Speaker OHM Ques. (not too OT I hope)

[thumposaurus]

Is there a way to wire up two 8 ohm speakers so that they remain 8 ohms?
Or if you want a total of 8 ohms do you have to start with 2 16 ohm speakers?
The reason I ask is that I'm getting one of these amp kits in the mail someday soon.

http://www.sombrabella.com/bumbox/index.html

and they are ment to take an 8 or 16 ohm load, and the small cab I have now has two 8 ohm speakers in it and they keep measuring out on my meter as 4 ohms total.

As an aside the guy that builds the Bümbox amps and kits is pretty great to deal with. I'll let everyone know about how the build goes once I get started on it.

-Nick

[petemoore]

ohms = resistance

 Grab a couple resistors of same value, and try the multiply or divide by 2 equation...
 2x16 ohm paralleled is 8 ohms
 2x16 ohm seriesed is 32 ohms
 So for two speakers to = 8ohm load you have to start with 4 ohm or 16 ohm speakers.

[Travis]

The speakers in your cab seem to be wired in parallel.  

Choose the 16 ohm output on the amp, and switch the speakers to series wiring.

[thumposaurus]

Thanks that was the answer I was looking for I re-wired the speakers in the cab to be in series and it's measuring out now a little under 16 ohms.