2x8: Trace Elliot vs TC Electronic are they comparable?

[Pedro Pereira]

Hi! I have a Trace Elliot Elf head, which I use with an old GK 1x15. Now i'm looking for a smaller and brighter cabinet: the obvious trace elliot 2x8 is a little out of my budget. I came across tc electronic BC208, much cheaper. I can't try any of these, so I would like your opinion. Thank you very much.

 

[Redbrangus]

I have the TC and I like it fine. I tried out the Elf, and while I thought it probably was a little better overall, I didn't think it was worth the price difference. I might think differently if I bought it for a gigging situation where I might need that last little bit of performance, but mine works great for my application. which generally doesn't include drums.

 

[LennyJ]

I have them both. While the ELF is a 400 watt cabinet and the TC is a 200 watt cabinet, both cabinet work well with my Mesa D-800. When I need more speaker area - I chain them together amp to Elf then to tc electronic.

To me - using both at home on a hard wood floor the elf sounds a bit more even with the bass tones and highs. But the mids seem a little more out front. the TC cabinet seem just the opposite with more bass and highs with less mids.

Since I run from the amp to the elf first I have been stacking them with the with the TC on the top of the elf and seems to even the sound out for me. I think all in all they are both nice cabinets together and run well together.

 

[TrevorG]

Just tried the Trace 2X8 and it was fabulous! The bass response was amazing but still as bright as you'd expect from 8" drivers. Never been a fan of T.C's amplification but wasn't expecting what the Trace could do. That said, it is very expensive and the size, for me, is the only big advantage over a Markbass Traveller which is £100 cheaper. I'd get the Markbass before the other two.