Blackstar HT-5 Owners...

[Dr. Vic]

You guys make me now GASing for an HT-5...

[HairyChris]

<---- Has wanted to try one out for a while but is scare too.

[JDC]

Indy; I've got the greenback in my combo and I must say the difference is no where near as big as I was expecting, at least for bedroom volumes anyways. It might be that the voicing is too prominent? It has tamed the harsh highs a bit though so it's worth doing but I'd give G10 Vintage a go too.

Interesting! I might give the G10 Vintage a go then and report back! :)

I look forward to hearing how the speaker upgrade goes

I love my HT5, but coming from modellers I'm probably bias, need some bkps now!!!

if I was to nit pick I wish it had a 12" speaker so I had more choice of upgrading in the future but that's about it

[Bradock PI]

Best to get the head if you want upgradability, although the blackstar cabs are 2x10s dun understand this my Vox AC4 is a 10 but the head and Cab has a 1x12. Woulda seemed sensible for them to do 1x12 cabs sell the half stack and and as single. They don't even sell the cabs seperately if you buy the HT5 head.

[Fikealox]

Urgh, this thread is pretty relevant to me. I'm looking at getting an HT5, but the speakers are the sticking point. I don't know if I want to get the combo (with a view to later upgrading the speaker or getting an extension cab), or the head and a 1x12 or 2x12. And I don't know which speakers I would want if I did upgrade or get a cab >.< It'd be an easy decision if cabs weren't so heinously expensive

[juansolo]

Urgh, this thread is pretty relevant to me. I'm looking at getting an HT5, but the speakers are the sticking point. I don't know if I want to get the combo (with a view to later upgrading the speaker or getting an extension cab), or the head and a 1x12 or 2x12. And I don't know which speakers I would want if I did upgrade or get a cab >.< It'd be an easy decision if cabs weren't so heinously expensive

Sorted,

[Fikealox]

I like :D I have a viper too, oddly enough. I'm in Australia, so Martamp is a bit hard to find (or any cheap cabs, really), but I'm more and more set on getting the head and a cab, now. What made you go for the hot 100?

[juansolo]

What made you go for the hot 100?

Reading up on them they seemed to be a really good, cheap, all-rounder. Easy to drive with a small amp but will also handle being plugged into a bigun. Seemed like a good starting point so I got that with a view that it's easy to swap and change if I didn't like it. As it was, I really think it's stonking so I'll not be bothering. I've tried all sorts in the past, I have a Celestion Blue on the end of my old Minimat and that was incredible, but I'm not sure that would have suited the nature of the Blackstar. Before that I had a V30 in a Marshall DSL combo. Again, not sure that would suit the more modern tone of the Blackstar. The Hot100 so far has proved to be a really good jack of all trades.

[Crazy_Joe]

I'm gassing for one of these!

[Bradock PI]

The stack is really good value with 2 1x10s I would go for that initially and then if you wanted to upgrade to a 1x12 or 2x12  I am sure you would have no problem selling the 1x10s singly to combo owners wanting the second speaker, or to head owners wanting one of the 1x10s for a practive rig - since blackstar don't sell them seperately you may even make the head even cheaper by getting a good price for them here they work out at £75 each (£249 head £399 stack) they could sell for more possibly

[viking]

In Thoman,it's already sold out :?!At that price,it's not so surprising..