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Tube amps certainly "sound" more powerful than transistor amps, but
people are still arguing about why. Neither formula you quoted (five
times or the ohms/watts ) works. But that doesn't really help....
If you're sure it was an "electrical noise" it probably came from
the amp itself. Speakers are passive devices and can only
make "mechanical" noises. But remember, 200 watts tube is a BIG amp
by ANY standards and can blow your speakers...almost any speakers,
particularly if you're foolin' around with the EQ that comes on that
amp.
My advice to you is to call Mesa and talk to a real person in tech
and describe your symptoms, and see what they've got to recommend.
Dave
--- In , Richard <errant_jedi@y...>
wrote:
>
> Ok, is it true, as I've often heard, that tube wattage
> is actually greater, or that the output is actually
> greater, then solid state wattage? And how exactly
> does the whole ohm thing work? If something is 200
> watts @ 8 ohms does that mean it's 100 watts @ 4 ohms?
>
> I recently purchased a Mesa Boogie Buster Bass 200, a
> 200 watt all tube Bassman clone (or so I'm told).
> When I plugged it into my SWR bass 2x10 rated at 200
> watts @ 8 ohms I got some nasty electrical pops
> (scared me) when playing. I've been told that I
> either a)have a bad cable (not likely, new Monster
> cable) b)that I'm overpowering the cab because 200
> watts tube is actually up to five times greater than
> 200 watts solid state (sounds off to me) or c)the
> single pair of 10 inch speakers is unable to handle
> the low end.
>
> I have two SWR Workingman cabs rated at 200 watts, a
> 2x10 and a 1x15. If I run both, can I split the
> output between the two cabs? There is also two pairs
> of output jacks for the head; one pair of 8 ohm
> outputs and one pair of 4 ohm outputs. If I plug in
> TWO cabs using TWO seperate cables, should I plug them
> into the 8 ohm jacks or the 4 ohm jacks?
>
> I really don't want to blow up my new cabinets.
>
> Richard
>
>
>
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