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(cabs) 810AV vs. 810E vs. 810 HERITAGE

SLM 810's -AV & E models were often made of particle board, & imo, sound darker than the LOUD models.
Haven't played a Heritage model, but if I was gonna buy a new one today, I'd go for a standard model unless a Heritage Model was a similar price.
AFAIK, Loud cabs are ply wood & weigh less than older SLM's too
Heritage-made in USA too.
 
Here is a repost from something I put up in an older thread:

I had a chance to spend some time with a Heritage rig a while back. I'm not sure if we are ever going to run our full article regarding the Heritage head and 810, so here are some of the pics I took. For comparison's sake, that is a 2008 SVT-810e and my '74 SVT next to the Heritage SVT-CL and Heritage SVT-810.

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The two cabs definitely sounded different. The Heritage had more low mids going on and was more smooth up top. The 810e had more upper midrange clarity.

I did a comparison of an older SVT-810 to my NV610 some time ago, but I have not done a recent comparison. I'll see if I can work something in with the 810e and the NV610.