Looking for the right extension cab

[kintrap]

I have a Peavey TNT combo, 1x15. It has the option for hooking up an extension cabinet, to use the full power of the amp. I have a number of questions regarding this.

The amp is labeled as 600 watts. I haven't been able to find if this is RMS or peak.

Does this mean that all 600 is being used with the one speaker, or is it using only a portion of the 600, with the other portion saved for the extension cabinet option? If so, what are these portions?

Lastly, based on this information, what should I consider looking at for the extension cabinet? I think I want 10s, probably 2x10s, since it already has a 15.
Peavey headliner 210?
Hartke 210xl?

Thanks

 

[B-string]

You are getting 60 to 70% of the power the amp could produce. Mate it with a 115 cab. Speaker size doesn't mean much (sound wise as deep or punchy), but does matter when two cabs are combined.

 

[Jazz Ad]

It is 600 W peak, 200w rms@8 ohms, 300w rms@4ohms.

The internal speaker is an 8 ohm, so you need an 8 ohm external enclosure that handles 200w or so.
Another 15 would be the obvious choice, say a vb115. vb210 would work too. Might as well stay Peavey.

 

[kintrap]

Wouldn't two 10s move more air than one 15 though?

 

[Jazz Ad]

No. They have pretty much the same area.

 

[kintrap]

Also, this peavey is quite large. At least as deep as it is wide. I would've wanted to stack them, so would that mean the extension would have to go on top? It seems there's no way to position them without it being awkward

 

[iualum]

Wouldn't two 10s move more air than one 15 though?

No. Less. But it's so close that it makes no difference.

 

[iualum]

Also, this peavey is quite large. At least as deep as it is wide. I would've wanted to stack them, so would that mean the extension would have to go on top? It seems there's no way to position them without it being awkward

Best is to go over or under, not side by side. If it's going to be awkward, then it's going to be awkward.

 

[kintrap]

Would it be worth it to mount rubber feet onto the side of a 210, so that I can turn it vertical, and so it can sit on the peavey?

 

[Jazz Ad]

Another reason to get a 15", they have the same depth as the combo

 

[RickenBoogie]

+1 for a matching 115. Nothing to gain with a 210, but two of the same = coupling, for the win.

 

[Downunderwonder]

Would it be worth it to mount rubber feet onto the side of a 210, so that I can turn it vertical, and so it can sit on the peavey?

depends on the 2x10. If it has decent phase matching with the 15 in the mids it could sound very good in the vertical alignment.

Any two cabs usually sound way better than one thanks to sheer volume. The tone in the mids may be less than ideal. Two identical cabs is a gimme.

 

[kintrap]

So just any old 1x15 with a high enough power rating on top?

 

[kintrap]

More so than the sound, I was wanting to know about the 210, because I found a used hartke 210xl for 120 dollars at a local shop. Would having a 210 above for sure affect the mids?

 

[buldog5151bass]

Hard to tell unless you play it. To be safe, try something as close as possible to what you have in the combo. Does Peavey have a matching extension speaker?

 

[Downunderwonder]

More so than the sound, I was wanting to know about the 210, because I found a used hartke 210xl for 120 dollars at a local shop. Would having a 210 above for sure affect the mids?

As he said^ You won't know without trying it.

Odds are reasonable it will sound good enough to warrant spending the extra on the rubber feet.

 

[buldog5151bass]

Yeah, what ^ he said.

 

[Downunderwonder]

If it sounds like someone dropped a refrigerator box over it, the mids are off, bad combination.

If it sounds like someone rolled off all the bass knobs to zero, and dropped a fridge box over it, the cabs or your lead are out of polarity, fixable but possibly only as far as rolling back the bass, you wouldn't know without rewiring.

 

[B-string]

So just any old 1x15 with a high enough power rating on top?

More so than the sound, I was wanting to know about the 210, because I found a used hartke 210xl for 120 dollars at a local shop. Would having a 210 above for sure affect the mids?

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Only $129 more with a warranty.

 

[Big Hoss]

Match your cab as close as you can to the combo... much lower risk of sounding like muffled trash.