AD50VT speaker question

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Hi -

My wife and I have an AD30VT and AD50VT. I recently upgraded to a Celestion G10L-35 for her AD30, and it sounds amazing! This speaker is no longer in production, but I'd like to find one for my
AD50.
There are a few on ebay right now for a good price, but they are 16 ohm. I also wonder if they are rated to handle the power of the AD50. Also, is it okay to put a 16 ohm speaker in the AD50?
My search in this forum indicated it should be:

"My main concern was using a 15-ohm rated speaker with my 8-ohm rated amp."
Nik:
With a conventional, modern, solid state power amp like in the AD30, that won't be a problem. For valve amps and also for the AD60 and AD120 amps which closely mimic a valve power amp, an impedance mis-match is not a good idea and can lead to catastrophic failure.

What do you think? Thanks!

[One-Way]

You will have no problem running 16 ohms but need a minimum of 50 watts if you plan to run it at extreme volumes. I have my AD50VT wired to run both the internal speaker and an 8 ohm cab (16 ohm) as well. You do lose a little volume wise but if the new speaker has a higher db rating it wont make any difference probably. Ive got a Celestion hot 100 in mine which is way better than the stock spikey sounding 70/80.

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Thanks.
So this speaker, rated at 35 watts, might not cut it for the AD50VT, especially if I want to crank it up?

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Well, I did the speaker swap...as suggested elsewhere, I got A Weber California. I'm very pleased with the sound, particularly at higher volumes. Very balanced. Lets the amp models shine through.

[DefTone]

You will have no problem running 16 ohms but need a minimum of 50 watts if you plan to run it at extreme volumes. I have my AD50VT wired to run both the internal speaker and an 8 ohm cab (16 ohm) as well. You do lose a little volume wise but if the new speaker has a higher db rating it wont make any difference probably. Ive got a Celestion hot 100 in mine which is way better than the stock spikey sounding 70/80.

Do you think the Celestion Hot 100 would sound good in the AD50VT 212 version of this amp? I was also wondering how I would run another cab in stereo. If I can what models? Any help would be appreciated!