[HAM] Hammond CV Question

[Scott Hawthorn]

At 10:26 PM 11/16/2007, fredrickstanley at netscape.net wrote:

>That seems to be the "logical" setup.? I have no other amp (other than the 
>30-35 watts from the CV itself).? However, if I did want to add extra 
>boost, what do you suggest?? And also do you think the tone cabinet and 
>the 120 combined will give me decent/good sound?

Hey, we need to explain some basics to you that you are missing. There is 
always a pre-amp and a power amp. In the case of guitar amps and some home 
stereo equipment, these are combined into one case. The pre-amp amplifies 
the music signal enough to raise the voltage high enough to drive a power 
amp. Most of these Hammonds, with a few exceptions like the A-100, have 
only a pre-amp, like your CV. No way does it produce anything like 30 
Watts. It is completely incapable of driving any kind of speaker, only a 
power amp, such as the one in your Hammond tone cabinet.

If you want to drive an ampless Leslie speaker like the 120, you need a 
power amp, and the output of that amp must match the impedance of the 
speaker you're planning to drive. I'm not up on the impedances of either 
your tone cabinet or the 120, sorry.