200s Speaker Connections

[iammh]

I want to connect my 200s to two 8 ohm cabinets.  Do  I use one cable per jack per cabinet?  Or use one jack and daisy chain the cabinets?

[Isaac]

One cord per cabinet is best.

When you plug one into the 8 ohm jack, it's connected to the 8 ohm tap on the output transformer. The 4 ohm jack is similarly connected to the 4 ohm tap. Use that if you're plugging in a 4 ohm cabinet. However, when you plug into the 4 ohm jack, it places the 8 ohm jack in parallel, disconnecting it from the 8 ohm tap and connecting it to the 4 ohm tap. So, plugging one cord into each jack connects both cabinets to the 4 ohm tap. Since two 8 ohm cabinets in parallel come out to 4 ohms, this is exactly right. If you daisy chain, run from the 4 ohm jack to one cabinet, then from the first to the other cabinet. Two cords from the amp is better, though.

[protoz]

Definately run two cables.  Daisy chaining can only lead to problems.  One into the 4Ohm and one into the 8Ohm it will automatically change it to 4Ohms.

[bentbolt]

why does daisy chaining cause problems?

aside: I daisy chain the inputs on my 200s heads. sounds killer. suggestions?

[Isaac]

The first cord has to carry all of the current for two cabinets. Same with the first jack and the connections between them. In most setups, that won't be much of a problem, but in high power setups, it could be. It also means that the second cabinet won't get quite as much power as the first. Again, you probably won't notice, but, maybe...