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Post subject: Re: Hartke HD75
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 5:33 pm
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I'd have to believe you're right, that I've found my ideal amp. I guess it is somewhat of a laugher, a 300 watt Super Bassman in an 11 X13 room. Anyway, ............ not to mention the $1,800. for that monster tube amp. Like I said, this Hartke for me looks better all the time.

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Post subject: Re: Hartke HA2500
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 1:04 am
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Yeah, that amp isn't cheap. I suppose it had a hell of a tone, though. You know, I've never had the chance to play through an actual SVT head that I remember, but even if I had the money to get one, I probably wouldn't, not to say I wouldn't pass up a chance to try one out. I think if anything, if I wanted any type of tube tone, I'd just go for something like the SVT-7 Pro, which has the tube preamp, a 1000 watt power section, and still have the Ampeg sound. Main reason is the fact it weighs 80 pounds, and then there's the maintenance, as well. Those preamp tubes are a hell of a lot cheaper, I'm sure. I also think it probably sounds best through the cab it was meant to be played, which is that 8 x 10" cab, and that's a whole another thing.

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Post subject: Re: Hartke HD75
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 6:14 pm
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The SVT-7 PRO is a real Ampeg head banger. I had one playing through an Ampeg SVT-410HLF. Power, and tones. A recommended Ampeg head / Cab combination. The mentioning of an Ampeg tube head, the V-4B / SVT-212AV is another top Ampeg recommended combination.

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Post subject: Re: Hartke HA2500
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 11:31 pm
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Yeah, the SVT-7 Pro was originally the main amp I wanted to get to replace the Orange with, but I could never work it out so I could have enough money to get one, and went with my second choice, the PF-800. Of course, there wasn't a Rumble 800 at the time, so that wasn't part of any equation, even though that amp has been discussed. Still, I'm glad I did get the PF-800, since the whole tube preamp wasn't as much of a big deal for me, but I still have that Ampeg sound. It would have been cool, but not in the cards.

Besides, this amp is a lot more compact, and I don't think that extra 200 watts is going to make or break me, since I seriously doubt I'd even use that much, or even the 800 with the PF-800. I'm not even running 4 ohms, so I have half of that. I suppose if it ever was that ridiculous, I'd just get an extra cab, and go full bore.

That V-4B rig must have been something else, as well. It's not as big as the SVT, but for smaller rooms, that's pretty ideal. What would you say the power comparison is between that one, and the one you have now? I know that one is all tube, and you had an extra 12" speaker with it, even though it's not a HyDrive model.

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Post subject: Re: Hartke HD75
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:13 pm
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Some of it is a trade off. True, the V4B is a pretty hefty powered 100 watt tube head. But I have about more than I really need with the 250 watts, @ 4 ohms running through the 112b. And even though the SVT-212AV was a 2X12, 4 ohm, 600 watt cab, it would have been bigger, more size, and weight that I don't need now. Or honestly, back when I had the Ampegs, more power, and size also.

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Post subject: Re: Hartke HA2500
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 10:52 pm
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That's true. The Hartke head and that cab are actually quite well matched for each other. The specs seem to be pretty well matched up with each other.

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Post subject: Re: Hartke HD75
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 5:34 pm
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PaulLF wrote:
That's true. The Hartke head and that cab are actually quite well matched for each other. The specs seem to be pretty well matched up with each other.


The one other Hartke head that is in my opinion, as close to matching up with the HyDrive 122b cab, is the TX300. The 50 watts more on the TX300 doesn't thrill me, as much as the 10 band EQ on the HA2055. It's not for everyones needs, but fits mine fine.
The HD112 cab is $100. more, has a HF Horn, and an ohm selector, (4 or 8 ohms) that I don't need, or want.

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Post subject: Re: Hartke HA2500
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 1:21 am
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Yeah, I don't think that extra 50 watts is going to make or break you, considering the additional features of the HA2500 are a bonus, themselves. I would have gone with the same thing, I think, just because of that. The only think I'd wish for is the cab you have had an 8 ohm option, since the 4 ohm one would be a lot more problematic with the amp I have, but that's ideal for your amp. At least an 8 ohm option there would be 400 watts, instead of 800 watt, potentially going into a 300 watt cab.

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Post subject: Re: Hartke HD75
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:03 am
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I agree with you on the 4 ohm cab being a disadvantage at times, depending on head / cab combinations you may be working with at any time. I would have possibly done the Hartke HD112 cab, with the ohm selector on it, but the extra $100. was way over my cash flow. It also would have been a waste of cash for me. I would've used the HD112 cab in the 4 ohm setting, that I have in the HyDrive 112b cab as I do now. Like I always say, 4 ohms, is 4 ohms. The drivers are the same as well in both cabs.
Yep, the HA2500 has everything for me, and the 50 watts isn't enough to dwell on either.

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Post subject: Re: Hartke HA2500
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 1:57 am
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Yeah, that wouldn't have made any sense for you to have gotten that, sans the cost, unless you were planning on getting a secondary cab for it. By the way, besides combo amps with an extension cab, have you ever had a head with two cabs, or you've just done one?

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Post subject: Re: Hartke HD75
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:53 pm
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I had a Marshall MB450 head, with an MB115 cab, and an MB410 cab. I'm fine with the setup without any changes.

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Post subject: Re: Hartke HA2500
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 1:11 pm
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I've had a few rigs with two cabs, with the last one being the Orange head, with the 18" and 2 x 10" cab, before I went over to the 4 x 10" cab. Before that, I had a 15" and 2 x 10" cab on two different times, and I think I had two 15" cabs at one point, but I might be getting that confused with having a combo amp with a 15" speaker, and another 15" cab, which I also had, as well. Up until now, my main speaker with any combos or heads was a 15" speaker. The Fender Rumble was my first combo with 2 x 10"s, and the Fender cab I have now is my first 4 x 10" cab. Sometimes, I've wondered if that 18" cab I had would have done better with the Ampeg I have now, and the Ibanez bass going through it? I've been thinking the violin bass could have been a big contributing factor to that, besides the Orange head. I guess it doesn't matter now, since it didn't work out to any way to find out. I had to sell those cabs to help pay for the 4 x 10" cab in the first place, and I wasn't even sure I'd even be able to sell the Orange head.

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Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 5:31 pm
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I had some combos with an extension cab. But the only real stack I had was the MB Marshall.

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Post subject: Re: Hartke HA2500
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I think that Marshall also had that head in a combo form with a 4 x 10" speaker configuration. Did you ever see that one around?

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Post subject: Re: Hartke HD75
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 5:08 pm
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PaulLF wrote:
I think that Marshall also had that head in a combo form with a 4 x 10" speaker configuration. Did you ever see that one around?


Yes, I had that 410 combo, and I also had the 210 combo, that I staked with a 115 cab. I had a few Marshall combinations.

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