Interesting. It sounds like you prefer the subway cabinets to the BF 10’s? I haven’t heard my Four10 audibly distort, but maybe it does so subtly. I wonder if the 215 is a match for the Four10 punch and volume-wise.
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Official Barefaced Bass Cab Club
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It's not fair to say, because the only BF10 I've had was the One10 which did not work for me at all. It just couldn't handle anything I put through it. I still wanted a BF cab though and got a Super Compact. Muuuuch better for me. Handles the B string just fine. If I were to get the 10's again I would probably need a Six10.
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I did have to use the boost to get it abit more louder, I like it though 
I have yet to play a 1-10 cab that did much for me, and nowhere near what a good 1-12 can do. I'm looking forward to my Two10 whenever it ships, but I think that is the minimum around of cone area you need outside of a bedroom.
Interestingly I'm testing out a VB4 with an Ampeg 212 and a BF Two10 (home setting so far tho) and the 212 does out-punch in volume and power terms, but imho it doesn't beat the Two10 on tone. Maybe the power thing is a 212 vs 210s thing, dunno? In defence of the Two10 power however, at rehearsal last night I had my BB750 going through it and then plugged into the in-house Ashdown ABM 500 + 810 and the Two10 was way more powerful - work that one out
Absolutely.
Before you assume you need a Six10, I'll say this: I have a Two10 and a Four10, and the Four10 sounds WAY bigger and louder than the Two10. I play with some loud bands without PA support, and I've yet to come close to needing more than the Four10.
If I really love the sonic profile of the Two10, I could see picking up a second one for loud gigs. That said, I'll certainly pair it with my Hathors to see how that works.
Agreed, I have yet to hear my Four 10 audibly distort too. I sometimes wonder whether on occasions speaker distortion is linked to power amp overdrive or the acoustic environment.
Me too. Last year I asked Alex for their mid/high waveguide compression driver in a box that could be daisy-chained to any of the tweeterless cabs to boost the high end. Same reply.
for the 10s users out there...
curious do you think theres any audible difference between running a pair of one10s to a single two10? (or even a pair of two10s to a single four10)? I imagine its the same, no?
curious do you think theres any audible difference between running a pair of one10s to a single two10? (or even a pair of two10s to a single four10)? I imagine its the same, no?
Two One10s will have two full-range speakers. One Two10 will have one speaker
I'm guessing that two Two10s should sound about the same as one Four10.
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Interesting, @smeet. so a two10 would have more of that "darker/vintage" tone when compared to a pair of One10s? Hmmm, Another reason I might want to consider a two10 over a pair of One10s. (I currently have a SM and Im dialing out all the "full-range" high end, both on the cab HF and my amp head.)
Yes, I believe so (I meant low-passed and not high-passed, corrected it).
Anyone out there tried both small 10s cab? (a PAIR of one10s vs a single Two10S cab) Im curious in any audible differences.
I can't decide and leaning towards the convenience of the modular One10s setup.
I can't decide and leaning towards the convenience of the modular One10s setup.
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2x110 boxes are 20% less volume than the 210 box. I don’t know how much that affects a sealed cab as compared to vented, perhaps much less than it sounds.
Edit: size volume, not loudness. Its cool that the 110’s are so portable.
Edit: size volume, not loudness. Its cool that the 110’s are so portable.
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I guess it depends on what your needs are. I can fill a decent-sized room at jazz volumes no problem (even got asked to turn down in a 300 seat room so the PA could carry bass!) with my One10. I can imagine louder gigs being a problem though.
That is an interesting point. I had always assumed that they would be physically equal.
A One10 isn't for everything. It's great-- more than great-- for small gigs, especially for jazz, folk, coffee shop, etc, or larger where you just need a personal monitor and there's PA support. I love it and use it as often as is practical. I certainly get enough bass response for using that cab alone, in the environments described. Two10 is needed-- and sufficient for-- rock and blues, etc that is loud but not ear-shattering.
I do remember taking the One10 to a blues jam my band hosts to try it out for the first time with a full band in a loud environment. I was a little disappointed b/c I came into it thinking this miracle 15 pound cab should do everything the bass rigs of old-- colossal and loud-- used to do. I quickly realized that it was a case of expecting a miracle cab that defied the laws of physics, when I should have merely expected excellence, within the bounds of physics. That's what it delivers.
I was also mildly surprised that the Two10s can handle a full-on gig, I'd had 2x10's before but never had one that can cover like the Two10s.
I have 5 Barefaced cabs and use them all, in different settings and combinations. It'd be hard to say I have a "favorite", because it depends on what day of the week it is and what I had for breakfast that day. WHile they all have their ideal use, often it comes down to how I feel-- like basses, sometimes you just want that other sound.
I do remember taking the One10 to a blues jam my band hosts to try it out for the first time with a full band in a loud environment. I was a little disappointed b/c I came into it thinking this miracle 15 pound cab should do everything the bass rigs of old-- colossal and loud-- used to do. I quickly realized that it was a case of expecting a miracle cab that defied the laws of physics, when I should have merely expected excellence, within the bounds of physics. That's what it delivers.
I was also mildly surprised that the Two10s can handle a full-on gig, I'd had 2x10's before but never had one that can cover like the Two10s.
I have 5 Barefaced cabs and use them all, in different settings and combinations. It'd be hard to say I have a "favorite", because it depends on what day of the week it is and what I had for breakfast that day. WHile they all have their ideal use, often it comes down to how I feel-- like basses, sometimes you just want that other sound.
@Plutonium244 have you paired a Two10s with a One10 for a gig? This is my plan for that little extra since places I play don't typically have PA support until I can get funds together for a second Two10s. Granted at these places I've used just a BB2 and covered beautifully but I love my tone so much more with the One10 that I think I've gravitated to a BF 10's guy.
