I don't know about that. Modern speakers and good cab design have made possible all the small rigs we have today, and a lot of folks are doing medium sized jobs with a single 12. which blows my mind. My issue with 12s is their sound - neither fish nor fowl, they have a middle of the road sound of which I've not been a fan, but mixed with the 210s in the combo might be what I'm after. Just have to try it and see.
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I don't know about that. Modern speakers and good cab design have made possible all the small rigs we have today, and a lot of folks are doing medium sized jobs with a single 12. which blows my mind. My issue with 12s is their sound - neither fish nor fowl, they have a middle of the road sound of which I've not been a fan, but mixed with the 210s in the combo might be what I'm after. Just have to try it and see.
It's interesting that Fender recommends a 1x12 to match a 1x15 combo (Rumble 200). Maybe the extension cabs are designed to hang with the larger speaker of the combo?
I, myself, am a big fan of Eminence 12" Neodymium magnet woofers. Neo magnets remind me of AlNiCo magnets in their tone, but are stronger and much much lighter in weight.
I'd romp on a pair of those completely unheard. That's the confidence I have in Fender & Eminence. I'd top 'em with a Rumble 200 head. I'd rather push an amp hard then have one loafing along at idle. I think you get much better dynamic response that way. More headroom doesn't mean much if you're not really using it. I like running my Rumble 350 at half volume. I feel that's giving me every bit of it's 370 watts (yes, 370 watts) of headroom and it's full dynamic range. My Rumble 112 neos love it and eat up those watts like ravenous wolves. The tone and SPL they put out is nothing short of glorious.Sam Ash has shown the 112's as being in stock for a while now...
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Totally agree with this. The only time that I've used matched cabs is with this Fender rig, I was using 4x10/1x15 for years, and it sounded fantastic.
Don't mean to burst any bubbles, but the whole point of headroom is having power that you don't use. That's why it's called head "room." And IME the cleanest, punchiest signals come from lots of power, because the amp has a reserve to push out whatever you're doing dynamically. Having less power means you push up against the max output of the amp - the "head", and the amp clips and squashes. Meaning no more punch, because the amp has no more to give. Nothing wrong with that, either. Ampegs, for example, have a really nice compression when you hit their peak. But to be clear, it's not headroom.
Not bursting any of my bubbles. A lazy loafing amp sounds like a lazy loafing amp. I like pushing one hard.
Did a couple of rock gigs this weekend. Had the 500 head sitting on top of 8ohm sealed 210s, these aren't efficient cabs but the head never came close to a saturation point, the LMII I ran previously was almost always pushed to it's 8ohm limits with this setup, the head feels to me like it has almost as much clean power as a 7Pro. To me the magic in this head is the clean bottom end, (high pass filter?) and the built in compression (similar to the BDDI without the mid scoop) which again doesn't mud up the tone. So far I'd say the head performs and sounds like a much more expensive piece of kit.
Indeed, if any other company had engineers smart enough to design this amp and factories capable of producing it at world class quality levels, they'd call it a 1,000 watt amp and charge a full $1,000 for it if not more.
Fender Rumbles Don't Cost A Million $. They Just Sound Like They Do! 
Just out of interest, do many here run their vintage button on? Just using the amp, I've had it on permanently - when I add the cab, does it sound better engaged or otherwise?
I run with the Vintage button engaged most of the time, it sounds great when paired with the 210 cab.
Why sure, Mickeyb48, all Fender Rumble owners & lovers are welcome here! Only snobs are not allowed. Welcome to the Fender Rumble Club, you are member #375
Rumbles Rule, Baby! Yes They Do! 
This week I will be relining the 500 with 1" foam and installing a pair of S2010 woofers. This will give the best performance and weight this amp could ever attain. It is about 2 to 2.5 cf and tuned to about 55hz. The stock drivers are a beta variant and sound like it. The s2010 will outperform it in every way. Is nice that they put in some lining but, there isnt enough and I prefer the foam for sure. The only thing I dont like about this amp is that it has a built in mid scoop. With the help of a frequency analyzer I found close to flat. The speaker sim out is even more scooped with hi and low rolloffs.
