Heavily eyeing the 410 Neo, but since they don't list the cab specs, I'm a bit confused on how power hungry these cabs are.
Any comments from those who've used them?
Any comments from those who've used them?
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How efficient are Avatar cabs?
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Masher88
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From experience with an Avatar 4x10 delta and a 2x10 delta, They can handle a lot of wattage, but they don't use that wattage very well. There was a very noticable difference in volume when I used the Avatars compared to Ampegs and Schoeders
I have the SB112 neo. I don't think it's power hungry at all. I did notice, however, that the Delta-loaded SB112 is not as efficient. I noticed that the Delta had a different response than the neo, and if I recall, the response of the neo would lend itself more to apparant volume. Maybe the 10" speakers are the same.
Avatar gives you the cabinet volume and tuning. You can use this information, and then the parameters given on the Eminence website and plug everthing into WIN ISD and get an idea of the cabinet response.
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Similar sized boxes loaded with similar drivers using similar alignments will have similar sensitivities, no matter who makes them. Eminence neo loaded Avatars won't be significantly different than Eminence neo loaded cabs from other sources. Any cab loaded with Delta 10s will have less than stellar bass response, as its specs are better suited to guitar or PA midrange.
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I love my 410 NEO cab. I push mine with 700, and it loves it. I'd say it could even handle more. The cab is as loud as any 410 I've played and louder than some, and with great low end.Those NEOs have proved themselves to me. The Eminence drivers are very efficient, and I'm sure Bill F. would tell you they are a great driver also. I also own 2 SB112 DeltaLF cabs, and love those too. Can't go wrong with an Avatar IMHO.
I used 2 SB112 DeltaLF cabs for a while and they sounded great, went very low and sucked up power. I always bridged into 2 of them. CA-9, PL236 or SVT4pro, always bridged. They were impressive!
They aren't efficient because they don't cost very much. It's pretty well known that sensitivity is directly correlated to how much you pay for the cab. $10=1dB@1w/1m. Do your math from there.
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Masher88
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hahahaCrescent Seven said:They aren't efficient because they don't cost very much. It's pretty well known that sensitivity is directly correlated to how much you pay for the cab. $10=1dB@1w/1m. Do your math from there.
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My experience with Avatar has been that they are fairly efficent, more so than anything else in the price range. However, I found an Eden 210 to be louder than the Avatar 210 I tried with the same amp at the same volume.
