mg 100hdfx head with valve cabs? help?

galey · 11-01-2009, 06:43 AM

hey i was wondering...
ok
my amp booklet that i got with my mg100hdfx stack says that this head can drive "any cab from the marshall range"
does that mean that i could say get a 1960 cab and it would play?
it is a solid state so will it drive a valve cab?

woodddj · 11-01-2009, 08:24 AM

it will drive any cab that is rated 4ohm or higher.

wkcchampion · 11-01-2009, 09:29 AM

valve cab????
oh dear!
cabinets are passive, they just contain speakers - no valves.

I think you don't know how a cabinet works at all...

galey · 11-01-2009, 09:05 PM

nah man i am sort of just getting into how amps n all that shit work, so yeh?
needing help

JohnH · 11-01-2009, 09:52 PM

Yep, you can drive a 1960 cab from an Mg head. In fact a beaten up old 1960 is IMO a much better thing to buy than a new Mg cab for similar $ and will last you longer (ie forever) and hold its value . If you want max power from the Mg amp, set the 1960 cab to 4 Ohms.

PaoloJM · 11-02-2009, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by galey

hey i was wondering...
ok
my amp booklet that i got with my mg100hdfx stack says that this head can drive "any cab from the marshall range"
does that mean that i could say get a 1960 cab and it would play?
it is a solid state so will it drive a valve cab?

It means you can use any cab.
It doesn't need to be a Marshall, but Marshall would like you to buy theirs.

Don't get me wrong the 1960 cabs are the biz, have one myself, but just saying you're not tied to using a Marshall cab.
Once the power rating of the cab is at, or above, the power rating of your amp (ie 100 Watts) then you're golden, you don't even need to worry about impedance.

Don't mind the guy giving you a slagging, he's obviously some kind of electrical god, so leave him at it.

11-01-2009, 06:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
galey Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: sawtell n.s.w. australia Posts: 12	mg 100hdfx head with valve cabs? help? hey i was wondering... ok my amp booklet that i got with my mg100hdfx stack says that this head can drive "any cab from the marshall range" does that mean that i could say get a 1960 cab and it would play? it is a solid state so will it drive a valve cab?

11-01-2009, 08:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
woodddj Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: alabama Posts: 262	Re: mg 100hdfx head with valve cabs? help? it will drive any cab that is rated 4ohm or higher. __________________ AVT50X and AVT20X MG15MSII

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wkcchampion Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 146	Re: mg 100hdfx head with valve cabs? help? valve cab???? oh dear! cabinets are passive, they just contain speakers - no valves. I think you don't know how a cabinet works at all...

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galey Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: sawtell n.s.w. australia Posts: 12	Re: mg 100hdfx head with valve cabs? help? nah man i am sort of just getting into how amps n all that shit work, so yeh? needing help

11-01-2009, 09:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
JohnH Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wollongong NSW Posts: 640	Re: mg 100hdfx head with valve cabs? help? Yep, you can drive a 1960 cab from an Mg head. In fact a beaten up old 1960 is IMO a much better thing to buy than a new Mg cab for similar $ and will last you longer (ie forever) and hold its value . If you want max power from the Mg amp, set the 1960 cab to 4 Ohms. __________________ DSL401 8412 cab Crate Powerblock 1 x 12 Vintage 30 cab '76 Shergold Masquerader '93 Les Paul Studio '83 Roadstar

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