4x10 cab shootout

It's really just a matter of which sounds best to you, but if it were me, I'd be looking close at the 2 Peavey cabs. The rest are "bottom line" entry level cabs. ('cept the Trace)

 

+1

 

Weren't you running a MESA 6X10 at one point? If you liked that cab, grab a MESA 4X10.

 

Where are you located? What is your top budget? We could search craigslist, kijiji, the classifieds, etc,

 

I thought GK SBX were good cabs and not so entry level

 

Running the amp into an 8 ohm 410 will not cost much volume at all, compared to a 4 ohm, BUT, it does allow you to add another one later for full power and vastly more volume. The SWR 810 would also be a good choice, and would cover almost any situation. And to Agost, yeah, I read it as BLX.

 

I've only tried 3 of those cabs (Peavey 410TVX, Peavey 410TX and swr workingmans 410). Of the 3 I'd pick the Peavey 410 tvx........all 3 sounded good but the workingmans didn't handle be driven too well and the peavey tx is rear ported. I'd prefer a front port/vent

 

174$ for a SBX410. Something like 130-140 Euros. I'd buy 4 if only there were prices like that in Italy...

 

Ampeg 4x10 cab b410he
Saw this one on yer craigslist.. may still be available...

 

I picked up an Avatar 410 Neo (4 ohm) for $300 off eBay. I like it a lot. Rated at 1000 watts. Has a high-frequency horn. I think these cabinets are a bargain, even at the new price.

 

+1 go for the ampeg. you won't be disappointed. i wish someone near me was selling one of these for that cheap. or i can stop being so cheap and just pick up the ampeg 810 i saw for $300.

 

-1 for the Ampeg unless you're going for a vague and poorly defined sound
-1 for the Avatar suggestion, their power ratings are bogus, based on the thermal limits of the voice coils of the unloaded drivers and not the excursion limit of the drivers in the vented cab. Usually the real-world power handling of a vented cab is half the thermal limit. Take their high power ratings out of the picture and you have a lackluster cabinet loaded with typical Eminence drivers.

+1 for the Peavey TVX, great price

 

-1. My sound is in your face and quite well defined, thank you. The B410HE ain't a bad cab for the money. The SVT 410HE is a little better, but I've used the B cabs before and did just fine with them.

-1 again. It's hard to find a manufacturer that DOESN'T use thermal for their power handling quotes. Avatar is far from the only offender, but as long numbers sell, they'll keep doing it, so I've given up.

OK, I'll give you a +1 on Peavey, but my sound with Ampeg cabs does rule.

 

lol, 15's Rule!!!

 

I have nothing but good things to say about my Peavey 410TX. (Paid about $160 several years ago.) The things a tank; I play it in a metal band with a double-bass drummer and Marshall half-stack guitarist. I'm not familiar with the 410TVX but I would assume it has the same Peavey qualities: loud, heavy, reliable.

 

@murphy : not the GK SBX

 

Don't know the SBX
But, Trace tried to make the best cabs possible