I just put it into my Peavey Classic 30 combo, and palm mutes no longer sound as tight as they did with the old Blue Marvel that was in there. I am hoping this is because the speaker has not been broken in (only about 1 hour playing time, so far)? The new speaker definitely smoothed out some of the harshness inherent in the old one, but the flabby palm mutes are sort of a deal breaker.
Thoughts?
I'm assuming you mean "HP" ... not "HT"!
Anyway, no ... farty or flabby is not a usual tone from a Reaper HP! They are some of our warmest speakers, with a fairly smooth and subdued top end ... but the bottom end should be nice and tight!
Once you have made sure everything is done right on your end ... impedance matching, installation, nothing loose, etc. ... then I'd say you'll want to return that one for an exchange ...
Hey, for the Classic 30, check out:
https://wgs4.com/peavey-classic-30-and-g12c-not-request