Right. No milk crates.
No problem.
But does the sound lack too much once a cab is off the floor?
I happen to like it when the cabs buzz the wood floors.
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410 & 115 OR on their own??
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Right. No milk crates.
No problem.
But does the sound lack too much once a cab is off the floor?
I happen to like it when the cabs buzz the wood floors.
the only difference will be one of perceived loss of low end. but really you're just hearing the mids and highs better so it sounds like the low end has been cut. but if you put your cab on the floor and lean over and listen to it, then raise it a few inches and tilt it back and listen to it, you'll notice that it sounds just the same.
Peavey makes a 2x15 currently. So do some small manufacturers.
There are quite a few 2x15 cabs on the used market, though.
I while back I was considering heading down the 2x15 route for exactly the same reasons as people have stated earlier in the thread. They seem to be a little hard to come by here in the UK so after some searching I contacted Matamp for a custom quote. It was just over £500. That's pretty good for a quality cab built to your specs. I imagine shipping to the states would be pretty expensive though.
I'm currently using a 18" high Ikea table to give my 410 some vert. Don't hate, the thing is sturdy and it's pretty classy lookin' if I do say so myself 
. But, I am thinking about grabbing one of Invalid Link Removed since it's purpose is to lift stuff as opposed to hold coasters and lamps.
Also, in my experience, lifting the cab has altered the tone very little. Yes, I seem to a hear a little less of the bass but it's nothing that a teeny bit of EQ couldn't compensate for. Being able to better hear the mids, for me, is well worth it since no matter how much you boost them, they sound muffled when the cab isn't directed closer to your ears.
. But, I am thinking about grabbing one of Invalid Link Removed since it's purpose is to lift stuff as opposed to hold coasters and lamps.Also, in my experience, lifting the cab has altered the tone very little. Yes, I seem to a hear a little less of the bass but it's nothing that a teeny bit of EQ couldn't compensate for. Being able to better hear the mids, for me, is well worth it since no matter how much you boost them, they sound muffled when the cab isn't directed closer to your ears.
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I think you'd find this style more versatile:
http://www.quiklok.com/catalog/?p=productsMore&iProduct=212&sName=BS-317
If you have woodworking chops this is what I use:
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Seen, effectively, "milk crates" at pro clubs and pro musicians using them. Even famous ones sometimes.
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Tupperwear in "balanced sets" is a reasonable alternative. Be sure to accessorize with taste ; }
milk crates are lame, sorry. not changing my opinion no matter who uses them. they just don't look pro.
another thing i hate is seeing amps stacked on chairs, too, so don't think i discriminate solely against milk crates.
another thing i hate is seeing amps stacked on chairs, too, so don't think i discriminate solely against milk crates.
I run my 700 with a Avatar 210 and a peavey tvx 115 that has a 3015 emminence in it, and love it!
Ahh The age old question that everyone always wonders about.. Should I mix speaker sizes.. The answer to the question is yes, You should; Do I? No. The bass guitar has an extremely broad frequency range. A five string bass tuned to 440 can produce a frequency as low as 25 Hertz (Hz); Can most cabs produce that frequency? No (Well they can, but with a huge decibel {dB} cut) Most cabinet companies only care about what the cabinet will do on paper.. Sure a 6" speaker can produce a super low frequency, but it will only do it at a super low volume (unless it is ported correctly, but that is another subject for another time). And as long as it will produce 22Hz @ 1 watt of power, cabinet companies will continue to say that their speakers/cabinets will produce that frequency.. But really, who in the real world is using 1 watt of power? Once the power/volume goes up that frequency disappears. That is the reason for larger woofers, they can produce lower Hz at higher volumes. If we could all walk in like a guitar player and slap down a single 12" combo amp and shred faces we would. The sad truth about this is that cabinets will not produce a 30Hz at the same volume as it will a 60Hz note. Many people will tell you that it is because humans can not hear down past 20Hz; That, however is not the case. People that say that, do not have a cabinet that can produce that low of a Hz and have never heard one that could. Believe me they are like the "Great White Buffalo" only heard about and never seen. Most cabinets, even the high end ones are made more for efficiency and not for quality (Though I am not saying they have low quality).
If you wanted to mix and match you would want to do it similar to a home/car/pa set up where you would be running a crossover and all of your speakers have a parameter that they operate in. So your bigger speakers handle from a set point Hz and down, and your smaller speakers go from that Hz and up. Once again if we had one speaker that could do it all we would not have to massive pa systems with mains and subs for large show.
Here we go.. This will fry you noodle and always have you wondering. Assuming that you get the sound that you want out of you mixed sized speakers.. Will the pa speakers produce what my speakers are doing with some jack leg running sound that has a "smiley face" on the EQ. No..
I say for recording; Hell yes, get all the frequency you can. Live sound... Stick with one size (not saying to all you guys and girls that are using mixed sizes and running full range to go out and buy new cabs or crossovers or anything like that). Even in a perfect live sound environment it really is not going to make a nickles worth of difference. For the love of the all mighty please lets don't start a holy war over what I said.. I'm just putting my 2 cents in.
If you wanted to mix and match you would want to do it similar to a home/car/pa set up where you would be running a crossover and all of your speakers have a parameter that they operate in. So your bigger speakers handle from a set point Hz and down, and your smaller speakers go from that Hz and up. Once again if we had one speaker that could do it all we would not have to massive pa systems with mains and subs for large show.
Here we go.. This will fry you noodle and always have you wondering. Assuming that you get the sound that you want out of you mixed sized speakers.. Will the pa speakers produce what my speakers are doing with some jack leg running sound that has a "smiley face" on the EQ. No..
I say for recording; Hell yes, get all the frequency you can. Live sound... Stick with one size (not saying to all you guys and girls that are using mixed sizes and running full range to go out and buy new cabs or crossovers or anything like that). Even in a perfect live sound environment it really is not going to make a nickles worth of difference. For the love of the all mighty please lets don't start a holy war over what I said.. I'm just putting my 2 cents in.
holy war? nah...don't think i could argue except maybe the last paragraph, but that's a matter of taste. as long as it's all crossed over right, mixed drivers are a great way to go. but for me, only if they're crossed over right. and built for crossing over.
I've thought about angling the cab but the WS-550 is super portable so I can still keep my load out at 1-2 trips by myself. and it can double as stand for other things that I'm interested in trying (DJing, playing keyboard). I kind of like the idea of actually lifting the cab as opposed to angling. Plus, I don't feel like velcroing my cab or head, lol.
For sure man..Only bad thing is that 90% of the time a bass player is running direct, I forgot to put that in there.. So if there is a pa, your great sounding amp just turned into your monitor. But I agree if it is done right I love it...
