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Mesa Subway 115 + 112: Which one on top?

Mesa Subway 115 + 112: Which one on top?

  • 115

    Votes: 12 10.2%

  • 112

    Votes: 86 72.9%

  • Carrots

    Votes: 20 16.9%
  • Total voters
    118
#22
Verb the Noun said:
IME, it is the opposite.
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In THEORY, the smaller driver will have wider high frequency distribution but in practice cone geometry, dust cap geometry and position may change this in PRACTICE.

Lobster11 said:
Captain Obvious here. How about just trying it both ways and see which you like better? :cool:
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Agreed.

roller said:
Also, it's handy to have a handful of rubber feet in your gear bag in case you should run into coupling issues with the room you're in.

And no need to drop in on the expensive stuff made by acoustic nerds -- there's scads of rubber feet on eBay which are made to prevent slipping and vibration on major appliances. These work great.
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The cabinets are already equipped with robust rubber feet.

Most of the low frequency coupling will be acoustic, through all wall, ceiling and floor surfaces.
 
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#26
I have the exact same stack. At volume with a large loud country band and with a jazz fusion trio, I couldn’t tell a difference. At home I keep the 112 on top of the 115 simply for convenience as the 112 gets taken to church and it doesn’t scare the little old ladies as much.

At home I have the SW112+SW115+SW410 always plugged in for truly epic tone :)
 
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philthygeezer said:
I just got an Auralex pad for this rig (115 + 112 + D800+) to try to keep the sound out of other rooms while practicing. While I am at it, should the 115 go on top, or the 112? Before the pad, I would keep the bottom cab unhooked to keep the sound off the floor. Now I want to run them both.
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when you do it will go through the whole house regardless, just saying

if you want to actually practice the instrument without too much spillover then use the little cab by itself with the lows eased up on the amp

if you instead want to hear the glory of a modern mesa stack (even a fairly small one) then do that, just be aware that everybody in the house will know it even at low volume

15 on the bottom just so it won't fall over
 
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#31
One of the real nice aspects of the Mesa line is that you can crank the gain and get some really nice drive at low overall volumes. I have the good fortune of being able to practice at whatever volume I want most of the time, but there have been plenty of times when Mrs. T has company and I needed to keep it down. The Mesa stacks sounds great at low volume; as long as you keep the master and/or gain down, it actually won't wake up the house!

and the stack is stable whichever is on top :thumbsup:
 
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#33
I do not have a subway but I have older Mesa Diesel cabs and I always put the 15 on top of the 210. My EA 110 is below the 112 also. Sounds better that way and if I have a Subway, I'll probably put the 15 on top.

Just practiced with my Hybrid - Guitar on a 90 watt Mesa Boogie Mark IV and the Mesa 400 powering the Diesels. Valve Power
 
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#34
My OCD would be screaming if I had the 15 on top of the 12. Best look, 12-12 or 15-15 but you own a 12 and a 15 so I would put the 12 on top and be happy. I also love those cabs so I would be doubly happy. Regarding the sound, if you’re practicing with that rig you have two options. Keep the volume very low which defeats the purpose of practicing through that set up or chose your practice times very carefully.
 
#35
Somebody say 12 above 15? OK
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#37
Thanks all. Sounds like I wasted money on the Auralex pad thinking it would reduce the sound levels going through the floor, but perhaps it might have some utility in front of the speakers as mentioned.

If I do put the cabs on the pad, should I rotate the feet to the side on the 115 so it sits flat on it?

I do have the cabinets pointed toward the outside of the place, and will keep to using one cab and switching them up now and then. Haven't had any complaints so far, but I'm careful to keep things to TV volumes and civil hours.

Agree that the Mesa cabs sound great at these levels too, and the 15 has somewhat different character than the 12 even at low volume. I like them both.
 
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