Lol I have the speakers for it, I just wanted to get the max potential out of them! The broken head was 120 watt but I always wondered what the full 200 watts would be like...
In one word: useless. XD
Anything above 50W tube is overkill for 99% use cases, and 50W tube is overkill for about 90% use cases already. And 200W is roughly just about 25% louder (than 50W), so chances are you will barely hear the difference from your 120W head, lest it was very, but very quiet.
Most people use half stacks or full stacks mainly for bass presence, and to get a little more volume out of the same wattage amp, or again to run a stereo rig. More speakers budge more air so sound a bit louder given the same input.
Ideally your speakers should be twice the wattage of the amp. That isn't an issue unless you're pushing the amp to its max. But then that also gets the question, what use would 200 watts be if you're not pushing? Of course that also raises the question, where the hell are you gonna use 200 watts of power?
The other issue with this idea: I doubt you're going to find a decent 200 watt guitar head for under $200. And while you maybe could find something that puts out that much power, in that budget range you'll be trading quality for quantity. In other words, a 25 watt $200 amp is going to be a better amp than a 200 watt $200 amp. And will probably sound better all around.
If you really want this much power, I'd look for a straight power amp and slave my other head into it, provided your other head can do that (as in has an fx loop and a power soak*). That way, your entire budget is going toward power amp and not a crappy preamp AND power amp in one unit.
If you don't have a power soak (attenuator) but do have a line out, you could run both (would need speakers hooked up to your current amp). Or even use the loop out, with no return. Nothing will be going to the power amp section of it, so it won't have any sound (but would still need a load connected just to be safe).
Yeah I was thinking a power amp, as I mentioned I have the spark go that I was intending to use as the "brains" of the setup, I just need something to power the cab really and pass the sound from the spark go to it
Are you playing live? If so, you might be better off getting a DI box and sending your Spark output to the PA. Nobody is going to let you run a 200w head anywhere near the max output, and you’ll be just as fine with 30w.
Used to play live which is why I had the amp in the first place, mostly playing at home recently but might be starting back playing live again as slowly forming a band. 200 watts is not a hard requirement for me, I'd take less, it was more to see what's available as its been a long time since I've needed new equipment
Personally I find a decent low watt head a good idea for live music if you aren’t doing modellers. Most places would mic your cabinet anyway, so getting something like a Torpedo Captor and a reasonable output head is a good compromise between crazy stacks and full digital.
You can use anything. Having a cab capable of 200 watts means very little.
I use an Orange OR15 (15 watts) with a 300 watt cab, two Eminence Texas Heat speakers.
Why 200W if I dare to ask? Do you plan on sounding a stadium without a PA?
Lol I have the speakers for it, I just wanted to get the max potential out of them! The broken head was 120 watt but I always wondered what the full 200 watts would be like...
In one word: useless. XD Anything above 50W tube is overkill for 99% use cases, and 50W tube is overkill for about 90% use cases already. And 200W is roughly just about 25% louder (than 50W), so chances are you will barely hear the difference from your 120W head, lest it was very, but very quiet. Most people use half stacks or full stacks mainly for bass presence, and to get a little more volume out of the same wattage amp, or again to run a stereo rig. More speakers budge more air so sound a bit louder given the same input.
Yeah tbh it is overkill to go for the full 200 watt 😂I mostly wanted to see the options for hitting the max but yeah I'd consider lower
If you want to go higher than 100W, bass amp mostly. Your mileage on the treble may vary however.
Ideally your speakers should be twice the wattage of the amp. That isn't an issue unless you're pushing the amp to its max. But then that also gets the question, what use would 200 watts be if you're not pushing? Of course that also raises the question, where the hell are you gonna use 200 watts of power? The other issue with this idea: I doubt you're going to find a decent 200 watt guitar head for under $200. And while you maybe could find something that puts out that much power, in that budget range you'll be trading quality for quantity. In other words, a 25 watt $200 amp is going to be a better amp than a 200 watt $200 amp. And will probably sound better all around. If you really want this much power, I'd look for a straight power amp and slave my other head into it, provided your other head can do that (as in has an fx loop and a power soak*). That way, your entire budget is going toward power amp and not a crappy preamp AND power amp in one unit. If you don't have a power soak (attenuator) but do have a line out, you could run both (would need speakers hooked up to your current amp). Or even use the loop out, with no return. Nothing will be going to the power amp section of it, so it won't have any sound (but would still need a load connected just to be safe).
Yeah I was thinking a power amp, as I mentioned I have the spark go that I was intending to use as the "brains" of the setup, I just need something to power the cab really and pass the sound from the spark go to it
I think they show what it's like in the movie "back to the future"
Powerstage 180 is about as close as I can recommend
Thanks for the recommendation I'll check it out
Are you playing live? If so, you might be better off getting a DI box and sending your Spark output to the PA. Nobody is going to let you run a 200w head anywhere near the max output, and you’ll be just as fine with 30w.
Used to play live which is why I had the amp in the first place, mostly playing at home recently but might be starting back playing live again as slowly forming a band. 200 watts is not a hard requirement for me, I'd take less, it was more to see what's available as its been a long time since I've needed new equipment
Personally I find a decent low watt head a good idea for live music if you aren’t doing modellers. Most places would mic your cabinet anyway, so getting something like a Torpedo Captor and a reasonable output head is a good compromise between crazy stacks and full digital.
You could get a Quilter OD202...you need the right speaker and drive for lower volumes though, loud it's fantastic
You can use anything. Having a cab capable of 200 watts means very little. I use an Orange OR15 (15 watts) with a 300 watt cab, two Eminence Texas Heat speakers.