Carvin BRX 4 10" vs Avatar 4 10?

[Jake]

Carvin BRX 4 10" vs Avatar 4 10? Which is better?

[MysticMichael]

The Carvin...

MM

[RNV]

I haven't heard an Avatar 410, but I've heard and borrowed an Avatar 412, and the Carvin BRX410 will blow it out of the water. I know this, and that is the reason I bought one.

[Jake]

Thanks guys! Any other input???

[optikhog]

Carvin. No doubt.

[Jake]

Thanks! Anyone else?

[Blues Cat]

Carvin

[Jake]

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[shoot-r]

Originally Posted by Jake

Carvin BRX 4 10" vs Avatar 4 10? Which is better?

I'd suggest your doin' a search here on the forum.
I think you'll be amazed how many happy and satisfied Avatar owners there are...

[billfitzmaurice]

Originally Posted by shoot-r

I'd suggest your doin' a search here on the forum.
I think you'll be amazed how many happy and satisfied Avatar owners there are...

+1. And since neither Carvin nor Avatar publish any worthwhile specs there's no way of knowing how they compare unless you get them both in the same room.

[vinxbass]

I've mentioned this before and I'll mention it again, I've played gigs with the Avatar B410 and the Carvin BRX10.4 neo cabs and I preferred the Carvin because it sounded like it got a tighter deep low end sound to it. I bought the Carvin and have been using it for the last 2 yrs, sounds great.

[Jake]

Thanks! bump

[Armbruster]

Caaaaarrrrrrvvvviiiiiinnnnn.

Proud Carvin gigger here.

[Jaco who?]

Originally Posted by RNV

I haven't heard an Avatar 410, but I've heard and borrowed an Avatar 412, and the Carvin BRX410 will blow it out of the water. I know this, and that is the reason I bought one.

Probably blows it out of the water because you blowed' up a guitar cab, since that's the only thing "412" that Avatar sells. That said, The best is a pair of the Avatar 2x12s since Carvin doesn't build any, I'm the foremost authority, no one else' opinion maters, and I hate 410 cabs.

[Jim C]

Got me thinking about professional 4x10 neos again:
According to their web site the neo Carvin weighs 76 lbs (8 lbs more than the non-neo version)
The Avatar neo is 65 lbs
Ashdown neo is 76 lbs
GK neo is 68 lbs
Markbass 66 lbs (non-neo is 56 lbs)
Ampeg 64 lbs
Bergantino AE410 is 62 lbs
SWR 4x10 Golight is 56lbs which I think is the lightest 4x10 neo available at this moment

Who am I missing and at what weight?

[Jake]

Thanks

[RNV]

Originally Posted by Jaco who?

Probably blows it out of the water because you blowed' up a guitar cab, since that's the only thing "412" that Avatar sells. That said, The best is a pair of the Avatar 2x12s since Carvin doesn't build any, I'm the foremost authority, no one else' opinion maters, and I hate 410 cabs.

For some reason I read Avatar as Aquilar.

[Jake]

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[shoot-r]

Originally Posted by Jake

Carvin BRX 4 10" vs Avatar 4 10? Which is better?

In all honesty I'd say flip a coin, there both probably on equal footing.
Not sure, but I'd bet Carvin's speakers are from Eminence as is Avatar's, (99% of the commerically built cabs on the market use Eminence.) Both company's horns are probably from the same manufacturer also.
Carvin has a little deeper cab for their deeper sound, Avatar uses a bigger x-max on their bass speakers for their deeper sound.
The Carvin is alittle more expensive and weighs a few pounds more with a 18-1/4" deep cab comparied to Avatar's 16.5" deep cabinet.

[Jake]

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