8x10? Or 4x10 with a 1x15/1x18???

Woodsbass · #1 10-03-2011, 05:35 PM

What do you prefer? Personally, I like the 4x10 with a 1x15 just for the rumble I get with the larger speaker. I was just wondering what everyone else thought? Would love to hear some opinions.

BagelBruin · #2 10-03-2011, 05:37 PM

I like 8 15s.

Actually no. Two 4 10 ported cabs linked together to become a 4 ohm monster.

billfitzmaurice · #3 10-03-2011, 05:38 PM

8x10. A larger speaker doesn't give more rumble, and a 1x15 can't keep up with a 4x10. Do a search, this question comes up at least once every three days.

Woodsbass · #4 10-03-2011, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by billfitzmaurice

8x10. A larger speaker doesn't give more rumble, and a 1x15 can't keep up with a 4x10. Do a search, this question comes up at least once every three days.

I did several searches, there are just so many ways it could be asked, there isn't enough time in the day to type it in as many ways as it could be asked! And myself, I find I get more rumble from my 1x15 than from my 4x10. I love it!

runmikeyrun · #5 10-03-2011, 06:54 PM

I know Bill's the resident expert here, and I'm not disputing his advice in any way, nor discrediting him. However, in the end, you should always go with what sounds best to you. I've used all types of cabs, mixing driver size and not mixing them. They always worked for the sound I was trying to get at the time. I never had a studio or live engineer tell me there was a problem with my sound from the speakers I was using. Try many different setups in a music store and go with what you like. After all, it's your sound.

Sartori · #6 10-03-2011, 07:41 PM

Between the choices you listed, an 810.

However, I really prefer a 215. Or two.

scottfeldstein · #7 10-03-2011, 07:43 PM

Don't mix cabs. It's true that it can often sound ok, but it's rarely optimal. For example, that 15 is going to reach its limit well before your 4x10 cab does. Thus limiting what you're going to get out of the 4x10. And that's not even getting into the chance of frequency cancelation that could occur in some instances. It's always optimal to get two identical cabs (if you're going to have two cabs) unless you're splitting the highs into tens and the lows into 15s or something. Some people are skeptical even of this.

I feel your pain, though. I feel the pull to mix cabs myself. My main reason isn't tonal. it's because if I had two different cabs, I could have 3 potential rigs. One with cab A, one with cab B and one with both A and B. If my cabs are identical, I only get two choices: one cab or two.

Don't do it. it's not the end of the world, but you're probably going to waste some of that money and some of the elbow grease used to haul them around, as you'll never get the full potential of the rig.