Have any of you actually...

[Shawn Lutz]

Not in a long time, not playng stadiums or a kanck for self punishment . The last time I did it it was with a 2203 and 1960A 4x12. In all honestly from 7-10 there wasn't much noticable difference...a 2203 on 5 is WAY to loud as it is

[themisfit138]

The lead channel Master on 2 on my Mk II shakes shit off my walls.

On 4 it will shake the walls through a Mesa V30 cab I would love to hear it through a Meas cab with EVMs.

[rjohnstone]

I like my hearing (what's left of it) way too much to crank anything I own up that loud. My Carvin would kill me if I cranked it all the way up. I've never had it past 4.

I did take an old Crate G-120C combo and cranked it full bore after I shut it in a closet to dampen the volume.
Wanted to see how good the stock speakers would hold up.
They lasted about 20 minutes. One speaker cone tore and the other had a fried voice coil. But it was fun.

[Bri]

When I was playing in a band, my Carvin X60 combo (combo speaker unplugged) was dimed six hours a day six days a week. No problem with the amp or the Carvin High Energy 4x12. Now that I have the Legacy II head I think the speakers could take it, my ears and surroundings problably couldn't.

[bibz]

I always have to try it atleast once

Though thank christ the Hiwatt DR103 popped a tube pretty quickly cause that shit was one fucking LOUD lounge room!!

[Tim_B]

I've had my 50W JCM800 head ( 2205 ) on 8, through a 1990A 4x12, and my 100W JCM800 ( 4211 ) on 5, through a 1960A and a pair of Celestion Classic Lead in the 2x12 combo

both at the same time, on the same stage

no issues with either the amps or the speakers for a 2 hour set

yes, it was a bit loud, it was overpowering the 5kW PA rig

there was no point in taking the 50W past 8, as it just got dirtier, not louder

usually, the 50W on about 5 or the 100W on 2 is plenty for a pub/club gig

feels good to crank them every one in a while

[straycat]

I have cranked my 100 W Ampeg to 8 and it sounded mighty fine.
I had the 100 watt Carvin to 9 and shook the stuff off the wall in the living room.
It sounded damn fine to at high volume.
Took the 100 watt Jackson jg-3 1/2 stack to an outdoor gig and had it on 8 thru a Marshall power brake and it was sweet.Loud as hell tons of mids, shook the stage pretty good too.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

there was no point in taking the 50W past 8, as it just got dirtier, not louder

I like it dirty.

I don't remember my JCM 50-watter getting any louder after say, 5. It seemed like it ran out of volume pretty quick, and just got thicker.

8 does seem to ring a bell as far as where it went from thicker to just more distorted though. It's been a long time, though.

[EvileMatt]

The best thing you can do is secretly turn someones amp upto max before they turn it on and play through it.... oh the joy.

[Spivonious]

I've had mine up to about 5.5. I doesn't really get any louder at that point...just more compressed.