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New Guy Signing In (and asking for help) [message #9000] Thu, 08 November 2007 15:55 Go to previous message
bhall is currently offline  bhall
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Registered: November 2007
Location: Indianapolis
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Good afternoon. I stumbled upon this forum a couple of weeks ago, and let me compliment the moderators and members on what a neat forum you have developed. Friendly, informative, helpful - and lots of eye candy on the website. I will pre-qualify any stupid questions I may ask by admitting I am a drummer who just happens to share your passion for vintage Kustom T 'n R goodies. Any talk of "ohms", "loads", "impedance", etc., may as well be in Martian as far as my comprehension goes, which brings me to my first round of stupid questions.

I recently acquired a K150-5 PA amp that I expected would come with the matched 4 x 8" speaker columns that were offered with this system. When I went to pick it up, I was surprised and delighted to find two 4 x 12" columns came with the amp. Only drawback was that one speaker had been removed from one of the columns. Now, for the questions:

1. The speaker that needs to be replaced is a CTS 8-ohm, 12”. Markings on the magnet are 5812218 and 038-0011-00, but I don’t know which one is the model number. Markings on the back of the cone are 12373. In reading some of the earlier threads, it appears Eminence makes a suitable replacement, but I can’t find a cross-reference. Can anyone recommend a good replacement?

2. Now it gets scary (for me). Since these were not the mating columns that originally came with the amp, I want to make sure the speakers are wired for optimum compatibility with the amp. The speaker outlet jack panel on the amp reads "one 8-ohm load or two 16-ohm loads". I will be trying to drive two cabinets, each containing four 8-ohm speakers and would appreciate any recommendations you may offer.

Many thanks!!

Bill

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