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Guitar Speaker Cabinet

E412
Technical Information

1. basic technical information to all ENGL 412 speaker cabinets

SPEAKER CABINET

8
L

8
R

THRU

MONO

INPUT

RIGHT

STEREO

LEFT

E412 speaker cabinet:

rear connection panel

8
L

8
R

THRU
RIGHT
jack

MONO
STEREO
switch

INPUT
LEFT
jack

E412 cabinet:
Front layout
THRU / RIGHT INPUT jack
in Mono mode:
you can use this jack as thru connector
to route the signal to an additional cabinet,
refer to example #3;
in Stereo mode:
use this jack as input connector
for the right speaker side (R;)
INPUT / LEFT jack
in Mono mode:
use this jack as input connector;
in Stereo mode:
use this jack as input connector
for the left speaker side (L);
MONO / STEREO switch
select Mono or Stereo mode;
Mono mode:
4 speakers overall impedance 8 ohms;
Stereo mode:
2 speakers each stereo channel,
16 ohms impedance per channel;
The following pages depicts a few
samples for diverse setups between
amplifiers an speaker 412 cabinets.

8 R

E412
cabinet:
wiring
diagram

8 R

8 L

8 L

8: 8 ohms speaker impedance

R: speaker right side
right stereo channel
L: speaker left side
left stereo channel
overall impedance Mono mode:
8 ohms
overall impedance Stereo mode:
2 x 16 ohms

Important note:
ensure that the Mono / Stereo switch
is set to "Stereo" before you connect
the cabinet to 2 poweramp outputs!
switch setting:
Mono
mode

Stereo
mode

MONO

MONO

STEREO

STEREO

2. one100 watts amp head combined with one ENGL 412 speaker cabinet
R

412 cabinet:
rear connection panel

SPEAKER CABINET
Ch I Gain
Bright

Tube

Bass

Middle

Treble-Clean

Treble-Crunch

Clean Volume

Crunch Volume

Bass

Mid-open

Mid-focused

Treble

Lo Lead Vol.

Hi Lead Vol.

Presence

Depth Punch

Master A

Master B

set to
Mono

Powerball

Bottom
V1

V2

V3

V4
R

Power Tube Monitor

Amp

Input

Ch II Gain

open/
focused Ch I /II

Lo Lead Hi Lead
Bottom Bottom

6L6GC
powered

Gain
Lo /Hi

Stand By Power

8
L

8
R

THRU

MONO

INPUT

RIGHT

STEREO

LEFT

speaker impedance: 8 ohms

output impedance: 8 ohms

8
L

8
R
4

Or

And 8

Or->

Or 16

And 16

4 Ohms Parallel

8 Ohms Parallel

1 x 4 Ohms
2 x 8 Ohms

1 x 8 Ohms
2 x 16 Ohms

16

16 Ohms

Amp head: Poweramp Output

3. one 100 watts head combined with two ENGL 412 speaker cabinets

Ch I Gain

Bass
Bright

Tube

Middle

Treble-Clean

Treble-Crunch

Clean Volume

Crunch Volume

Presence

Depth Punch

Powerball

Bottom
V1

V2

V3

V4
R

Power Tube Monitor

Amp

Input

Ch II Gain

Bass

Mid-open

Mid-focused

Treble

Lo Lead Vol.

Hi Lead Vol.

Master A
open/
focused Ch I /II

Lo Lead Hi Lead
Bottom Bottom

Master B

6L6GC
powered

Gain
Lo /Hi

Stand By Power

8
L

8
R

speaker
impedance:
cabinet #1
8 ohms;
cabinet #2
8 ohms;
connected
in parallel:
4 ohms;
output
impedance:
4 ohms;

412 cabinet #1:

rear connection panel

SPEAKER CABINET

set to
Mono
THRU

MONO

INPUT

RIGHT

STEREO

LEFT

option 2
option 1 & 2

8
L

8
L

8
L

8
R

8
R

option 1

use either
option 1:
cabinet #2
connected
to the
4 ohms
Poweramp
Output
or
option 2:
cabinet #2
connected
to THRU
jack of
cabinet #1

