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Kustom Lead II Speaker Question [message #12511]

Wed, 16 December 2009 22:26

02R96
Messages: 3
Registered: December 2009
Location: Michigan

Junior Member

I'm rebuilding a Lead II and I've received conflicting information on the proper impedance value for the speakers. They are missing so I don't have any way to know what was originally in it. It's a 2 x 12 combo cabinet. The factory harness was still with it so I can see the speakers were wired in parallel. So...

Do I put in two 16 Ohm speakers for a total of 8 Ohms on the amp side or two 8 Ohm speakers for 4 Ohms total?

-Dan

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Re: Kustom Lead II Speaker Question [message #12513 is a reply to message #12511]

Wed, 16 December 2009 23:12

LesS
Messages: 477
Registered: December 2002

Senior Member

Many of the Lead II's came with two CTS speakers rated as "8 - 16 ohms".

In my opinion, a speaker rated as "8 - 16 ohms" should be considered to be a 16 ohm speaker.
The 8-16 ohms rating means "16 ohms but a little on the low side".
A speaker rated as 8 - 16 ohms with a meter will measure about 10 to 10.5 ohms - where the average 16 ohm speaker will measure 11 to 14 ohms.
So it is no big deal - just consider it to be 16 ohms.

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