Harley Benton G212 Celestion V30

The cabinet looks nice and it's well built but it has some limitations.
Unboxing: the cabinet arrived in a box that was way larger than the cabinet and without proper filling/porotection. The outer box was damaged but the cabinet was fine.
The celestion V30 made in china have some sonic difference from the original V30 they tend to be a bit too bright, almost harsh. I used it with an Origin 20 and even though I liked the distorted tones I felt that the clean tones could have been a bit warmer.
I decided then to swap the speakers and I ordered a couple of Greenbacks. I tried to remove the front panel and despite what you might see online DON'T do it. The front panel is non removable: I ended up damaging it and then I tried to open the back panel to replace the speakers. I am still in the process and very frustrated. Don't buy it if you believe you would like to change the speakers... go for a model which comes already with greenbacks on it.
I was very disappointed because I bought this cabinet over Christmas and the cabinet with greenbacks was only launched in January: very weird timing for a product launch... and I would have gone straight for that option if that would have been available.
Suggestion for a product improvement: make it easy for players to swap speakers... you might have a nice and affordable platform to experiment with new sound texture without breaking the bank.

Was suggested this by some forums, and what a great suggestion!

I was looking for a cheap 2x12 cabinet, and I looked no further than this. It has such great value for money, you're almost buying two speakers, with a free cabinet included! Would recommend this or any other Harley Benton Vintage cabinet if you're looking for a cheap speaker cab, as they already come with industry standard speakers, unlike almost all other budget cabs.

The construction on it is pretty solid, It's not very easy to damage the tolex on it, the corners & carry handles are well placed.

It's also pretty light, meaning you can carry it around by yourself without too much hassle.

If it's too wide, you can also put it on it's side, which reduces space it takes up & also makes you be able to hear more as it's closer to your ears.

this is a great cab for gigging, rehearsals, and recording.
i use this cab with my joyo zombie and it sounds great.

the only gripe i have is that i got a cab that was marked on the front top right hand corner and on the top of the cab there seems to be some tare, which leads me to believe that i was sent a b stock cab, which is fine, i don't mind too much but the thing is i paid for one that was new, not b stock. so all in all the cab is great but if I'm getting a b stock item make sure to charge me the price of a b stock item, don't just send me b stock items and charge me the price of a new item. just not cool yo. but still great sounding cab though. would have given it a higher rating but like i said that lil mishap kinda ruined what would have been a 5 star rating across the board.

In terms of quality of construction, do no expect something extraordinary, but it's pretty good for the price you pay. Have this cab for two years, and used it several times in concerts and it has given good service account in all my presentations.

Definitely the sound quality is the strong point of this cab. Despite their speakers are chinese origin, the speakers sound great. I have tested with two different amps and V30's make the sound a little smooth and I Like this. I play blues and hard rock and this cab is perfect for me.

For transportation is good, no is too heavy and one person can take it anywhere up much effort.

I recommend it for small and medium gigs!

I purchased the HB G212V to replace my Marshall 1960A as it was impractical to transport.
The first thing I noticed was the quality of the covering on the cabinet wasn't as good quality - I have a cat who scratched the Marshall all the time and it made no damage, but after a few days with my cat the covering was peeling off on the HB - it must be said though, this is reflected in the price.

I personally found the sound of the cab to be quite thin too, but as it was my first cab with V30 speakers, it's hard to say whether this was the cabinet itself or whether I just preferred the GT75s.

All in all, an excellent cab for the price you pay, with great quality speakers but in the end I opted to upgrade to a Marshall 1922.