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Originally Posted by Sevan Simonian
Now I know it's DANGEROUS to assume, but... "ASSUMING" the Weber 8A125 & 8A125T have the same shape and size, we've got a bit of conflicting info.
Per ROB, the 8A125T won't fit in a stock baffle since it won't clear the EL84.
Per CASSADY (see quote below), a Weber 8A125 fits just fine in a stock baffle.
What to do?!?! What to do?!?! The nice folks at Weber put a HOLD on my order for a 8A150 as I've had 2nd thoughts about it not being "balanced" enough for a variety of styles & guitars. I had settled on the 8A125 as a good middle ground btwn the 8A150 & the 8A125T which I worried will be too bright in already bright amp (for my taste).
For sheer convenience, I had hoped for a "drop in" replacement.
Hmm...
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Welp, you
CAN stick in a Weber 8F150 and the big ring mag will hit the EL84 spring retainer and the front edge of the speaker will tap the chassis and you can't get the tube in or out without pulling the chassis. I'd assume the same will happen with an 8A125 (FYI, the 8A125T is the ribbed cone version of the 8A125, so the gross dimensions are the same). Also consider that there might be some differences in how the baffles were cut for each amp.
I would
NOT suggest a large, robust speaker for this amp (unless you want dark, heavy bottom end saturation and yer not gonna play rock or blues with yer GA5). Been there, done that, it was a mistake.
IMO, the best GA5 Weber speakers for rock 'n' bluez might just be the Blue Pup AlNiCo or ceramic, or the CVA8, or the 8A125T.