Paul S Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 My quest for an old combo to keep at the rehearsal space is over, I think. I seem to have bought a Peavey T-Max 210 combo on eBay today rather cheaply. Says 350W as a stand alone unit - can I assume, from peeps who have owned one of these, that these are old school, Peavey Watts and I am unlikely to need another cab to wring out a few more watts? It'll go down to 2Ohm, apparently - and the guy does have a matching 4 x 10 (!) available, also cheap, but I am not sure I want to go down that road... Muchas Gracias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurroundedByManatees Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 You'll be fine with the 210, if you play at moderate volume. But a 4x10 with the amp running at 2ohms will of course give you a little more Nothing wrong with those Peavey 410s (tvx, txf), and they're cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Thanks Patrick. Moderate volume 😊 well we can still hear the drums 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurroundedByManatees Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Paul S said: Thanks Patrick. Moderate volume 😊 well we can still hear the drums 😊 Well, buy that additional 410! 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 They're good combos Paul, so long as it's not going to get moved from it's (probably final?!) resting place! Not sure if the 10" speakers are the same as in the old 210TX cabs or not - IMHO brilliant sounding but 350 watts is the peak power, 175watts RMS handling IIRC. They may be uprated ones for the power of the combo though? My tech guy has always doubted the claims to be able to run comfortably into 2 ohms by Peavey, making the amp run really hot and possibly reducing it's lifespan. ( Am sure people on here may tell you otherwise though, my guy is an old school chap who doubts manufacturer's specs all the time!) If you don't get on with it, give me a shout - I have my old Trace AH500 head that is looking for it's final resting place soon I fear. Would be happy for you to have it mate. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 Thanks Pete, that is a kind offer. I'm picking up the combo, with or without the 410, on Sunday so we'll see how it works out But, yes, once it is all offloaded from my car into the barn we rehearse in (our drummer is a farmer and happens to have a couple of C12 barns on the estate ) that is exactly where it is all staying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 Well, I collected it this morning. Managed to get it into the house by myself somehow without damaging my back or the house. Switched on - noisy fan, no biggie. Had a rudimentary fiddle with the knobs and got a really nice sound pretty quickly. Input gain on tube and solid state stages both on 3 o'clock and combined. EQ pretty much flat and engaged. Glad I left the 4x10 behind, can't see ever needing it as this baby is LOUD!! Master vol at No. 1 or 2 will probably do it £100 well spent, I'd say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowskill Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I have the head version as a spare......and dang! It's a right loud amp for stated watts. Although it has a valve pre channel I found the solid state one is more musical and punchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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