Finally saw one of those cabs in person, it never really registered from all the pics how compact they are.
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NCD mesa subway 115
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The best part of all IMO is comfortably one arming two of them at the same time & feeling like a god lol
Being able to hold a 15 by one handle is truly mind blowing.
Then also make it the best sounding 15 you’ve played.
Its way more articulate than i expected, wonderful cab
I really like how the 115 sounds in settings where you don't need that much power. I've used it on jazz duo gigs with a 500w head. It sounds so good turning the amp up and playing with a lighter touch. You can really feel the lows coming off the 115 in the room in a good way that isn't too obtrusive.
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It's very lightly voiced, almost a flat response cabinet and it's actually flatter than many of the cabinets advertised as "FRFR" which stands for full rage, flat response.
Cool way to relic a bass.
I have that set up and its fantastic! (I still have my MB58r 102 for small gigs)
wait...is that a typo or is it really full RAGE, cause yeah, it ROCKS!
Yes, yes it is. Horn on the flat setting, it is pretty FRFR.
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My SW 115 and AK C112T are the two most satisfying and amazingly capable single driver cabs I've eve, owned, played, or heard. While they are different from each acoustically, they are both compact, light weight, pair well with most any amplifier, and baffling as to how they can fill pretty much any room with a nicely balanced, rich, full sound that is unusual for just one single-driver cab.
Well, I have to play, too. My wife heard me talking about the SW115 cabinets the other day...she said "just get them!" Oh, how I love that woman! So I bought a used pair that appeared brand new. I have been getting used to them, having played my Aguilar GS112s for so long I was surprised at the sound of the SW115s...the best description that I come up with is "full". My immediate impression that they didn't go as low as the Aggies was totally blown out of the water as soon as I stepped alongside the cabinets...only to be further reinforced when I took out a five-string...the bottom end was clear as a bell and felt effortless. Apparently, all of the other audio content present initially made it seem that the SW115 was shy in the low end...absolutely not! It's just that all of the frequencies are represented, to my ear, equally, something that I really hadn't been hearing with the GS112s, which have a somewhat scooped sound that I had compensated with at the amplifier. These cabinets are a game changer...I have never heard a 15-inch cabinet sound so transparent!
Kim
Kim
I dig
The trip with the GS was the cross-over on those are a two-way cross-over
affecting both the woofer not just the horn. They scooped a bit of mids out of the woofer making the low end seem more pronounced. The perfect bedroom sound on steroids. My GS 112 seems clunky compared to the SW 115 but I still love that slightly scoopy tone.
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I still love the GS112s, and they aren't going anywhere--all four of them. "Bedroom sound on steroids" is a wonderfully apt description. I had always loved 15s and had a good run with them before I went to the Peavey 1810s and then on to the de-rigeur 410s of the 80s. Then, as aging and weight became an issue, I looked to lighten my load...which brought me to the Aguilars. 15s were just too big, bulky and...heavy--at least they were. The SW115s completely shatter that idea. That something can sound just so good while being both compact and light boggles my mind. I knew, going in, from all of the respected members here that these were the real deal...not just the "flavor of the month". My trust in the membership was rewarded in spades!
Kim
Kim
I had my WD head before I got the SW 115. The WD with the GS is a nice buttery combination. The GS with its mids rolled off voicing is a nice compliment to the slight mid-forwardness of the WD.
The SW 115 on the other hand, has such a FRFR natural voicing that is a very useful tool in sound shaping for me. I can fool around with voicings and effects through my studio monitors and it transfers pretty much exactly to the SW 115. If not exactly, better.
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