Bass cab issues

[JustSomeDude]

Where is the cab sitting?
If it's firing at your ankles you won't hear it.
Try putting it on a tilt back stand aimed at your face.

Do you need to fill the room? No PA?
I use the smallest amp/cabs I can.

 

[MrBKerth]

I second Bass Pounder's opinion. Posts like this just promote ignorance which is not what this site is all about. You end up agreeing with the "don't mix speakers sizes" crowd by advertizing your 8x10.

If someone mixes dissimilar cabinets it might very well sound great. It might just as well sound terrible. The only way to find out is to buy the cabinets and try it. That costs money, stuff that's hard to come by for many of our brothers and sisters. Identical cabinets always work well with each other so that's the safest route for someone to follow.

I didn't mean any animosity. I suppose it didn't translate well in text. I definitely don't agree that mixing speaker sizes sounds bad. It can in, like most things, sound good for certain situations. I don't know. I was just goofing around. Sorry guys. I have used a 210 and 115 together and it sounded pretty good. Good luck op

 

[carsbybigd]

Ask a buddy what he's playing through,and possibly borrowing a cabinet from him.Someone else said go to a store and try different cabinets,also good. It sounds like you dont really play in big halls,so adding another 2X10 is probably your best bet.

 

[will33]

I didn't mean any animosity. I suppose it didn't translate well in text. I definitely don't agree that mixing speaker sizes sounds bad. It can in, like most things, sound good for certain situations. I don't know. I was just goofing around. Sorry guys. I have used a 210 and 115 together and it sounded pretty good. Good luck op

I used to run a 210+115 stack, and even the dreaded 410+115for a bit. The sky didn't fall, though I noticably/certainly do sound better...or at least more even/consistent throughout the room .... running matched sets.

If the only place someone listens to themselves is from a few feet in front of the amp, they may not notice much difference. It's out in the audience where the tone changes noticably from one listening position to another. So, you can't really dial in a good sound for everybody because the adjustments that make it sound better in one spot may make it sound worse in another.

Of course, in larger places where most of the audience is hearing more of the PA and less of your rig, again, it doesn't matter as much.