i've been using this version (got it used for $400 usd...not sure when this version came out...anyone?)
for 4 years religiously, with different heads....
(ampeg porta 250, GK RB1001 II, the Sunn Coli.880, & now the ampeg porta 800...)
..and IMO, ...it's got the signature growl..when pushed, & it's low-endy... however one 'con' that i've been dealing with,
is that it can be a mudbox in some large reverberant halls due to the front-port...especially at louder volumes,
& 'especially' if you're competing with the low end of your keyboard player &/or the FOH sub woofer....
(thus.... a potential low end woofy, phasey mess..)
and {i might be shoving a subjective opinion to the front here with this, but...}
i personally 'always' keep the horn off... i'd love to rip it out....
i HATE horn tweeters in bass cabs... brittle, harsh, 'out-of spectrum' highs...
totally unnecessary........but that's just me...
I have to say though, that this cab Rocks a (Medium Venue) 'Outdoor' gig,
with no walls to reflect back on itself...you can really push it then...
in the end,..i many-a-time, find myself missing the "tightness" of a sealed cab,...
whenever i'm dealing with the HLF on alot of occasions...
(then again...lol...y'know..it's all very subjective due to different heads, locations, etc... so many factors...
...oh & {chuckle..} ..one way that you can have alot of fun with that B2RE...
......tie 4 blockbusters around it, tightly, with a long fuse,.... light it,.... and run...)
