Avatar cabs. Your real world experience?

I have a 115. It puts out sound. Flat, utilitarian sound with no character.

 

I can only say what I've seen on the blues circuit. Lots of guys are using them, and very satisfied. 410s and 212 cabs. I 've heard no complaints.

 

I've owned Ampeg, Aguilar, Dr. Bass, Schroeder, SWR and a few others and now I'm playing through an Avatar 210/212 neo rig. They don't have the absolute best tone but they're pretty darn good. The first time that I used them, I was in a blues band and we were hosting an event where 8-10 national acts where playing. All the bass players went through my rig. I was totally impressed by how well they sounded as I was listening to them throughout the day -- tight and definitely loud. And, the price point is such that, should anything ever happen to them, I wouldn't be too disappointed. If you think about it, most rooms aren't designed to take advantage of the tones that higher end rigs put out. So, I'm rockin' the Avatars. Not sure how long I'll have them but, for now they're working pretty well.

 

I had an Avatar 2x10 and it just wasn't for me. I'm not a gear snob by any means -- my main amp is a Yorkville, but the Avatar just didn't do it for me. Kinda harsh & soulless to my fried ears. I can't speak highly enough about Dave & his company....very helpful & easy to deal with, but I unloaded that cab soon after I got it (took a bit of a bath on the resale too.)

Many swear by them, but it just wasn't in the cards for me.

Of course YMMV.