how are the carvin bass cabs?

[jzucker]

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[thumpbass1]

They are pretty decent for the money. No better and no worse than a lot of cabs out there imo.

[jzucker]

how do they compare to epifunky and avatar?

[bassmodder]

I had a redline from back in the day. For the (used) money I paid for it and for a starter cab, it was great.

Now, the new gear they have out both in amps and cabinets as well seem to be liked much more than the previous lineup of bass equipment. At least that is what TB is telling me.

I have been eying some of their new BX amps lately as they are very affordable and TB tells me they sound pretty snaz to boot.


Edit: I had an Epifani that replaced my RL-410. The single 12 Epi had more everything than the Carvin had. However, I spent more on the single 12 than the carvin cost new!

[snyderz]

I'm using a Carvin 115 extension off my Peavey BAM 210 combo. No complaints.

[Foz]

Have or have had Carvin eqipment ranging from power amps to mixers to PA speakers and have played their basses and bass rigs. Never seens a piece of Carvin gear that wasn't a workmanlike bit of kit at sold at a very reasonable price.

Carvin is a "you get what you pay for - and a bit more" proposition IMO.

Have had a couple of Avatar cabs and I feel the same way about them.... you can do better but you'll pay a premuim or build it yourself.

[geezerjpj]

While I am not familiar with their whole line, everything I've come across only comes in 4 ohms. That kept me from buying one of their 210s to pair with my SWR Big Ben.

[optikhog]

IMHO the BR series cabs are pretty OK, nothing particularly outstanding. However, the BRX series cabs are a tremendous value in that they sound full and deep with great clarity for less $ than much of the competition.

[aproud1]

Originally Posted by optikhog

IMHO the BR series cabs are pretty OK, nothing particularly outstanding. However, the BRX series cabs are a tremendous value in that they sound full and deep with great clarity for less $ than much of the competition.

+1 on the BRX cabs. My favorite 2x10 I've heard. If I wasn't a wuss about weight I'd own a BRX4.10. I personally don't care for the other carvin cabs but I know they've been revised so can't speak to the newer cabs. The older ones are decent for what you get but nothing special.

[62Jazzbass]

I have been using a Red Line 210 for situations where I cannot use my 410 (Ampeg) cab and it handles the job just fine. FWIW most of the places I play are more or less the same size, type of bar/pub. The cab decision comes down to ease of load in and/or size of stage. I find that as long as I back the cab up against a wall it sounds plenty deep and plenty loud (330w into 4 ohms). It does suffer when standing out in the open so I don't use it at outdoor gigs.

Certainly can't beat it for the $100 used I paid fot it.

[NecroticImbecil]

Was not impressed with the Redline stuff. I liked their even older cabs, bordering on ancient, that came with Carvin's "Magnalab" speakers.

The BRX cabs are awesome. Not especially colored sound (EVERYTHING colors the sound somewhat, even if it isn't trying to, and no matter what it cost). I'd agree with the "full, deep, great clarity" comment.

[Bob C]

I think it's unanimous that the BRX series are Carvin's best line ever. But they are only available in 4 ohms.

[RNV]

Yes, the BRX series are only in 4 ohm configurations, but man to they sound amazing! I have the BRX 4.10 Neo and I love it

[Floyd Eye]

My Redlines aren't too bad. They have held up for years and the price was right. I'm looking to upgrade, but I am not really looking at the BRX series. Hoping to get a good deal on a vintage Ampeg8X10.