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Cab suggestions plz

#21
Go to he Avatar site and look up the review on the b410 neo vs the b212 neo for a good comparison. www.avatarspeakers.com.
I use 2 B410 Neo cabs powered by a Markbass Littlemark 800 and I'll put it up against anything anybody's got for punch, clarity, tone and air pressure. The cabs are lightweight and easy to transport and I can use one or both of them depending on the venue, stacked or apart. It's a killer combination and the prices and service can't be beat. I don't miss my GK 15's a bit. Tons of bottom in these plus the punch we all love producing. Go Avatar + Markbass !
 
#23
All cab's get scarred if you're working - So I got the carpet and metal grill and take good care of them as much as possible, knowing that someday I may have to recover them which is not that big a deal to do if you're handy.

Or leave them road-worn. A lot of players don't care. Besides, once you hear these cabs, you're never going to sell them anyway. They're that good.

So I say . save your money, get the standard cab & enjoy the back massage when you're standing in front of your new cannons!
 
#25
jamesed84 said:
Also accugroove and schroeder are both butique cabs and im not willing to spend 1k-2k for a cab right now, no offense
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There is a schroeder 1212r on the tb classifieds right now for $475. Very loud & portable. They do have a unique sound with an aggressive low-mid bump. If you need a loud cab that will cut thru that would be a good choice.
 
#26
jamesed84 said:
And will someone plz answer my questions about 212 and 410 sound? Im learning as I go here if you cant tell... :crying:
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((This is IMHO and the way my ears work)).......I "was" gigging with a major brand name, high-dollar, 212 cabinet.
The 212 was giving a great bedroom/by myself sound, and with the 6 pcs. country/rock group I work with it was giving the band a great low-end pillow...but no great cut/clarity across the stage. And, by the end of the night, with on stage volume increases, I was having some trouble keeping up with just two 12's.
I read posts from and then e-mailed BillF, (speaker/cabinet/sound guru), from here on the forum for his recommendations.
He recommended two 210 cabinets, set-up as a vertical 410.
He was right!
I now have the height advantages of a 810 cab, (speakers up higher and nearer my ears).
Much better mids dispersion with less phasing problems than a standard 410 box.
No, problems keeping up volume wise either.
As to the Avatar cabinets.
Avatar uses Eminence speakers, (as does probably 99% of all commerically built cabinets.)
Their cabs are very well built using the same grade plywood as the brand name manufacturers.
They use a tried and proven shelf-ported cabinet design.
They have great customer service.
The only negative I've heard here on the forum was about Avatar's crossovers, but I've had zero problems with either of the crossovers in my cabs.
Both my Avatars are the carpet covered, metal grill models...
I've NO complaints.
 
#27
Haven't had any phasing or crossover problems with my B 410's. The new Crossovers are both Hi-Pass and Lo-pass filters that work great. We haven't mentioned there's a tweeter horn in the middle of these cabs for those who slap.

The double stack 210's sound like they're a good choice for most gigs and extremely portable. The double stack 410's are like two sets of that. Also very portable and probably too much for most bands unless you like it REALLY loud and clear (which I do, personally). The punch is breathtaking. LOL
 

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