240 Watt Head Into a 200 Watt Cab

[noisenoisenoise]

Bad idea?

I have a SWR 350 that runs 240 watts into 8 ohms. I have another GK Backline 1x15 cabinet that I'm going to try to use with it. It has a 200 watt RMS handling. I usually run with my gain at noon and the master volume at about 3 o'clock for gigs/rehearsals. Pretty loud settings. I tried it this evening. It sounded excellent and it didn't seem like it was clipping...

[tallboybass]

You're OK.

[noisenoisenoise]

Haha. Thanks. Sorry for the noob question. I just didn't want to take the risk without asking first. I figured the wattage didn't significantly exceed the handling enough to damage the speaker. That said, I couldn't be happier with the tone.