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Looking for advice- 2x10 cab
- Thread starter EXCAV8
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Myriad of choices available. 1000 watts is alot of juice to pipe into a 2x10. Keep your volume level down to a sane level or she may blow
That's a 2x12, but yes it would be a much better choice as there really are no 1000 watt 2x10's out there.
I was thinking about this one:
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...-2x10-inch-700-watt-bass-cabinet-black-grille
Any thoughts?
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...-2x10-inch-700-watt-bass-cabinet-black-grille
Any thoughts?
Its 1000watts at 4ohms, but it doesn't seem they published 8ohm specs. 8ohm specs seem to usually be close to 50/60%, so probably closer to 500watts.
Is there a specific reason you're looking for a 2x10, and not a 2x12, or even 2 1x10's/2 1x12's (whih would drop you down to 4 ohms to get closer to using the full power of your amp)?
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Power handling on that Rumble cab is 350 watts. You'll toast that thing.
Doubt whether that would be an issue, the Two 10 is pretty sensitive and realistically he won't be putting anywhere near the full 1000 watts into it and electrically it is actually closer to six ohms than four (although that is another whole debate that is better left alone). Basically the Peavey will give him headroom but if you seriously want to use a genuine 1000 watts then a 212 or 410 is probably a better way to go I would think.
If you flip this thing on its head, maybe the OP should instead invest in a little 2-300W head if he really wants to play a small cab at reasonable volumes.
Just use the volume control and his ears to avoid any issues.
You could get a 4 ohm one and rewire it to 16 ohm to try and reduce the likelihood of the speakers going kaboom
I have used an SWR goliath jr for about 25 years with all kinds of heads and power and never had an issue playing at a sane volume level. That was only rated for 350w rms. It is currently my usual big rig. I used it for quite a while with a 1000w power amp. I usually play with no FOH in small to medium bars. The only gig it could not cover was a loud rock gig against Marshalls. I ended up passing on that one anyways.
I hate to say it, but I recommend not using the Rumble 210 with that Peavey Mini Mega 1000. I read that this amp is 1,000W continuous at 4 ohms and, I suspect, 500-600W at 8 ohms. That cab is rated 350W continuous at 8 ohms on paper, although it can obviously handle the 400W continuous in the Rumble Stage 800 combo since those are the same speakers. Not a good match in my book.
Yeah, if you keep the volume down on the amp it should be fine, even with a lesser cab. But, do you really wanna be constantly distracted with that limitation?
I recommend a higher power rated cab for that head or a 800W amp, or less, for that cab.
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