Cab for orange super crush

[rocky scroll]

Im getting an Orange Super Crush 100 head soon and im not sure what cab I want to pair it with, I was thinking either an orange brand one or a marshall.
Not a half stack, or maybe a half stack I know those look badass but ive heard their too loud. Any recommendation helps

[lone matrix]

Ur getting a 100w head what do u want out of a cab either way it is going to be a half stack it just depends if u get a 212 or a 412 cab

The super crush is solid state so it can do some lower volumes but it can get loud real quick

[rocky scroll]

Im not really sure to be honest this is my first head and cab combo ever. Should I not be using anything too small with an 100w head?

[lone matrix]

So the good news is u decided on a solid state head so it cares a lot less about what cab u put it on but when using a head u have to match the ohms to the cab and make sure the cab can handle the output of the amp ig u want smaller than a half stack u should just get a combo amp

U can find 100w 212 cabs easily but if u want smaller than that just get a combo amp even if it is a 100w combo

U don’t want a cab with a lower power than the head bc it can damage the speakers

A 212 and a 412 can be equally as loud a 412 usually is about 3 db louder than a 212 in my experience

U can use a half stack at a volume of around 100db and it works pretty well u can go louder and quieter but 90-100 seems to work well on the lower end

For reference that is somewhere between a hair drier and lawn mower in terms of volume

[rocky scroll]

Wow this kinda all makes sense now

So if an amp is above 100w its in the green? Or should I be taking speaker size into more consideration

[lone matrix]

On a 100w amp u will find either 12 or 15 inch speakers most of the time it will be 12 that’s what the 12 in 212 and 412 are. The 4 and 2 are the number of speakers in the cab

It isn’t about speaker size as much as it is about matching ohms (more so a tube amp thing) and speaker vs amp output

Like u can run a 160w cab on a 100w amp head no problem but a 120w amp head on a 50w cab will damage the speakers if u don’t stay on low settings