1x15 or 4x10?

More speaker makes more volume so go for the 4x10.
Then when you can get another cab, get another one of them 4x10's.

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A 4x10 paired with a 1x15 is typically a poor match. Get a pair of 1x15s or a 4x10. A 1x15 gives about half the volume that a 4x10 will provide.

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Right. The idea that you need a 15" speaker for lows and 10" speakers for mids and highs is a myth -- at least in the world of modern full-range cabs. Unless the 4x10 and 1x15 were designed specifically to go together, it would be a much better bet to have two identical cabs. And if you can only get one, @BassmanPaul is right that you'll get a lot more volume out of the 4x10 than the 1x15.

 

Do they have 2x10's? Two vertical 2x10's would be better than a side by side 2x10.
You'd hear it better.

 

Both the OBS 115 and the 410 are rated for 300 watts RMS at 8 ohms, but the 410 has more cone area and will move more air. Oddly, they claim identical SPL for the two models. Impossible to say how they differ tone-wise.

 

A pair of 115's is easier to transport than a 410, IMO

 

410 for sure. And, don’t mix cabs. Get another 410 later.

 

I’ve heard both cabinet types sound good and I know guys who are happy with each one. If it was me, I’d go for the 4 x 10. The reasons are that the 10s are faster and capture the dynamics of my playing, plus the 4 x 10s have more cone area that will push more air.

 

410 all day. 215 though...215 all day.

 

I'd get 2 2x10's, or one and add another later.

 

1x12

 

I've blown up fifteens but a good 410 could last a lifetime.

 

4X10 (or 4X15)

 

Either one 4x10 + another 4x10 or one 1x15 + another 1x15...I (personally) would never pair a 4x10 and a 1x15 together. The 10's are going to be a little middy-higher whereas 15's are generally lower and bassy. Between the two choices you precented, my vote goes to the 4x10.

 

4 x 10

 

The 10" speakers might just be a tad less efficient, even if there is more cone area.

 

Depends on the speakers. There are deep 10s (see Acme B2s) and middly 15s (60s stuff).

 

I have a 15 , sold my 4 x 10. Now I have a 2x12 And a 2x12 build in progress.
I hear and understand differently now. Wish I had kept the 4x10. I rented a 4 x 10 a few months ago for a practice. damn it sounded good, loud and good.