Blackstar HT-5 Cab Update...

[Hendog]

Ok, so I call Carvin about the Vai 2x12 and the dude tells me that I will damage the speakers only running 5 watts to it. I had never heard this before.

Aren't some of you running this little guy through 4x12 monsters???

 

[dstockden]

i think he is telling you porkies!(lies!)
over powering damage it , yes , underpowering it? how exactly? as you rightly say some people are playing through 4x12 and other through 2x12

 

[Hendog]

i think he is telling you porkies!(lies!)
over powering damage it , yes , underpowering it? how exactly? as you rightly say some people are playing through 4x12 and other through 2x12

I doubt he was lying. It's more likely that he was just plain wrong. Why would he encourage me NOT to buy something from him.

Anyones ever heard of this concept?

 

[spkirby]

Agree, he's talking trash!

Anyway, I've been playing my HT5 head through my Celestion G12h loaded 1x12 cab today and it was sounding fantastic!

To keep this more EBMM related, I was playing my Pacific Blueburst Axis and Dargie Luke.... lots of yummy tones!

 

[TonyEVH5150]

The only other way you could damage either your amp or speakers is if the Ohms don't match up. But the HT-5 will do 8 or 16 ohms, and the Carvin cab is an 8ohm, so it should be fine.

 

[ShaneV]

That's just plain dumb, you'll be fine.

 

[Hendog]

Thanks guys. I feel better about this...

 

[Dizzy]

I'd boycott them purely based on that advice - doesn't exactly give a good indication of their CS capabilities !

 

[ScoobySteve]

I was actually going to post, "Wait, are you serious?" Kinda deal, but I guess you got the answers here.

 

[SouthernShred]

telling you man, my buddy's avatar closed back 1x12 with a warehouse guitars ET65 sounds huge

 

[Larry]

You'll be fine as long as the ohms match.