Ampeg SVT Classic cab swap

[Johnny_Paps]

Hey all,

Wanted to share my rig that I recently downsized and share some opinions. Found a 210he on the marketplace practically brand new. I didn’t know they made this cab and it got me kicking around the idea of downsizing but keeping the SVT classic sound. I was using a 410 / 115 together. The 410 is just ridiculously heavy & the classic doesn’t push enough watts for it to make sense. So once I saw this 210 I thought it would be a nice pairing that can save my back a little bit.

It’s rated 250 w so that’s where I want to weigh opinions. If I’m thinking correctly (happens sometimes) I’m running 2 8 ohm cabs parallel from the SVT classic set to 4 ohm which would be 150 w going to each cabinet, right? So 250 w is safe to run together with my 115. Otherwise I can upgrade the speakers in the 210 like I did to the bottom cab (eminence legend 300 w)

 

[coreyfyfe]

Should be fine to run both cabs, the power handling for each should work with that amp. Regarding powering the 410 - it's not a target number you need to hit, the power rating is essentially just the thermal limit of the voice coils. It was a fine match for the SVT, and the 210 should work as well.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Hey all,

Wanted to share my rig that I recently downsized and share some opinions. Found a 210he on the marketplace practically brand new. I didn’t know they made this cab and it got me kicking around the idea of downsizing but keeping the SVT classic sound. I was using a 410 / 115 together. The 410 is just ridiculously heavy & the classic doesn’t push enough watts for it to make sense. So once I saw this 210 I thought it would be a nice pairing that can save my back a little bit.

It’s rated 250 w so that’s where I want to weigh opinions. If I’m thinking correctly (happens sometimes) I’m running 2 8 ohm cabs parallel from the SVT classic set to 4 ohm which would be 150 w going to each cabinet, right? So 250 w is safe to run together with my 115. Otherwise I can upgrade the speakers in the 210 like I did to the bottom cab (eminence legend 300 w)

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You should be ok in teams of not damaging your cabs or amp adding a second cab . What you may not get out of these two un matched cabs is equal volume out of each cab. And in general adding a second cab will not double the amount of decibels from the pair.

 

[KevInDaBassment]

Yup, echoing what was said up there ^

You're fine as far as wattage goes, but your best bet for volume and compatibility is dual identical cabs. Those Eminence Legend speakers are beastly too! I had two in a Kasino 2x15s cabinet (size of an Ampeg 8x10) and it was an absolute monster....in both tone AND weight! lol

Sweet looking rig though! If you dig the 2x10 + 1x15 and it works well live, I'd just rock it out. Might be better if you threw in dual Eminence Legend 10's in that 2x10 cab though.

 

[Johnny_Paps]

Thanks for the responses guys. I was originally planning to get another 15 cab to pair. I can always try it out later down the road. I’ll give these 10s a shot!

Plucky, I love the eminence legend! The 15 cab belonged to a good friend of mine who passed away 15 years ago. He was an early influence on bass for me so I had to incorporate it into my rig. It had the stock 200 w speaker but the foam was splitting on the ring. Swapped it for the legend & plan to restore the stock speaker eventually. I was looking at the eminence basslites or may try the legend 10s like you said!