Bergantino or EA 1x12 cab?

[gcordez]

can anyone offer some insight into these two cabs?
im an electric/double bass player that needs to get a cab to go with my AI Clarus head i just bought. im after a cab that'll be clean and accurate with a decent output. it looks like its come down to these two. any suggestions/advice/personal experience would be greatly appriciated...

[bolo]

I wish I could tell you I've A/B'ed them, but I haven't used a Bergantino myself. So based on what I have used, I can say I'm happy with my regular Wizzy and Wizzy M-line for both DB and EB. I suspect you'll get favorable responses for both cabs. Maybe winston will chime in. Search for his posts on this topic. I know he's compared them in older threads.

[gcordez]

thanks bolo,

im kinda swaying towards the EA CXL 112, as its supposed to be super clean. did your wizzy have enough power to get through an average gig?

[kscbass]

I use the cxl-112L with my upright with a wilson pickup and spirocores and my 5 string Fodera with an iAMP 800. It sounds great!!! Powerwise is enough for what I do, which is medium size rooms.

[bolo]

Originally Posted by gcordez

im kinda swaying towards the EA CXL 112, as its supposed to be super clean. did your wizzy have enough power to get through an average gig?

Depends on what you mean by average gig. I mean your average gig, not mine. I recently used my M-line on a 17-piece big band hit without a PA and it did fine. That was in a concert hall designed for musical performance though (read good acoustics), seated ~ 150 people. On a typical jazz trio / quartet / quintet jazz gig in a restaurant or bar for me, no sweat.

You might could try and PM wingnut and robgrow and winston and ask them to look at this thread. I have not heard a CXL in person.

[gcordez]

thanks man. is the CXL 112 really neutral? (dosent colour or add anything to your bass/amps tone). im going to be using the AI Clarus with my DB and my '68 P-Bass..

[bolo]

Originally Posted by gcordez

thanks man. is the CXL 112 really neutral? (dosent colour or add anything to your bass/amps tone). im going to be using the AI Clarus with my DB and my '68 P-Bass..

Well ... according to Bob Gollihur's web site, the CXL has a "nice presence bump at 1KHz which conforms to the Euphonic Audio house curve." I think wingnut A/B'ed the CXL and Wizzy and something else for his bandmates, and they preferred the CXL. You might could search for his posts on this topic. OTOH, I think B String A/B'ed the Wizzy and Berg, and much preferred the Berg. So does larry if memory serves.

From what I've gathered, I think all the EA cabs have kind a pronounced or articulate mid-range. Once I got used to it, I found I missed it when I used any other type of cab. Really helps get your sound out in noisy rooms, dense mixes.

The Wizzy's have kind of a low-mid emphasis too, which I happen to like. I use them with my DB, a Lakland Bob Glaub and a Lakland Joe Osborne 5-string, both strung w/ flatwounds. Old school. Your tastes and needs may be different.

[gcordez]

old school is definately good...

[bolo]

Greg, there is a lot of good info already available in this forum to help answer your question. For example:

Finally! The 1x12 Shootout!

Here’s the results of a search I did a while back too. It links to more links.

CxL-112 or Wizzy 112

And another with some points for the Bergantino, some for the CXL.

Berg 112HT for upright?

And to end as amicably and evenly as possible:

Originally Posted by larry

Bottom line, Bergantino & EA make great cabs. To say one is better is so subjective. You're looking at the top end of the pile. You're not going to go wrong with either.

[bolo]

Another oldie but goodie. How could I have missed this one?

Mini Cab Combo Shootout

[robgrow]

I'm pretty familiar with the Bergantino 112 and very familiar with the EA Wizzy M-Line. The Berg is a nice cabinet, but I prefer the Wizzy M overall. The Wizzy M also has a significantly higher sensitivity rating, is a 4-ohm cab, and is almost 10 lbs. lighter, so everything is in favor of the Wizzy M from my point of view.

I also like the Wizzy M better than the EA CxL-112. And even if I liked the way a CxL-112 sounds, they are just too bulky and heavy for me to want to schlep around.

Only my opinion though. They are all great cabinets.

[robgrow]

I'm pretty familiar with the Bergantino 112 and very familiar with the EA Wizzy M-Line. The Berg is a nice cabinet, but I prefer the Wizzy M overall. The Wizzy M also has a significantly higher sensitivity rating, is a 4-ohm cab, and is almost 10 lbs. lighter, so everything is in favor of the Wizzy M from my point of view.

I also like the Wizzy M better than the EA CxL-112. And even if I liked the way a CxL-112 sounds, they are just too bulky and heavy for me to want to schlep around.

Only my opinion though. They are all great cabinets. There's no best, just what works for you.

**Sorry for the double post. Musta pushed the wrong button. Could one of the mods delete my first post in this thread? Thanks.

[thesneakyjesus]

honestly,

i tried back to back the mline 12 and the berg HT 110.

He doesn't make these anymore, but, find one.

It's the best cabinet I've ever heard. I love it more than anything ever. It's a single 10 with a tweeter.

it realls sounds similar to the 12, but it has a much rounder bottom.

try to find one.

[adarvas]

I have two Berg AE112 cabs and I absolutely love them for both upright and electric. It's the new light series with the neo driver. Please do yourself a favour and try one before you make a decision. It's very flat, even and present on stage. Just my $.02.