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favorite or best cab with under 10" speakers?

#21
There was a bass player for a Nashville band that I used to hear all the time called Stacy Mitchart and Blues You Can Use that used an old SWR Henry the 8 x 8. Its one of the best sounding rigs I ever heard. It was very tight, yet went low and the transient response was phenomenal.

Although I haven't heard this yet because it's a new product, Trckfish makes a speaker called the TF-408. Invalid Link Removed

Every one of their amps and speakers that I've heard sounds phenomenal. Check it out!
 
#22
Phil Jones Bass: How's this for a mind blower. Frequency response 20Hz – 15KHz :eek:
How's you health insurance policy and what's the deductible? You're going to need it for the hernia operation and bulging lumbar disc's :eek:
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Frank77 said:
It depends, I think. I've owned a PJB rig that was a Suitcase combo plus an extension cab (350 claimed watts, 8 x 5" drivers)...I'm sold on 12" "super cabs" now. I bought a 1x12" from AudioKinesis and it's probably all I'll ever need. Weighs 30 lbs, sounds like a dream and almost puts me in 4x10" territory in terms of loudness.
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I have an Audiokinesis Hathor 1203 and like it a lot -- my previous loud-yet small one-hander was my Markbass CMD-121P combo (I've also tried the NY121 cabs) and, side-by-side, the Hathor is a noticeable improvement in depth, clarity, articulation, focus, dispersion of high mids, cohesiveness of sound low-to-high... just a more impressive performer all-around. The Markbass is no slouch -- worked well in some loud, busy mixes and got louder than it had a right too -- but the Hathor will do that while sounding fuller and more focused and retaining some authority in the low end.

I played the Hathor side by side with the proto MAS 18. The MAS goes deeper (indeed, might be the deepest bass cab I've heard to date) and, with the optional tweeter, higher (both cabs have a mid/high driver). The 18 presents as more full and leaning more towards the hi-fi, the Hathor more towards the upper-mid-grindy, but both are well-balanced and versatile cabs. I felt like the Hathor would edge the 18 in max volume, but I didn't max out either (though we did push each pretty loud). The 18, though, will beat a lot of widely available commercial 12s. Don't sleep on that cab.

I heard a Crazy 8 and Crazy 88 years ago, alongside a couple of early MAS 25s (2x5”). Each was impressive in its own regard and I wouldn't sneeze at any of them if offered to me as a compact rig but, with electric bass, if playing with a drummer, for me, the MAS 18/28 would be a clear step up - I just found them to be more confidence-inspiring at volume.
 
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I'm gonna say that if you are looking to kick ass (and chew gum) with smaller-than-10" speakers, a Henry the 8x8 cab is *absolutely* the way to go. I say that from my own extremely-biased, extremely-positive direct experience. ;)

NOW! If you're trying to slim down what you carry and lighten your load? Well that's not the direction to go, and I think you're better served with a compact 2x10 or even one of the many quality 1x12 options that are available. The Crazy 88 that was posted earlier gets a lot of love, and so maybe that is an option?
 
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greenduke said:
Phil Jones Bass: How's this for a mind blower. Frequency response 20Hz – 15KHz :eek:
How's you health insurance policy and what's the deductible? You're going to need it for the hernia operation and bulging lumbar disc's :eek:View attachment 3136909
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Perfect illustration of why I jumped off the PJB bandwagon a while ago. You need so many of these small drivers to achieve serious volume that it adds up to cost and weight that is simply not practical for anything less than serious touring professionals - at least with the original, ceramic-magnet Piranha drivers. The small cab I had (4 x 5'') weighed 40 lbs alone, the whole rig was 100 lbs and was still underpowered for most applications. Now my whole setup weighs 35 lbs and feels at least twice as loud as what I used to have, on top of being more affordable.
 
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Eddie LeBlanc said:
Schroeder Mini-8L.... 400 watts RMS, 13 lbs, 103 Db SPL, 17" x 12" x 15".

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Unless Jorg changed the speaker in these, the speaker I pulled out from my 8L was a B+C 8NDL51-8. 200 watts RMS - despite the handwriting on the back of the cab being 400 w RMS.

Schroeder Mini 8+L 4 ohm anyone own one or try one?

The MAS-28 cab I have now handles my blue soul amp without chuffing or distortion. It just gets louder. It's handled every gig I've thrown at this summer.
 
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4SG said:
Problem with them cabs with little speakers is they're too short to rest your beer on.
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Look into a dedicated beer-stand -- could be mic-stand-mounted or free standing -- preferably with some sort of vibration-isolation to keep your drink from going flat during louder songs.
 
#34
I have an MAS Bodai 28. It not only is imo the best sounding cab I’ve ever heard it goes deeper than any bass cab I can recall, and I’ve owned too many. Not just strong low mids, but really deep. It has the crazy MAS dispersion, mids and highs too, and goes deceptively loud. If you get a chance to try one, you won’t think I’m exaggerating.
 
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I have a henry i just replaced all the speakers with the dayton 8" ones. My goodness. If you thought the original speakers sounded good these will blow you away. So deep and rich and warm yet super articulate puch you in the chest sound. I also have a greenboy 12/6. Had two at one point ,but this new speakered henry is giving it a run for its money. Sure the 12/6 weighs a 1/3 as much, but the henry is alot louder. I may even remake the henry cab out of 1/2" lightweight ply and bracing to shed some unnecessary weight
 
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dreamadream99 said:
The shortcoming of these small cabinets isn’t usually the ability to accurately reproduce the frequencies of bass, but rather, the lack of volume. Very small speaker cabinets may be fine for personal practice, but can’t compete with drums and amplified guitar.
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Is that really the case? I have been thinking about a Phil Jones Compact 4 Lite with 4 x 5" speakers as a main gigging/rehearsal cab. I'm attracted to the small footprint and low weight, but I'm wondering if the volume will be sufficient, which is hard to know without actually trying it.
 

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