2 4x10s vs 8x10?

[rodl2005]

I don't think that SVT810s are that heavy. According to www.ampeg.com, it weighs 140 pounds. Mesa Powerhouse 810s are upwards of 175, though, and Basson's is 228.

& the Bergantino NV610/412 is less than 100lbs

 

[cjac9]

I've had both, and it seems counter-intuitive, but the 810 is easier to deal with for me.

The reason is that at some point you always have to lift a 410 off the ground...to get it in or out of your vehicle, to get it on or off the stage, to stack it on your other 410, etc.

With an 810 you roll it to the vehicle, tip it over and slide it in. Same thing with most stages. Stairs are a pain with either one, but I've dragged an 810 up stairs by myself.

The 810 sounds better to my ears too. There's something rather magical about it. A pair of 410's is sho nuff loud, but just doesn't have the presence and punch of an 810 to me.

This is why I'm thinking of selling my Aguilar DB 410 and getting the DB 810. The 410 is plenty loud but it doesn't feel like I'm in my mother's womb like the 810 does. Plus, I think deadlifting a 410 is more of a pain than using leverage to load the 810 in the car. I get help for getting both on the stage anyway because I'm scrawny.

 

[realbadgroove]

Aguilar DB 8x10 all the way, 2 4x10 cabs might be easy to move alone the 8x10 is only one cab to move and moving 2 heavy cabs sucks.

 

[mrkreuzschlitz]

The Ampeg SVT-410e is rated at 500w. So, 2 of those would give you 200 watts more for the whole deal...

 

[Ric5]

I can lift a 410 twice by myself.

+810

 

[loganbouchard]

i think two 410's is easier, assuming one has casters/tilt wheels. 810's would be great if they (referring to ampeg) actually put handles anywhere on the cab. traynor makes a badass one with a metal grille so you don't have to worry about that, and it's got side handles and a good place to hold it on the bottom (for going up and down stairs.) (without destroying the stairs.) i prefer 410's because you can arrange them easier in a car.

also, you can leave one at your practice space, and one at home or other practice space, and just carry your amp to/from. (which works for me, because i'd rather use my amp than a practice amp.)

 

[David A. Davis]

Genz Benz Uber 810, 120 lbs.

 

[Rocker47]

I remember schlepping 2 8x10 Traynor cabs around for a number of years. Couple of hundred shows a year, WHEW! I was younger then, and my back still aches.

Were those the "BIG B CABS" ? You packed two!? That's tough!

 

[sobie18]

I currently use an Ampeg BXT410HL and an SWR Goliath III and the sound I get from both cabs is amazing (this is running a Yamaha Attitude into a Peavey Bassist pre into a Carvin DCM1000). I have also used a Carvin RL810 on occasion and the sound is a LOT different.

For loading, the 810 is WAY easier than the two 410's. Sound-wise, I'll go with the two 410's. Now, with some tweaking/different pre config, I might be able to get an 810 sound that kills. Possibility is endless...

Thus, the reason why I bought a 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan; loading anything is effortless and tons of room to spare. maybe one day I'll rock the two 410's AND the 810. It's not totally about loudness/volume as it is about sound/tone.

 

[gastric]

I owned a Peavey 810TX and Peavey 410TVX cab. Everything said here is true. The 140lb 810 is actually easier to move around assuming no stairs. I could tip-and-slide it into my minivan. The 100lb 410 I have to physically lift in the air. Both sounded find on their own IMO, and very similar. The 810 cab was spec'ed as being tuned lower than the single 410, but even the 410 can push a 30hz signal loudly due to box tuning apparently. Both sound a little muddy in the low end when pushed hard.