Ampeg SVT-410HE Cabs.. Good? Bad? Meh??

they are KILLER sealed 410's that do a great throbbing rock tone with an svt3 on top! if theyre in good shape that is a killer setup.

 

they will.. BUT... i think 810s are easier to move because they are just tilt and roll.. 410's you have to LIFT at times!!

 

+1 to all Eyeballkid said above.

 

I loved mine when I had them, the plus is you can take just one when it will suffice.

 

Just got this one and a 7 Pro a month ago!

 

I have two SVT-410HE's and an 810E. The 810 sounds a bit more "solid" to my ears. That's just my opinion...

 

What year(s) are your cabs? Any of them from 2000-06? Been quite a while since I've done a two 410he double stack, but I don't seem to remember it varying much from the sound of an 810e, other than the tweeter. The specs are slightly different but they do use the same speakers. I'm just wondering if you have speakers from different eras in your cabs.

In case you didn't already know, 5th digit for SLM-period Ampeg tells the date:

A = 1980
B = 1989
C = 1990

Etc.

The exact digit that tells the year will move around a little in LOUD serial numbers, but is generally around the 12th digit:

A = 2008
B = 2009
C = 2010

Etc.

 

+2

 

The newer cabs are some of the best made and sounding in a long time. The years to avoid are 2000-2006 IMHO. The speakers got a lot darker due to a cone supplier change at Eminence and the cabs sound muddier than older or newer ones. And most of SLM's cabs from the 90's till 2006 are made with OSB instead of plywood, although I'm debating how much of an impact that has on how quality they are, since I still see a buttload of those old cabs from the early 90's with OSB around. But the newer ones are all plywood, baltic birch in the more expensive ones.

 

Well not everything, but I'm pretty well versed in the differences in 810e's by now.

 

My 410's are both from the 2000-2001 era. And my 810 is a 1991 model.
Plenty of smooooth lows either way

 

There you go The 90's were great for Ampeg 810e's and 410he's.

 

Do the crossovers on these cabs scoop out the mids (like Peavey 410TX) or do they allow a full range eq spectrum to the speakers?

 

They're not really crossovers...they're high pass filters for the tweeter, so there's no scooping to be had unless you dial it in with the mid control on your amp.

 

I have read somewhere on TB that the 410HE had different power capacities ... some had 200 watt limits and some had 400 watt limits