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ICBM

Replace the top speaker with a G12M-65 Creamback. The H75s probably do need breaking in, but they're still a clearer/brighter speaker - the M65 is warmer and more middy. The pair together is fantastic.

If you're definitely going to get a new cab, the Harley Benton G212V can't be touched for the money - it's under £200 *new* fitted with two V30s - you'll easily get £100 for the speakers if you don't like them. It's a ply cabinet and sounds very good.

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John_A

ICBM said:

Replace the top speaker with a G12M-65 Creamback. The H75s probably do need breaking in, but they're still a clearer/brighter speaker - the M65 is warmer and more middy. The pair together is fantastic.

If you're definitely going to get a new cab, the Harley Benton G212V can't be touched for the money - it's under £200 *new* fitted with two V30s - you'll easily get £100 for the speakers if you don't like them. It's a ply cabinet and sounds very good.

Seen you recommend these a few times, agree they are cheap, but don't sound great IMO

ICBM

John_A said:

Seen you recommend these a few times, agree they are cheap, but don't sound great IMO

The ones I've heard have all sounded good, either with the stock V30s or with replaced speakers - better than some other big-name 2x12"s with the same speakers.

Modulus_Amps

Boxyness is likely due to the cab not being deep enough, pretty hard to fix that without wrecking the cab.

John_A

ICBM said:

John_A said:

Seen you recommend these a few times, agree they are cheap, but don't sound great IMO

The ones I've heard have all sounded good, either with the stock V30s or with replaced speakers - better than some other big-name 2x12"s with the same speakers.

Have you ever ran one at gig volume?  I haven't heard loads, but I had one with celestial neo's as I thought it would be a great lightweight option, but it just sounded boxy and awful, the same speakers in a 1936 sounded great

ICBM

I’ve heard one at band volume in a practice room with a variety of speakers. I’ve never heard neos in one - it’s possible they just didn’t suit it for some reason. It certainly sounded far better with V30s than a 1936 with V30s, although I would admit there was a fair time difference between hearing them.

The only pair of speakers I’ve heard in one which really didn’t sound good was a G12M-65 Creamback and a Classic Lead 80 - that was horrible. 

markr76

How about giving zilla cabs a ring. They make excellent cabs. You can choose what speakers too. But they will build an empty cab if you already have speakers. If you tell them what speakers you have and the problems you want to solve. They'll recommend the best cab 

underdog

John_A said:

ICBM said:

John_A said:

Seen you recommend these a few times, agree they are cheap, but don't sound great IMO

The ones I've heard have all sounded good, either with the stock V30s or with replaced speakers - better than some other big-name 2x12"s with the same speakers.

Have you ever ran one at gig volume?  I haven't heard loads, but I had one with celestial neo's as I thought it would be a great lightweight option, but it just sounded boxy and awful, the same speakers in a 1936 sounded great

Did the cab originally come with the V30s? I ask because Harley Benton do a non v30 cab, the cab on that one is not built of ply, so could possibly have been a different cab completely

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