself (no speaker box), while a combo amp contains the amplifier and the speaker all in one containment box.
Can you hook up a combo amp to a halfstack cab?
In many cases, yes. Many combo amps have an output jack, usually located on the back of the amp's head unit, that you can simply plug in to an external speaker cabinet. If your amp doesn't have such an output jack, it is still possible to plug it into an external speaker cab. Most combos are set-up like self-contained head and cabinet units. A Fender Twin Reverb, for example, has a cable in the back that attaches the head unit to the 212 speaker enclosure. If you have a cable like this, you can get an adapter so you can plug the cable attached to the head unit into a longer extension cable, which you can plug in to a larger cabinet. One thing you have to do is make sure your amp's head has enough power (watts) to properly power your half-stack cab. If it doesn't have enough power, the cab won't sound as good as you would like.
Is it possible to supply power to a guitar speaker cabinet and use it without having an amp head?
no, theres nothing there to amplify the guitar signal. ive plugged directly into the speaker cab and nothing happened
Where can one purchase a bass guitar combo amp?
There are many places where one could purchase a bass guitar combo amp. The best places where one could purchase a bass guitar combo amp would be places like Amazon and Best Buy.
How do you hook up your amp to your factory radio?
What you need is a line level converter. This device pinches off existing, amplified, speaker wires coming out of your OEM deck. It has RCAs on it... It changes the value of energy from amplified to line level, which your amp is looking for. You will need the standard amp install kit after that.
Does a guitar speaker cab need its own power supply?
Typically, the speaker cabinet is powered by the Amplifier. It's the amp that is raising the volume and power to make the speaker move. "Combo" amps have the amplifier and speakers in one box.
What is the difference between a Guitar Amp and Guitar Combo Amp?
A regular guitar amplifier is generally just the amp head itself (no speaker box), while a combo amp contains the amplifier and the speaker all in one containment box.
Can you hook up a combo amp to a halfstack cab?
In many cases, yes. Many combo amps have an output jack, usually located on the back of the amp's head unit, that you can simply plug in to an external speaker cabinet. If your amp doesn't have such an output jack, it is still possible to plug it into an external speaker cab. Most combos are set-up like self-contained head and cabinet units. A Fender Twin Reverb, for example, has a cable in the back that attaches the head unit to the 212 speaker enclosure. If you have a cable like this, you can get an adapter so you can plug the cable attached to the head unit into a longer extension cable, which you can plug in to a larger cabinet. One thing you have to do is make sure your amp's head has enough power (watts) to properly power your half-stack cab. If it doesn't have enough power, the cab won't sound as good as you would like.
What exactly is a combo amp and how is it different from a normal guitar amplifier?
A combo amplifier for a guitar contains a normal guitar amplifier and one to four speakers. A normal guitar amplifier does not contain speakers, but is able to send the signal to a speaker cabinet.
Do you have to use a amp head and amp cabinet from two different companies?
That is personal preference. Ideally a head and speaker cabinet should be from the same manufacturer.
Can you use your combo amps line out to use the speaker on a different amp?
it may not sound great but why the heck not
Can you hook up a 212 120w crate vtx combo amp to a marshall half stack cab?
Yes
If my TV does not have an amplifier can one be added?
Yes you would hook the audio line into the amp then to the speaker from there.
Can you hook a car subwoofer to a DJ amp?
Yes you can hook up a car subwoofer to a dj amp. Some dj amps have a barewire hook up on them so you can hook it up using the same wires as you would with your car amp. If not then you would have to either convert your hook up on the speaker box to the style in which your amp takes, or splice new ends onto your existing wires to hook up to the amp. The one thing to watch out for is your rms and peak power. Dj amps tend to be a bit more powerful then car amps and you can cause damage to your speaker and or amp by forcing to much power, or by giving to little power. I suggest trying it out at home for a good amount of time on a med. power level to see if the amp and speaker can hold to a couple hours of non stop use before I would take it to a gig with me.
Can you hook up two subwoofers to one receiver?
yes, you can, either via a Y-cable to the sub output, or via a pre-amp, or hook them up parallel to a mono amp or if you have a 2 channel amp then just hook them up regurally but if you have a mono amp then...have two positive and two negative wires coming out of the amp then hook 1 negative wire up to the negative spot on a speaker..then do the same with the other..then do the same with the positive
Can a bass guitar play directly into a cabinet without an amp?
No, a cabinet is just a speaker (or collection of speakers). A speaker needs to be amplified to produce sound. The same is true with headphones; they won't work plugged directly into an electric guitar or bass.
Head unit without rca hook ups is there a way to hook it up to the amp without those?
Yes most of you big name amp's have a high power input that comes with amp it's the flat plug that goes in the side. Just wire it to the speaker leads from headunit then wire up speakers to amp.
