Getting a new cabinet...help...

[agedhorse]

I’ve done exactly this for years on hundreds of gigs without any problems. You’re fine.

Sure, until you aren’t.

Since there are examples of both successful and unsuccessful use of this combination, it comes down to the odds. So far it seems to be around 50-50, which isn’t great.

 

[Rip Van Dan]

Hey folks did you NOT see that the cab that he calls a 350-watt cab is actually a 175-watt cab in 4 ohm?? 350-watts is the peak power rating. RMS power handling is 175-watts!! That means that his 500-watt RMS amp is going to be able to send all of its 500-watts of power into that cab, even if he's trying to be careful - happens! 500-watts into a 175-watt RMS cab is a recipe for disaster. Even if it was an 8Ω cab that amp can send 330-watts into it. Just NOT a good choice for a cab!

 

[ashtray]

I would be very hesitant about buying a 4 ohm 210 cab of any type. Most of my amps can’t go below 4 ohms, and a 210 cab doesn’t have a lot of speaker area to move air. I’m sure some 210’s can get very loud. I’d still prefer an 8 ohm cab so I could stack it with another.

Along with what others said about that cab being only rated for 175 watts, you could use it, but you could pop the speaker pretty easily. A 175 watt amp can blow a 175 watt cab. With 500 watts, you’d have a lot less warning before the speaker breaks. Of course at low volumes, it’s “fine”. I used a 500+ watt amp through a 200 watt cab for years, but I barely had the volume on.

 

[Killing Floor]

There are also plenty of examples of folks that do not have good judgement… intentional or otherwise.

I don’t sometimes. Or often.