Best 610

any reason it has to be a 610?

for year i used a 410 and 210 (both 8 ohms) i brought as much cab as i needed to each gig. Despite what you think, it didn't sound weird having equal power going to the 410 and 210.

to be honest, if i decided i needed six tens i would get a couple of epifani 310 cabs.

 

Check out the Genz-Benz GB610T-XB2. I've seen them selling on Ebay for very reasonable prices lately. It's a great cabinet supported by the best customer support staff in the industry.

TD

 

Echo, echo, echo! I'm all about flexibility, but my gigs tend to run from duets to large R&B bands. I've got 8-ohm 410's and a 210, and mix & match as needed. Ideally, I would love to have another 310 so I could set 'em up side-by-each, as opposed to stacking the 210 on top of the 410.

 

Of the one's you listed I'd look hard at the Schroeder. Slightly taller than a normal 410, weighs less than a normal 410, huge out-put.
I know you said it was to heavy, but I played a job awhile back where the furnished bass amp was a Eden WT800 head into a Eden 610XLT cab....WOW!!!! "BEST" amp I've ever played through!
For us cheapskates I wish Avatar would come out with a inexpensive 610.

 

I'm gigging through a Mesa Powerhouse 610 these days, and am really liking it...



- georgestrings

 

I can't speak for the OP, but after gigging with the 210 + 410 set-up for 2 years, I don't miss having to carry in the 210 after rolling in the 410... I *thought* the option of using either or both cabs would be a plus, but after awhile realized that dragging both to every gig - because I really like playing through (6) tens - was a hassle I didn't need...

I still kept the 210 + 410 setup, but use it mainly for rehearsals these days...



- georgestrings

 

The Ampeg 6x10 HLF is an amazing cab for the 400-500 bucks used. Sounds better than anything else they make by leaps and bounds.

 

+1. Just about every bass amp manufacturer I can think of now has a 610 available.

 

+1 on the Schroeder. I actually wouldn't mind if it were a bit taller, but the light weight is great. Loud as hell, too.

 

I used to have an SWR goliath sr. It was nice, but way too heavy.

People around here seem to like the NV610...

 

You might want to add the Bergantino NV610 to your shortlist. Amazing cab with great tone and very maneuvrable.

Not the right cab for you if you want a modern sounding one with lots of sizzle, but it makes all the noises I want to hear, mainly powerful rich mids, very pleasant highs, tight full lows and low-mids, and punchy as heck.

 

The Markbass classic 610 gets a lot of love.. light and punchy from what I've been told. Of course, the NV610 is awesome from Bergantino.

If you don't mind size and weight (it's BIG and it's HEAVY), I recently played a Mesa Boogie Powerhouse 610 that made me want to slap somebody's momma.

 

IMO the weight of a 610 cab is not a deal breaker, most if not all of them are tilt and roll designs making them easier to move around then most 410 cabs.
I used my Eden D610xlt for over a year in every club I worked at, including clubs with stairs. The only modification I made to the cab was adding skid rails (hopefully Eden and a few other mfg's start including these on the cabs as standard equipment). With the added skid rails getting the heavy 610 up and down stairs was pretty easy, to go down stairs I simply laid the cab down and slid it down the stairs. Going back up was just as easy, lay the cab with it's back against the stairs and easily pushed it back up.
Most 610 cabs will easily tip onto the tailgate of a pickup truck or with a slight lift from the bootom of the cab can be loaded into a truck or van with ease.

It is a beautiful thing when you get to stand in front of a thumping 610 cab at a gig!

 

Has to be the Berg NV610 - beats hands down any other 610 or 810 I have placed by its side. Incredibly easy to shift around too, 100 pounds with a tiltback and grabrail.

 

The Markbass cab I was suggesting is the Classic610, not the ported models that are being discontinued. I can see why they would discontinue the more modern, ported 610's. It seems the market for 610's is more for the fridge guys who want a more classic, sealed tone and are tired of Ampeg size, weight, and I guess lack of quality at this point. For the 'modern, ported' guys, it's a rare gig that a good quality 410 can't do.

Anyway, people who's ears I repect have reported that the Markbass classic 610 is pretty killer, so might be worth a try if there is a GC close to you.

 

I believe the Ampeg weighs around 100lbs. Check their site. It's also got a dolly system with tilt backs of course.

 

I really like my Goliath sr. I play rock, soft and hard, classic rock, and top 40. All sound great with the Sr.. It is on the heavy side, but much easyer to carry around than my 8x10 Megoliath. Worth it for tone I'd say.

Do look at Bergantino. My HS410 sounds amazing.