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Gary Hamblin
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Can 2 cabinets be with the Tone Block 202?
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Gary I run two 15 inch cabs with no problem
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Post by Dale Rottacker »

Gary, I run both 12" AND 15" Quilter Cabinets with my 202 ... Its designed for it, and if one is good, 2 is better ;-)
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Post by Danny Letz »

Dale, do you daisy chain them together or run one cable to the 4 ohm jack & one to the 8ohm jack? Are you using 4 or 8 ohm speakers?
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Post by Mike Selecky »

From Quilter support:
https://support.quilterlabs.com/support ... h-my-head-
Can I Run Two Cabinets With My Head?
Modified on: Wed, 15 May, 2024 at 10:56 AM

Absolutely! Our amps have two speaker outputs so you can build your own modular system.

Plug one into the "bottom" speaker jack and one into the top.

Note: On our amps, the "4 Ohm" jack has a special contact that increases the amplifier's output. This allows you to get additional headroom. It is advised to only plug in a single 4 ohm cabinet/speaker in this jack. Plugging a single 8 ohm cabinet/speaker into the 4 ohm jack will cause the output power to double and put strain on the amp. An 8 ohm cabinet/speaker should only be plugged into the 4 ohm jack if there is an additional 8 ohm cabinet/speaker in the 8 ohm jack.
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Post by Danny Letz »

SO, if you were going to run two 4 ohm speakers, you’d plug one in the 4 ohm jack & the other in the 8 ohm jack? Is that correct?
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Post by Ken Morgan »

I believe that would present a 2 ohm load to the amp. The manual specifies 4, 8, or 16 ohms, no mention of 2 ohms (that I saw) therefore it might not be wise. At low output might be OK but at even medium volumes the amp *might* overheat and shut off.
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Post by Dave Meis »

I wrote Quilter about this a while ago, and here's their response:

"Hi Dave,

Running two 4 ohm cabinets into your Tone Block 202 would result in a 2 ohm load. The amp should be able to handle a 2 ohm load. But do note that in this case, if running the Master and Gain a bit high, the amp may begin clipping, which would sound like traditional solid state overdrive/distortion."

Best Regards,
Sam W, Sales/Customer Care Rep
Quilter Labs

Hope this helps.
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