which medium-sized cab

[galore]

I'm looking for a 410 or 212 cab that has pretty much "linear" frequency response, "uncolored" or whatever expression might fit here. At the moment I have bergantino AE410 and while it sounds good on low end, it's too harsh on high end for what I want. I don't want hi-fi sound, rather old school. Amps in use are svt-vr and m-pulse 600, basses are 4 and 5 stringed, active and passive, precision and jazz types. I need a versatile cab or a cab with no extreme voicing so that adjustments with eq can make it usable for different styles. Sound-wise I like ampeg svt 410he, but since it's 8 ohm it seems a little risky to use with svt-vr. So I need 4 ohm, 500 W or more.

[erice124]

What I would do is I would ditch all of those amps and go for a hartke 410 hydrive cab and if you are going to get a head, I would get the lh500 or lh1000 depending on the wattage you would like. For the cab and the lh500, the price totals to about $950. All of the pros use this amp including-victor woo ten and the bassist of megadeath. I am actually going to go buy one today. I had many recommendations.
Eric

[galore]

I'm not quite ready to part with svt.

[canadian*eh]

Originally Posted by galore

Sound-wise I like ampeg svt 410he, but since it's 8 ohm it seems a little risky to use with svt-vr. So I need 4 ohm, 500 W or more.

It is not risky to run a 8 ohm load with a head that can go down to 4 ohms....an 8 ohm load is putting less strain on it is all and you will just not be getting as much power from your head!! now you would not want to run a 2 ohm load on a head that is only good for 4 cause it will make it heat up too much and fry it.The 4 ohm ratting on your head is just the minimum that it can safely work under an higher ohm ratting meaning less load is perfectly acceptable!!

[Smurf-o-Deth]

You're thinking modern solid state heads. The svt vr is an all-tube head with output transformer and needs to be impedance-matched for best results.

[canadian*eh]

Ok my bad i thought that it had a 8 ohm 4 ohm switch....was wrong it is 4 ohm / 2 ohm..so yes i get what you are saying...well in that case just add another 8 ohm cab and one will have a 4 ohm load...or get a mice lil 810!!! that will give one all they are looking for

[galore]

I can't have 2 cabs... stages are too small. 1 cab max and it has to be efficient for occasional larger gigs.

[canadian*eh]

But if i person stacks ones cabs they are not taking up anymore stage space seeing they are just getting taller and not wider! 2 410's take up no more space then one 410...no they only way you going to get a smaller 410 setup is to take 2 210 and stack the vertically!!

[MuzikMan]

I am just thinking out loud here but if you want a 4 ohm load then 2 smaller cabs sounds like the way to go. How about a couple of 2x10 or 1x12 cabs?

[galore]

That would be an option but would also cost more. How does aguilar db series compare to ampeg svt cabs?