Help me find the right cab....

[stevensivak]

So I love my 2x12 Subway speaker and it is one for narrower width amps but for my Acoustic 370,
it is too narrow....
Based on my affection for the Subway, what is out there that has similar voicing in a wider enclosure?

 

[Jeff Scott]

So I love my 2x12 Subway speaker and it is one for narrower width amps but for my Acoustic 370,
it is too narrow....
Based on my affection for the Subway, what is out there that has similar voicing in a wider enclosure?

Lay it on its side?

 

[/\/\3phist0]

Lay it on its side?

Above / or/ Fender pro 8x10 (Neo)
PJB C8?

 

[stevensivak]

8x10 is not feasible and I don't think most multi speaker enclosures are optimized when on their side...

 

[/\/\3phist0]

The PJB c8 is fine on its side, and dispersion IS changed when a vertical cab is rotated 180 degrees, but that is mitigated by elevation.
Hence my use of a stand.
But, being 8 ohms it might be limiting in application with the 370.

A wide cab that might serve your needs?
Ampeg 212av a Subway or many other 4x10 cabs.
Consider 2 x 4ohm 210 / 212 cabs to squeeze the last few watts out of that head. This will also make for easier transport.

 

[Tim Skaggs]

The amp doesn’t have to sit on the cab, nor does the amp “feet” have to sit on the cab. That gives you the two choices of setting the amp on something other than the cab or going with the amp overhanging the cab on each side. The aesthetics might not meet your desires, but it will function just fine.

 

[ihixulu]

Big 24

It's the first 2x12" to compete with great 4x12" and 8x10" cabs for tone, bottom and loudness. It has a fantastic mid/high waveguide compression driver for incredible dispersion and clarity. At the twist of a knob the complex crossover takes you from old school bass cab smoothness to...

barefacedaudio.com

 

[Redbrangus]

IMHO and IME, with any 1 X 2 array of drivers, it makes very little difference whether they are horizontally or vertically arrayed.

That said, I totally 'get' not wanting to turn your vertically oriented cab on its side, for cosmetic reasons.

 

[stevensivak]

Who wants to crawl on the floor? But that Bare Faced speaker is a nice option. If only it was 24.75" wide! I know.... 24" will work fine!

 

[Element Zero]

Get a second 212 and stack ‘em side by side. Now when you get (unless you already have) a head that can run @ 2 ohms, you’re sittin pretty.

 

[/\/\3phist0]

Get a second 212 and stack ‘em side by side. Now when you get (unless you already have) a head that can run @ 2 ohms, you’re sittin pretty.

Seems like best option as the 370 is 2 ohm ready.

 

[stevensivak]

Hmmmm.... very tempting!

 

[Topkat13]

I go with Uber now.

 

[stevensivak]

Huh?

 

[/\/\3phist0]

Huh?

Bad attempt at humor, cab as in taxi = uber

 

[BrotherRay]

Bad attempt at humor, cab as in taxi = uber

Taking an Uber rather than the Subway.
I suppose you're not Truckin'!

 

[stevensivak]

Me slow in brain....

 

[/\/\3phist0]

Me slow in brain....

 

[Pulverizor]

So I love my 2x12 Subway speaker and it is one for narrower width amps but for my Acoustic 370,
it is too narrow....
Based on my affection for the Subway, what is out there that has similar voicing in a wider enclosure?

Their Subway 410 is wider at 23&3/4", what's the Acoustic? 24&3/4" is what I can see from a quick search.
Those cabs are about the same weight and sensitivity, same impedance, and less than four inch height difference.
Go trade-in mate.

 

[stevensivak]

The 2x12 is for my custom Arkham 70W tube amp....
Yes, the Acoustic is 24.75" wide- but the 4x10 is a nice
combo with the 2x12