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Originally Posted by Mike Shevlin  Kjung would know~ |
Hey Mike! Hope you are doing well.
To the OP. As long as the total nominal impedance is no less than 4ohms (i.e., two 8ohm cabs), your amp will not be 'stressed' with any combination of cabs. Also, the power rating of a cab has little to do with anything... it is a loose guideline for maximum power that cab can handle. However, since your amp rarely puts out its maximum power (it is rare that we run amps at maximum volume for extended periods), it is a spec that can typically be ignored.
That being said, those Goldline cabs are not exactly top of the heap. The SWR stuff should sound very good with that head, since they have a nice tight low end in general, and a bit of dip in the upper mids (the 800 puts out LOTS of upper mids).
So, nothing you can do (again, other than going below 4ohms) will stress or 'hurt' that head. It's a matter of finding a couple of 8ohm cabs that you like.
If you have some dollars, the Bergantino AE line of cabs sounds darn good with that head.... bright, tight, grindy and aggressive... great punchy slap tone and burpy fingerstyle tone. However, the SWR cabs (the 'lite' versions are very nice) will work great.
Just use your ears with that powerful amp... if you hear 'farting' of the drivers, or you feel the speakers compress (i.e., your low end feels like it is going away when you slap or really dig in), just turn down a bit, or at least reduce the deepest low end.
Hope that helps.
