i'm super impressed with the 112av and 212av, they sound absolutely amazing!
probably what i'm going to go with, with my 700RB ii.
probably what i'm going to go with, with my 700RB ii.
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Ampeg - Are You Listening?
- Thread starter leemelone
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You could get 2x 210AV cabs for a 4 ohm 410.
Why not get a 410HE and rewire it to be 2 ohms?
Personally, I'd get the 212 on the recommendation of JimmyM and others, but if you are dead set on a sealed and tweeterless 410 to use with your SVT, requiring the 410HE is the most obvious option to me.
Personally, I'd get the 212 on the recommendation of JimmyM and others, but if you are dead set on a sealed and tweeterless 410 to use with your SVT, requiring the 410HE is the most obvious option to me.
Why cant they make a switch on the cabinet that runs through some form of circuitry that enables you to switch between different ohm settings. Then we could set it however we need to based on our setups. Is this even possible? If so I guess that would mean they wouldn't sell as many cabinets. If it is possible how would one go about making a switch box that goes in between the head and cabinet that would all out you switch ohm settings? Seems with today technology it could be possible.
Because that would mean including an audio transformer in the cab(heavy and expensive), using dual voice coil speakers (expensive to get the ball rolling), or a series/parallel switch on the wiring of the drivers.
The later production Ampeg B25B cabs had a 16/4 ohm switch on them. Dunno if any other Ampeg cab ever did? As hinted at above an 8 ohm 4x10 that uses 8 ohm speakers could be easily made 8/2 ohm switchable - but Ampeg is fond of 32 ohm speakers so I dunno about their 4x10's?
FWIW The SVT201AV's use 4 ohm speakers - two wired in series for 8 ohms. Don't think there'd be any use to making those switchable to 2 ohms as the speaker are only rated at 100w each.
He did and you can. Only problem there is I don't like the sound as much as running it in spec. A bit more compressed, a bit less "open" sounding. It's a small difference but I'm not fond of it.
Since you have Ampeg's "ear"
maybe you can push for that extra 8 ohm tap? Need a 2.66 ohm one too - three stacked 1x12's, Woo 
!
I'm sure they know there is a small handful of people who want an 8 ohm tap, but the SVT still sells so well after all these years that there's no real incentive for them to do it.Since you have Ampeg's "ear"
The Ampeg BXT-410HL4 cab was one of the best cabs I've ever heard in my life. Super clear, punchy, and it could pound. Highly recommend if you can find one. I wish I'd kept it, but I got it for next to nothing and made a grip when I sold it.
Jacob
Jacob
Completely off topic, but JimmyM, you're one of my very favorite TBers. Thank you for always having reasonable things to say, whether people agree or not. Much respect, sir.
Jacob
Aw man, thanks for making my day! Respect back!
Why won't it work? What research did you do? I realize the the sheer volume of the cabinet has something to do with the sound but I think you could reproduce the TONE & low-mid PUNCH in a non ported 410. And you know what they say happens when you ASS U & ME.
If you compare the 810 & 410 side by side, you'll see what I mean. I went in to the store with the intention of buying a Heritage 410 HLF. When I tried both cabs side by side with an SVT CL, I was shocked at how much less punch the HLF had. It does reproduce a lower frequency but it's missing the low mid punch that the 810 does. And I'm not talking about volume because both were played at a moderate volume. It's the round warm tone that I love that isn't there. The HLF sounds like someone scooped out 200 hz with an eq.
I thought it was called for. And darn funny.That might have been a little uncalled for Jim. Just sayin'
