Svt15e??

eshalon · #1 05-04-2011, 05:08 AM

So what's the consensus on this cab? I'm looking at buying one but it would be my first 15" cab, i've previously always had 10's. I definately want an ampeg as we can't get a lot of other brands here such as bergantino. I have owned the 410hlf and don't like it but i love the 810 but that is way too rediculous for what i need. So I'm really wanting to know what everyone thinks about this cab. For those that have played the new pf115 which is better? Should i wait for that to come out? Also i'm not sure whether i should maybe look at getting a pair of the 210av's instead. I will be running a pbass through a vt bass and iamp 500 into it (can't sell it for enough $$ at the moment so will hang onto it for now)

stiles72 · #2 05-04-2011, 07:03 AM

I'm all about 15's - but if you didn't like the HLF and do like the 810, then I doubt you will be impressed with the SVT-115. It's going to give you a deeper low end like the HLF and won't be as tight and defined as the 810 sound. I would reccommend going with a pair of 210-AV's instead, which are each basically 1/4 of the 810.

**ddbassGA** · #3 05-04-2011, 07:38 AM

As a stand alone I like my 115e cab better than my 410he. But then I'm a dyed in the wool old school 15 guy.

The cab you didn't mention is the 410he. Might be right up your alley if you love the 810. Not as deep, heavy or beastly as the HLF.

eshalon · #4 05-04-2011, 02:43 PM

I think the thing I liked the least about the 410hlf was that it seemed to have a hole in the upper mids and sounded quite dark. Is the 15 like that? To give another comparison i do like the swr goliath 3 410 with my setup but am wanting more ampegness

**ddbassGA** · #5 05-04-2011, 03:37 PM

I think the 410HE is strong in upper mids and not as deep in the low as the HLF so you might like it.

Sartori · #6 05-04-2011, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by stiles72

I'm all about 15's - but if you didn't like the HLF and do like the 810, then I doubt you will be impressed with the SVT-115. It's going to give you a deeper low end like the HLF and won't be as tight and defined as the 810 sound. I would reccommend going with a pair of 210-AV's instead, which are each basically 1/4 of the 810.

Er, I wouldn't call the 15E similar to the 410HLF. It's its own animal. Not as "tight" sounding as the 810, but definitely still very mid present. I wouldn't describe its tone as "deep." Definitely more old school sounding than the 410HLF, though a different sound from the 810.

Sartori · #7 05-04-2011, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by eshalon

I think the thing I liked the least about the 410hlf was that it seemed to have a hole in the upper mids and sounded quite dark. Is the 15 like that?

I have one, and I like upper mids, so no, it doesn't have the same hole at all, though it's likely nowhere near flat.

John Wentzien · #8 05-04-2011, 05:29 PM

Nice cabs..I used to run 2 of them.
Really good upper-mids and high end for a 15.

Timi · #9 05-04-2011, 06:45 PM

Loved mine in the studio but not so much live, used it with a V4BH and later an AD200B. The extra power of the Orange helped, but I found that it didn't have enough "push" live.

OP you are in NZ, you should consider getting Livesound in Auckland to make you an Ampeg style cab. I got a sealed 2x12 which is soooo nice.

eshalon · #10 05-04-2011, 10:35 PM

Hey Timi yea i used to have a livesound 8x10 but it just lacked that ampegness that the ampeg has. The 2x12 definately sounds up my alley though. I have played the 210av and really liked it but not sure if i would pefer something with a horn to use when needed. That 15 i was looking at just sold anyway. I am also real curious to hear how the new pf cabs sound though as i don't need a very big cab at all for my needs now

JimmyM · #11 05-04-2011, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by eshalon

I think the thing I liked the least about the 410hlf was that it seemed to have a hole in the upper mids and sounded quite dark. Is the 15 like that? To give another comparison i do like the swr goliath 3 410 with my setup but am wanting more ampegness

is your 410hlf american or asian? i kind of felt the same way about older american 410hlf's, but the newer chinese 410hlf's don't sound like they have that upper mid hole. i don't know if it's a hole so much as just being low on those upper mids in comparison. but the newer ones sound like they have more to me. don't know...could be hallucinating, but the american 810e's from 2000-2005 definitely have depressed response past 2k.

but from the sound of things, i think you'd like the 410he. much more like the 810e in 410 format, except for the tweeter.

eshalon · #12 05-05-2011, 12:10 AM

It was a vietnam made 410hlf. I have played the he in a shop before but felt like I had to really push the bottom end a fair bit to get a decent response for what i like. I also use the DI and in ears for my playing now so i don't want to have to push the bottom end for the cab and then have too much coming through the DI

JimmyM · #13 05-05-2011, 12:18 AM

with a di and ears, why bother with an amp?

eshalon · #14 05-05-2011, 12:25 AM

Haha I knew you would say that. Once I get some moulds done for my ears to stop them slipping out I probably won't run a cab. So it is more for just at home and if I ever need it for anything else. I would rather have something bigger and gig usable then small and not be able to gig it if needed. Can anyone give insight into the pf cabs yet and how they compare to svt cabs?

vin*tone · #15 05-05-2011, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by eshalon

It was a vietnam made 410hlf. I have played the he in a shop before but felt like I had to really push the bottom end a fair bit to get a decent response for what i like. I also use the DI and in ears for my playing now so i don't want to have to push the bottom end for the cab and then have too much coming through the DI

That low end sounds great in a shop but can be hard to tame in the wild...... which is EXACTLY why I'm thinking of a 410he.

Timi · #16 05-18-2011, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by eshalon

Hey Timi yea i used to have a livesound 8x10 but it just lacked that ampegness that the ampeg has. The 2x12 definately sounds up my alley though. I have played the 210av and really liked it but not sure if i would pefer something with a horn to use when needed. That 15 i was looking at just sold anyway. I am also real curious to hear how the new pf cabs sound though as i don't need a very big cab at all for my needs now

Surprised by that, I have a Livesound 8x10 but am also very familiar with the Ampeg 8x10. To me they sound almost identical except in the top end. Livesound has a bit of an upper mid boost and sharper HF rolloff than the Ampeg. I use a bit of overdrive and find the Livesound gives me slightly more definition and less fizz, much prefer it myself.