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Hi, been searching and couldn't find enough information. I have a Catalyst 100 and it came with a 4ohm stock speaker. I've heard that if you use an 8ohm load, it would cut the power output by half. Is this valid to the Catalyst? If this is valid, can I now use a 65W rated 8ohm speaker safely with the Catalyst 100 at loud volume? Thanks in advance if anyone can clarify. :)

There may be a risk here, but I was able to use an 8ohm V30 (60watts) one time and another time an 8 ohm Creamback M (65 watts). I have a Catalyst100 and made sure I don't go beyond 50 watt setting... just to be sure :) Good luck! :)

Hmmm could you describe your signal chain? Just for context.

I found the stock speaker good but had fizz which I could not remove via eq without ruining the patch. I tried swapping the stock speaker with a vintage 30 and a Creamback M. Both removed the fizz, but I liked the Creamback M more. Both Celestions were 8ohms so there was a small dip in output, but easily adjustable via master volume and I play normally at low volume.

Hey everybody, I just got myself a Catalyst 100 and currently learning my way around midi - which leads me to my question, is it possible to change banks via Midi? I got a cheap midi controller wiith 4 buttons. What I want to happen is to have button1 to switch between presets A and B. Then have Button 2 and 3 go up and down banks. Button 4 for boost on/off.

Hello. I usually set the drive to 15%-20% and kick the output to 90%-100% The remaining tone adjustments I base on the amp model and the sound I want to produce. :) Hope I was able to help.

After recording, I observed that the crackles weren't there. I connect my HD500x via USB to my laptop. Now I'm wondering about the D/A conversion of my monitor speakers.

I'll hook my unit up later so I can record it. I'll post it as soon as possible. :)

Hi I've tried this and unfortunately it's still there. Thanks anyway! :)

Hi guys. I have a few clean patches on my unit and they have a crackling sound when I hit the B and high E strings. I have my setup below: Guitar->HD500X(via spdif with matching bit rates )->monitor speakers Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi! I just want to throw a question to everybody. :) While using the amp sims, I tried using my HD500x with external drive pedals (infront and via Send/Return) and it doesn't "feel" the same when using the internal drive pedals. I mean yes the sound I get is different but there is a difference. I am not sure if it is the attack, or the reactiveness. If I try to describe it seems there is a VERY small latency when using external drive effects. I don't feel this latency while playing, but when I do an A-B comparison, it's there. Another description could be is that the internal drive effects are more responsive. Am I making any sense? The external drive pedals I tried were Catalinbread DLS, MI Audio SCB, Wampler Sovereign, EHX Soul food. Anyway I have set aside all my stomp boxes for months already and used my unit by itself, but am considering purchasing a new drive pedal. If I can get some clarity on my situation above then I can decide if I should proceed with the purchase. :)

It's one of the output modes of your unit. You can choose from Studio/Direct, Combo Power Amp, Combo front, Stack Power Amp, Stack Front. :) Knowing these options will open your HD experience. :)

Thanks Palico! I played around with it as you have advised. A bit honky, I think, but that's all I was able to do for now. Maybe I'll tweak it more in the coming days. https://soundcloud.com/vantonilin/slither

Hello, I've tried the settings above but could not produce the sound in the link. :) Mine was pretty clean. :) I tried increasing the drive on the tube driver and only then I got a distorted tone above ~40%. Could you advise if I may have missed something? Much thanks!

Thank you everybody for the insights! I'll stick with the S/PDIF for the meantime and move on to patch optimizations then. :)