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It depends how many channels you're running. Assuming one channel, I would get a matching 210 and stack the pair vertically.
Two identical 2x10s, vertically stacked, for the win.
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If you like the sound of your cab, but want more volume, just get another one exactly like it.
You may want to do a search on this topic. Quite often it doesn't end well. We divide into two teams.
Team 1 - This group of folks uses science (or other people's science) to explain why it doesn't work. If you disagree with them they go all "science denier" on you like the global warming crowd.
Team 2 - These folks have been mixing cabs since 1945 with glorious results and will begin to hurl insults at your mother if you do not shut up.
My best results have come from identical cabs.
Team 1 - This group of folks uses science (or other people's science) to explain why it doesn't work. If you disagree with them they go all "science denier" on you like the global warming crowd.
Team 2 - These folks have been mixing cabs since 1945 with glorious results and will begin to hurl insults at your mother if you do not shut up.
My best results have come from identical cabs.
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What amp and cab are you using? Why do you need to add another cab?
I gigged a Mesa EV 210 and 115 for 10 years and mixed a Berg 112 and 210. They both sounded great. So mixing cabs can work. Just depends which ones
I also gigged 2 Berg 210's and 2 Berg 112's. for years. I loved the sound I got from those cabs.
IME some people can make two of the same cab sound terrible. More information needed.
I gigged a Mesa EV 210 and 115 for 10 years and mixed a Berg 112 and 210. They both sounded great. So mixing cabs can work. Just depends which ones
I also gigged 2 Berg 210's and 2 Berg 112's. for years. I loved the sound I got from those cabs.
IME some people can make two of the same cab sound terrible. More information needed.
CAN a rig comprised of different cabs sound good? Sure, of course it can. Does it look cool on stage? Absolutely.
But, unless you're wealthy enough to blow wads of money on a plethora of cabs, I don't recommend it. If the cab you are using gets you the response and projection you need, I recommend getting another of the same cab (and I stress- same CAB-- as in make and model, not just the same format!!!), stack them vertically, and call it a kick-@s$ rig!
Provided, of course, that doing so doesn't drop the impedance below your amplifier's minimum (most amps are rated to a minimum of 4 ohms)...
But, unless you're wealthy enough to blow wads of money on a plethora of cabs, I don't recommend it. If the cab you are using gets you the response and projection you need, I recommend getting another of the same cab (and I stress- same CAB-- as in make and model, not just the same format!!!), stack them vertically, and call it a kick-@s$ rig!
Provided, of course, that doing so doesn't drop the impedance below your amplifier's minimum (most amps are rated to a minimum of 4 ohms)...
Why do you want to mix cabinets? Most people want to mix because they think 10" speakers provide punch and 15" speakers provide bass. That is a myth.
What problem are you trying to solve by mixing speakers?
What problem are you trying to solve by mixing speakers?
Sheehan did it backwards using 4x10s for low and 15s for high (using all 15s now I hear). Anything can work with thr right EQ
It can work great. I would try before you buy though because some pairings can be not so great, and some can be downright bad.
Buying another of the exact same cabinet, provided you like the sound already, is foolproof. You just get more of the same with additional acoustic benefits.
I would caution against the assumption that driver size is a major determinant of the tone of a speaker cabinet. It has much more to do with other characteristics of the driver and the matching/design of the speaker enclosure. By which I mean not all 115s sound the same, nor do all 210s sound the same.
Buying another of the exact same cabinet, provided you like the sound already, is foolproof. You just get more of the same with additional acoustic benefits.
I would caution against the assumption that driver size is a major determinant of the tone of a speaker cabinet. It has much more to do with other characteristics of the driver and the matching/design of the speaker enclosure. By which I mean not all 115s sound the same, nor do all 210s sound the same.
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I'm trying to stagger my votes so this week I'm saying mix drivers and get the 115 next week I'll definitely be against it.
You can do whatever you want, but nobody can guarantee you'll like the outcome. The most basic reason for "no mixed cabs" is if you like cab A but want it to be louder then buy an identical cab and pair them up. If you buy cab B nobody can say for sure what impact it will have.
Try the combinations you are considering and use your own ears.
if, during the trial process, you encounter a thought about what someone might think about you if you do x.. go back to listening with your own ears.
if, during the trial process, you encounter a thought about what someone might think about you if you do x.. go back to listening with your own ears.
