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I have a speaker cab, it's got 2 10" speakers in it. They are both 8ohm speakers. They are wired up in series. Should my amp be set to a 16ohm impedence?

Not sure if you need to set your amp, but two 8 ohm speakers wired in series should present a 16 ohm load.

(I believe you should set it for 16 ohms; but not 100% sure if it is necessary).

Good luck!

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You didn't state if your amp is solid state or tubes. If the former, it probably isn't critical, as most solid state amps are meant to operate over a wide impedance range (but with less output at 16 ohms than 8, for example). If it's a tube amp, you absolutely must use the 16 ohm taps for the tubes to "see" a proper load impedance. Failure to do that results in markedly increased distortion. It also will greatly affect the power output.

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