Or

And 8

Or->

Or 16

And 16

4 Ohms Parallel

8 Ohms Parallel

1 x 4 Ohms
2 x 8 Ohms

1 x 8 Ohms
2 x 16 Ohms

16

16 Ohms

Amp head: Poweramp Output

R

SPEAKER CABINET

412 cabinet #2:

rear connection panel
set to
Mono

THRU

MONO

INPUT

RIGHT

STEREO

LEFT

8
R

4. two 100 watts amp heads or a Stereo Poweramp (e.g. E850) combined with
one ENGL 412 speaker cabinet set to stereo mode
R

412 cabinet:
rear connection panel

SPEAKER CABINET
Ch I Gain
Bright

Tube

Bass

Middle

Treble-Clean

Treble-Crunch

Clean Volume

Crunch Volume

Bass

Mid-open

Mid-focused

Treble

Lo Lead Vol.

Hi Lead Vol.

Presence

Depth Punch

Master A

Master B

set to
Stereo

Powerball

Bottom
V1

V2

V3

V4
R

Power Tube Monitor

Amp

Input

Ch II Gain

open/
focused Ch I /II

Lo Lead Hi Lead
Bottom Bottom

6L6GC
powered

Gain
Lo /Hi

Stand By Power

Ch I Gain
Bright

Tube

Bass

Middle

Treble-Clean

Treble-Crunch

Clean Volume

Crunch Volume

Bass

Mid-open

Mid-focused

Treble

Lo Lead Vol.

Hi Lead Vol.

Presence

Depth Punch

Master A

Master B

THRU

MONO

INPUT

RIGHT

STEREO

LEFT

Powerball

Bottom
V1

V2

V3

V4
R

Power Tube Monitor

Amp

Input

Ch II Gain

open/
focused Ch I /II

Lo Lead Hi Lead
Bottom Bottom

6L6GC
powered

Gain
Lo /Hi

Stand By Power

8
L

8
R
4

8
L

Or

And 8

Or->

Or 16

And 16

4 Ohms Parallel

8 Ohms Parallel

1 x 4 Ohms
2 x 8 Ohms

1 x 8 Ohms
2 x 16 Ohms

16

16 Ohms

Amp head #1: Poweramp Output

Stereo Poweramp: Left channel

8
R

speaker impedance:
16 ohms Left side
16 ohms Right side
output impedance:
16 ohms
at each poweramp
or stereo channel

Or

And 8

Or->

Or 16

And 16

4 Ohms Parallel

8 Ohms Parallel

1 x 4 Ohms
2 x 8 Ohms

1 x 8 Ohms
2 x 16 Ohms

16

16 Ohms

Amp head #2: Poweramp Output

Stereo Poweramp: Right channel

5. a 100 watts combo amp combined with one ENGL 412 speaker cabinet
Tube

Gain 1

Bass

Middle

Treble

Reverb

Volume 1

Gain 2

Bass

Middle

Treble

Reverb

Volume 2

Presence

Depth Punch

Master A

Master B

RAIDER 100

Clean off / on
Bright CH 1

Bright

V1

Amp

Input

V2

V3

V4

Power Tube Monitor

Mid Master
Boost
A/B

CH 1
CH 2

Hi
Gain

FX
Loop

Stand By Power

8
int.

8
L

8
R

8
L

8
R

internal speaker
impedance:
8 ohms
cabinet speaker
impedance:
8 ohms
connected in parallel
results 4 ohms
output impedance:
4 ohms

