Is it possible

[denton57]

to blow the speaker(s) on an Avatar Neo 212 thats rated to handle 600 watts with a 200 watt tube head? I think this is just what I have done. Weird static noises on certain notes. I did have it cranked for a few minutes, and it did fart some. I just assumed it could handle a little 200 watt head :scowl:

 

[illidian]

Yes, that's very possible.

A 200 watt tube amp creates much more than two hundred watts when it's cranked. If I recall correctly, tube output is measured cleanly - before the overdrive starts kicking in. So by the time you're dimed, the amp is producing much more than two hundred watts.

 

[Plain Old Me]

Any amp can blow any speakers under the right (wrong) circumstances.

 

[denton57]

Yeah but...I wasn't playing real hard, and the volume wasnt on 10...it was about 8. I guess I just expected more from the cab. Would this mean it couldn't handle a 300 watt tube head at around 6?

 

[fdeck]

I think it's actually unlikely. Could there be another root cause such as a bad cable?

 

[denton57]

I have been swapping out preamp tubes. Maybe its one of them. I hope it is.

 

[fatsobasso]

is you clip the pre-amp you can blow speakers.