All user reviews for the Harley Benton G412A Vintage

Hi,
As I am torn between buying the Harley.Benton g2x12 or g4x12 of the same mark. I will wish, have opinions. I explain my idea, or I take a g2x12 and later I bought another I stick underneath, 4x12 style and I change the last 2 hp come with two Celestion G12 K 100 (100 watts) by example, to reinforce the bass or I take a g4x12 and I change the two hp down to the same Celestion (G12K100).
The idea for the 4x12 is to separate hp (Vintage 30) from the top of the lower ones (G12K100) by a PC board 18mm. Possibly open behind the vintage 30 open like a 2x12 amp. Put two jack sockets, 1 hp for the top and one for the lower ones. Like that when I'm home I can only use the vintage 30. And as I have a double body 100 w marshall, I can use the 4x12 if necessary. That's the idea if I explained well. Is it useful to separate the high and low hp if I do branch as the top ????
thank you

frederik

J bought this box, and frankly we feel that c is the V30, we feel that they want, c is dynamic, specific, etc., but I have compared the mesa boogie has a standard, and impossible to hear the harley. c is really the same type of sound but with the power and bass and less, after opening the box j, and the rear ring plate is covered with foam so that c j imagine it is that prevents the proper projection of his ... I'm in the middle of the box modif. j I removed the foam, I'll put a plate on the rear more, and I'll put one inside wall to separate it into 2x212 and I verais if the prob is fixed ...
basically very good box (value for money) do not forget that it is a € 350,
are many celestion V30, but the sound is as restrained, as if there was no projection nor (what rescent very strong) (so it does not mix with the core group) but I verais after modification that gives the ( the plate that I bought the MDF is 1.5cm and cost me € 15 so nothing too excessive)
if not comparable to the mesa was performed with a peavey XXX so big sauce and the head was pushed more than half. We feel therefore that the hp n have no problem conceding a very high volume (since it works well s V30), but the box did not projection ...
result after modification!

at worst, I keep the V30, its me reviend cheaper than buying them separately
So I put 6 / 10 for sound (because of the box, not hp) and 14/10 for value for money (which means the V30 with reduction of € 100?)
I will change the note after changing the box

Ending for a fortnight in the company of "bte" team of four Celestion Vintage 30 8 ohm each.
I am satisfied with TRS and even more given the low asking price

From a perspective Aesthetics, not much to say except that the finish is honorable and look nice. The Tolex is no pais look good but look good. But I'm not sr long he would keep this aspect of the lug rgulirement ...
We find the rear jack with the bases of slecteur impdance: 8 / 2 ohm mono and 4 / 16 ohms in Stereo. But I'm still not intrt of 2 ohms ...

Now the most important, the sound!
My impressions Premire taient sound "dull" and soft but Dfine. The top projection not silent either. But after 2 ~ 3 hours of play, the sound was clear up and gained Whereas PCHE. This is due undoubtedly because of lapping of Hp. Because yes, I can tell, a speaker is a rode. The diffrence is between the standard APRS Premire use and many hours of play with the Vintage 30 is obvious.
In other words, before this little run-PERIOD, I was afraid of having a stupid by selling my old Ibanez baffle ...
No, this cabinet mount with V30 sounds great. My amp is mtamorphos with (a customs amp lamp from a Harley Benton GA5). The definition is excellent (at least much suprieure baffle my Ibanez), the bass is clean and round without drooling. The mdium is put forward enough, giving an overall sound plutt warm and round. For cons, the Hp trs trs do not rise high in the treble (cut 7 kHz) - slight lack of brightness in the top of the spectrum, but this has the advantage of not being perant. So no hardness of his report ...

I read that some encounters a problem of transmitting sound over the loudspeaker:
I confirm, it could be better. We feel that the sound is a bit like "content" or flange. The baffle is undoubtedly involved.

So I hitched to the problem. I opened the cabinet:
In indoor, felt the Chinese labor quickly. With nails and washers a little rusty! They have an old stock rcuprer nails ... The brackets are not adjusted perfectly. I understand why the speaker does not sound great! As the internal partition sparent cts the left and right, it does not exist! Just a central reinforcement. So for those who want to use this speaker in Stereo, Neutral. But there's no Harley Benton than that in the case of the baffles stro ... However, the plywood has the air of good quality (but I'm not a carpenter).
So I searched amliorer the baffle in the partitioning for a stro vritable and especially to get two distinct volumes.
About 7 and 2 wood screws and some putty, I RALIS partitioning (to be careful measures). Whereas that stiffens the cabinet and makes it really stro. I vir foam lining the rear plate. And I chew all the inner joins.

Oh and The Miracle's Dfine has become even more, much more "carrquot, and pchu. And I won in brightness and prsence. The cabinet had taken the bullets 2000 , just with a change of ten euros!
Dsormais I will not quite say it could take the comparison with a baffle or a good Marshall Mesa, but almost - almost, anyway.

So for résumé:

Originally, this speaker sounds good APRS running a small PERIOD. Without baffles gallery team of more expensive V30. You'll get more than your money - the baffle worth less than the 4 Vintage sold only 30.
But if you have the courage to 3 hours before you, I highly recommend this cabinet amliorer as I did. You will gain normment cheap. And this cabinet is excellent!

I use this speaker for more than three years now.
I t attracted by its price (it is not common even when a speaker that cost much less than the HP that are in).
And I really do not by the sound of t, on the contrary (I use a head brach of triple X).
Aesthetics is not ugly, construction is solid.
The only two complaints he can be really rotten is the Tolex (he scored in less than two and dchire very easy) and especially the wheels that dboitent own, really low-end . I have not let more than 5 min on, but will the speaker is not heavy trs (a mesa is not what!).

Before I used a Peavey 412JS (JS Jensen Speakers for, not Joe Satriani) trs not expensive either but its not a inintressant but trs diffrent, with a more modern, more grain end (but much better wheels). I have always used but little trs.
I also tried (always with the same head) the Marshall 1960A, which I do not really support (I find this to baffle gnial rock, but I find the sound too dirty for the metal) .
The comparison is most INTERESTED with baffles V30 team of course.
So I dj jou on mesa and VHT (both 4x12 and the same head), but I found the sound really trs "fermquot;. Believe it or not, but I find that my HB a better distribution, a sound less "touffquot;. It is probably of the head, finally I do not know, but I prfre my HB.
Finally I tried a 2x12 dernirement XL NOS with 2 V30 (along a mesa 4x12, has allowed me to make a direct comparison mesa / NOS), and really walk c'tait , much better distribution, what ecstasy!
I wish I could make a direct comparison of the HB with a mesa or a VHT (er. .. Fryette sue me), because two essay baffles conditions diffrent several months apart is not what is most relevant.

The fact is that this cabinet a quality unbeatable price compared to 350 for you more than your money, let it be said! Solid level is not comparable certtainement mesa, masi price is not either. For sound it does not blush.

I would do without this choice hsiter! May be that if the era they were the 2x12 version dj vintage I prfr it. In any case I do not count me Sparer immediately, even if I plan to take a NOS when I a little ways.