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Lighten My Load! (Cab Suggestions?)

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opium89

Jan 27, 2004
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Hi all,

Well, I've decided I just can't lug my Eden cabs at 60lbs a piece around anymore. I need some ideas on what I can purchase as a satisfactory replacement without all the weight. Currently have a D115XLT and a D210XLT.

I was looking in to the Epifani cabs that seem to be the best overall if I want to lighten things up. Who has 'em and what do you think? Any other suggestions for a > 40lb each setup?
 
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opium89 said:
Hi all,

Well, I've decided I just can't lug my Eden cabs at 60lbs a piece around anymore. I need some ideas on what I can purchase as a satisfactory replacement without all the weight. Currently have a D115XLT and a D210XLT.

I was looking in to the Epifani cabs that seem to be the best overall if I want to lighten things up. Who has 'em and what do you think? Any other suggestions for a > 40lb each setup?
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I recently bought one of dose markbass 2x10 cabinets the light one, (210P), it sounds quite nice alone but considering the rig you had, its going to be missing some low end. So geting the 210P with the 115 which weights around the same, should be a really nice modular and not heavy rig. When I bought my 210P I was able to try it with the 115, it sounded huge, nice bottom and every note was clearly define.
 
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I have an Epi 210UL, and used to have an Eden 210XLT. The Epi is significantly lighter as you already know, but it seems like it can get just as loud as the Eden. I really haven't had to push it to its limits, but the Epi is a great sounding cab. It has a little more of an even response than the mid-bumped Eden, and the tweeter on the Epi is smoother and more "pleasant" sounding than the horn on the Eden.
 
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WEIGHT: one of the unsung greats of specsmanship. First, have bathroom scales that assures a rather "large" woman that she is really a petite, and then use them to guesstimate what a cab weighs. Then, have the figure incorporated in your product spec sheets and printed in millions of magazines.

Why. It even makes them true ; }



This is in no ways an indictment of EA whose gear I like but have not weighed (but I have weighed others that were soooo far from their published number) - though lately I have seen figures mentioned here that are lower than what is on EA's website and I wonder how this has come to be (and hope that they may be found to be accurate just as a kind of wish fulfillment).
 
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Eden Nemesis NSP210 (~37 lbs - no matter what the website says it's wrong, I've weighed mine); NSP410 (~50 lbs); and NSP115 (less efficient, but light at ~32 lbs).

I have the 210 and 410, driven by a WT400 or a WT405 (for 2 ohm operation) - they're fine.

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edit: I prefer the 410, but the 210 actually goes lower, and sounds a bit warmer/more "traditional", if that's important.
 
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greenboy said:
WEIGHT: one of the unsung greats of specsmanship. First, have bathroom scales that assures a rather "large" woman that she is really a petite, and then use them to guesstimate what a cab weighs. Then, have the figure incorporated in your product spec sheets and printed in millions of magazines.

Why. It even makes them true ; }



This is in no ways an indictment of EA whose gear I like but have not weighed (but I have weighed others that were soooo far from their published number) - though lately I have seen figures mentioned here that are lower than what is on EA's website and I wonder how this has come to be (and hope that they may be found to be accurate just as a kind of wish fulfillment).
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The EpiUL weights are right on the money. The new EANL-210 has been updated and the updated weight has not made it onto the website yet.

The Schroeder weights seem to still be inaccurate on the website... with the cabs being somewhat heavier than advertised, however the 1212L is still a modest 43 pounds or so and quite impressive sounding for its size (although I don't like it at all with the WT heads).

Per the thread originator's question:

For 210's, the EA NL-210 and Epi210UL are great... both weight under 40 pounds (!!!) and sound great.. with the Epi210UL being a little wider sounding (deeper lows, a little more scooped) and the NL being very warm and punchy.

I greatly prefer the 310UL to the 210UL... just a little bigger than a 210, just a little heavier (47 pounds), just a little more expensive than the 210UL, but puts out MUCH more sound.... like a 'super 210'... not the ooomph of a 410, but capable of doing all but the loudest gigs.

All the above cabs sound GREAT with the WT Eden heads IMO.
 
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The 210 XLT is 68lbs,don't know about the 115.I had a pair of the 210 XLTs for a couple years and didn't like the weight either although they did sound great.I use a 112 and a small 115 now and like them much better for hauling around.The Berg 112s would be good as well as the Epifani ULs.You might also want to check out Low Down Sound and Dr Bass for some lightweight alternatives that wouldn't be quite as expensive.
 
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Markbass here I come! My swr rig is awesome, but killlin me everytime I try to move it! so, after trading, selling and all that crap, I am hopefully going to wind up with the Markbass 210 combo, and the front ported 115. up here its about $2.500 which IMO is well worth it!
 
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Triclops said:
Markbass here I come! My swr rig is awesome, but killlin me everytime I try to move it! so, after trading, selling and all that crap, I am hopefully going to wind up with the Markbass 210 combo, and the front ported 115. up here its about $2.500 which IMO is well worth it!
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Hey Tri, who carries these cabs? There site says GC is the only distributor here in the US. Be nice to be able to check them out.
 

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