SPEAKER CABINET

412 cabinet:
rear connection panel
set to
Mono

THRU

MONO

INPUT

RIGHT

STEREO

LEFT

4 Ohms Parallel

8 Ohms Parallel

1 x 4 Ohms or 2 x 8 Ohms

1 x 8 Ohms or 2 x 16 Ohms

16 Ohms

Combo Amp: Poweramp Output

internal
speaker

6. one 50 watts amp head combined with one ENGL 412 speaker cabinet
R

SPEAKER CABINET
Input

Gain

Bass

Middle

Treble

Presence

Master A

Master B

set to
Mono

Fireball
Power Tube
Monitor
V1

Ultra
Gain

Bright Depth

412 cabinet:
rear connection panel

V2

Tube
Amp

8
L

Stand By

Power

8
R

THRU

MONO

INPUT

RIGHT

STEREO

LEFT

speaker impedance: 8 ohms

output impedance: 8 ohms

8
L

8
R
8

Or 16

And 16

Or->

16

Or

And 8

16 Ohms Serial
1 x 16 Ohms (Use Left Jack!)
2 x 8 Ohms

8 Ohms Parallel
1 x 8 Ohms
2 x 16 Ohms

Amp head: Poweramp Output

7. one 50 watts head combined with two ENGL 412 speaker cabinets

Input

Gain

Bass

Middle

Treble

Presence

Master A

Master B

Fireball
Power Tube
Monitor
V1

Bright Depth

Ultra
Gain

V2

Tube
Amp

8
L

8
R

8
L

8
R

Stand By

Power

speaker
impedance:
cabinet #1
8 ohms
cabinet #2
8 ohms
connected
in serial:
16 ohms
output
impedance:
16 ohms

SPEAKER CABINET

412 cabinet #1:

rear connection panel
set to
Mono

THRU

MONO

INPUT

RIGHT

STEREO

LEFT

Or 16

And 16

Or->

8 Ohms Parallel
1 x 8 Ohms
2 x 16 Ohms

16

Or

And 8

16 Ohms Serial
1 x 16 Ohms (Use Left Jack!)
2 x 8 Ohms

Amp head: Poweramp Output

8
L

8
R

SPEAKER CABINET

412 cabinet #2:

rear connection panel
set to
Mono

8
L

THRU

MONO

INPUT

RIGHT

STEREO

LEFT

8
R

8. two 50 watts amp heads or a Stereo Poweramp (e.g. E840) combined with
one ENGL 412 speaker cabinet set to stereo mode
R

SPEAKER CABINET
Input

Gain

Bass

Middle

Treble

Presence

Master A

Master B

V2

Tube

Stand By

Amp

Input

Gain

Bass

Middle

Treble

Presence

Master A

Master B

Power

THRU

MONO

INPUT

RIGHT

STEREO

LEFT

Fireball
Power Tube
Monitor
V1

Ultra
Gain

Bright Depth

set to
Stereo

Fireball
Power Tube
Monitor
V1

Ultra
Gain

Bright Depth

412 cabinet:
rear connection panel

V2

Tube

Stand By

Amp

8
L

Power

8
R
8

Or 16

And 16

Or->

8
L

8
R

16

Or

And 8

16 Ohms Serial
1 x 16 Ohms (Use Left Jack!)
2 x 8 Ohms

8 Ohms Parallel
1 x 8 Ohms
2 x 16 Ohms

Amp head #1: Poweramp Output

Stereo Poweramp: Left channel

speaker impedance:
16 ohms Left side
16 ohms Right side
output impedance:
16 ohms
at each poweramp
or stereo channel

Or 16

And 16

Or->

16

Or

And 8

16 Ohms Serial
1 x 16 Ohms (Use Left Jack!)
2 x 8 Ohms

8 Ohms Parallel
1 x 8 Ohms
2 x 16 Ohms

Amp head #2: Poweramp Output

Stereo Poweramp: Right channel

9. a 50 watts combo amp combined with one ENGL 412 speaker cabinet
Input

Clean

Lead

Bass

Middle

Treble

Lead
Presence

Reverb

Bright

Lead
Volume

Gain Clean
Lo/Hi Lead

Screamer 50

Master
Tube
Amp

Stand By

8
int.

8
L

8
R

8
L

8
R

Power

internal speaker
impedance:
8 ohms
cabinet speaker
impedance:
8 ohms
connected in serial
results 16 ohms
output impedance:
16 ohms

SPEAKER CABINET

set to
Mono
THRU

MONO

INPUT

RIGHT

STEREO

LEFT

internal
speaker

412 cabinet:
rear connection panel

Or 16

And 16

Or->

8 Ohms Parallel
1 x 8 Ohms
2 x 16 Ohms
COMBO: INTERNAL SPEAKER

16

Or

And 8

16 Ohms Serial
1 x 16 Ohms
(Use Left Jack!)
2 x 8 Ohms

Combo Amp: Poweramp Output

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Text, design, grafics and layout by
Horst Langer, ENGL Amp Desinger

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