8Ωto input NANOCAB / FATCAB
Master Volume on
AMP1
5
4
10
3
9
2
8
1
7
0
6
3
0
W
6
0
W
8
5
W
1
0
0
W
As I myself have often used only one 1x12“ cabinet on large stages, I am well aware of the load limit of
various speakers. You can certainly operate a speaker up to its limit, but it must never be exceeded.
You can tell that the limit has been reached from the fact that the speaker‘s volume won’t increase any
further. In addition, the bass frequencies will start to sound „muddy“.
If you continue turning up the volume from this point on, the speaker won’t get any louder, just muddier.
The voice coil will have to put up with more and more output power, and at a certain point the resulting
heat can’t be dissipated any longer, and the wire will burn through.
CAUTION: We don´t give any warranty on electrical overcharged speakers.
NANOCAB
TM and
FATCAB
TM each have an impedance of 8 ohms. Please always make sure that only the
8 ohm speaker output of your amplifier is connected via a speaker cable to the INPUT of your
BluGuitar®cabinet.
If you use an amplifier with an output power of more that 60 watts, you must ensure that it won’t blow
the speaker.
When connecting the
NANOCAB
TM or
FATCAB
TM to the
AMP1
TM the
MASTER VOLUME on the
AMP1
TM should be set no higher than 6.
If you connect the cabinets to any other amplifier, I recommend you
approach the load limit of the speaker as described above – please make
sure you do not exceed it!
The load capacity of a speaker Connecting NANOCAB or FATCAB to an amplifier
BluGuitar cabinets with the AMP1
The limit range for a single 60 watts speaker used in combination with the
AMP1
TM starts at :
• aMASTER setting of 6, if OVERDRIVE MASTER and BASS are turned up high
• a MASTER setting of 7 if BASS is not higher than 5
In general, one can say that as long as the MASTER knob of the
AMP1
TM is turned up no higher than 6,
any possible amp setting can be used with
NANOCAB
TM or
FATCAB
TM. That’s pretty loud actually ! If the
BASS knob is turned up to a maximum of 5, the MASTER can go up to 7. If you still need more MASTER
VOLUME, you should use two cabinets.
AMP1
/ Guitar amplifier with 8Ωoutput
In addition to the INPUT,
NANOCAB
TM and
FATCAB
TM each have a serial and a parallel OUTPUT, which
can be used for connecting additional cabinets.There are several reasons for using multiple cabinets,
such as maximising the output volume, the need for extra bass at high volumes, or for a bigger sound on
larger stages. For example, on very large stages I personally like to use the combination of
FATCAB
TM and
NANOCAB
TM with the
AMP1
TM. I usually position the
FATCAB
TM behind me and the
NANOCAB
TM next to
me.
Connect the 16-ohm output of your
AMP1
TM (or any other all tube amp)
via a speaker cable to the INPUT of the first cabinet, and then the SERIAL
OUTPUT of the first cabinet, via another speaker cable, into the INPUT of
the second cabinet. If you connect
NANOCAB
TM and
FATCAB
TM like this,
they can handle an output power of 120 watts. Hence, the position of the
MASTER VOLUME on the
AMP1
TM is irrelevant to the operational safety of
the speakers.
Connecting two cabinets to an amplifier
Master Volume on AMP1
5
4
10
3
9
2
8
1
7
0
6
3
0
W
6
0
W
8
5
W
1
0
0
W
Parallel connection of NANOCAB and FATCAB to an amplifier
For amplifiers with a conventional transistor power amp it is sensible to interconnect both boxes in parallel.
This leads to an impedance of 4 ohms, at which point the amplifier can deliver its maximum performance.
To connect
NANOCAB
TM and
FATCAB
TM in parallel to an amplifier, connect the 4-ohm output of your
amplifier via a speaker cable to the INPUT of the first cabinet, and then the PARALLEL OUTPUT of the
first cabinet, via another speaker cable, to the INPUT of the second cabinet.
16Ωto input NANOCAB / FATCAB serial to input
AMP1
/ Guitar amplifier with 16Ωoutput
4Ωto input NANOCAB / FATCAB
parallel to input
Guitar amplifier with
4Ωoutput
