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Recommend a Markbass cab

KaseOfBass

KaseOfBass

Put some stank on it...
Jan 8, 2007
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Austin, Texas
#1
I have recently picked up a CMD 102P combo and would like to buy an additonal cab to go along with it when I might need a little extra "oompf." I don't want to mix brands so I am asking only about Markbass cabs. Historically, I've been a fan of 10's so I was looking at the 2x10 cabs. However, I'd like your opinion (especially if you have a Markbass 210 combo) of what you'd run with it and why. I've seen a lot of folks running a 210 and a 115.

I was looking at the Club line because of their lighter weight. From what I've read on here through searching, I'm probably going to stay away from the Traveler's. What's your recommendation?
 
#2
I'm going through the EXACT thing you are, except I haven't made the purchase yet on the combo.
I don't want a 15 because I have it now and am sick of the sound.
I want all 10's and if I got the 102p, I personally would add the 2x10 cab with the ports at the bottom for more low end but tighter than a 15, because they are 10's. :cool:
 
#3
I run the regular front ported 210 cab with the 210 combo when I need it. Pretty much more of the same sound as the combo,but with a little more "oompf" as you said.


Can't recommend it enough!


i know nothing of the Club series tho.Good luck,check them all out and report back,I'm very curious about the Club line.
 
#4
THIS! The Club 151~ It's a different kind of 15 than you are experiencing. It's deep, rich, full, tight, and articulate. Brand spanking new & I tried it @ NAMM last year.
Markbass151.jpg
 
#6
i started with the 102p but wanted more low end oomph
i got the 151p and run it with the 102p
the stack sounds great
the 151 sounds real good on its own too

if i were to start over i might go with a pair of ny 151s
they are tighter than 151p
 
#7
So, I was typing a response in another thread and it made me think that I should specify. I'm not an old school tone guy. I prefer hi-fi more modern tones. I've always preferred 10's because of my perceived punchiness of them.

However, what is going to compliment the 210 combo better? A 15 or 2 10's? Is there any actual science that comes into it? For example I've read plenty on here regarding how everyone use to have the 410/115 setup despite it actually conflicting with each other sonically (or something, I know zilch about that stuff).
 
#13
I just bought the 102p combo and had some cash left over (suprising after dropping $1200 bucks for a combo) and I threw the 151 on layaway. The sound with both of them is true thunder. The entire rig weighs less than my old Goliath II cab!!! The 102 by itself is awesome; I still can't believe how much low end you get out of that little thing!

It comes down to preference...I liked the 151 the best...but talk about splitting hairs! They all sounded tight, clear and thunderous together. To be fair I tried the 104 and the 151 and went with the 151! Whichever you go with you won't be sorry!
 
#15
Yeah, I'm a 10 man anyway so that's the direction I've been leaning. We'll see though. I haven't needed anymore than the combo yet so I haven't been in a rush to pull the trigger on an extension cab. Two 10's sound like a plan to me though.
 
#16
I've been using the 102p combo with a Traveller 151P cab on many gigs and this works just perfectly for me. I've always been a fan of 210/115 rigs if the cabs work well together and they are certainly doing that for me in this setup.

Although the combo isn't lacking in lows, at high levels you can definitely get more bottom end out of the 115 and this, combined with the extra dB, is what I love about it.

I've had the combo for about 5 years and the 115 cab for about 3.
 
#17
TXLawDawg said:
Yeah, I'm a 10 man anyway so that's the direction I've been leaning. We'll see though. I haven't needed anymore than the combo yet so I haven't been in a rush to pull the trigger on an extension cab. Two 10's sound like a plan to me though.
Click to expand...

WARNING:
Once you've played the combo with the extra 210, there's no way back! It enriches your sound in so many ways that you'll wonder how you ever managed whithout it... :bassist:
 
#18
Here's a response I received from Peter Murry, the Lusturous Potentate of all things Markbass in the US:

"Hi there,
An extension cab will definitely give you more headroom and more bottom end, and will handle your low B better at higher volumes.
Since there's no crossover in the combo's head, it's impossible to bi-amp... so any extension cab you choose will be full-range.
Inevitably the bigger the cab, the bigger the sound and the fuller the lows. It's a myth that bigger speakers give more low end, it's more to do with the total surface area of the speakers and the size of the cabinet. So more 10s might actually give you more lows than a single 15.
If you want to avoid adding more highs, one good thing is that any extension cab you choose will have a tweeter attenuator on it so you can just turn the tweeter off.
If you don't already use it, the VLE is also your freind if you want to trim highs from your sound.
Any extension cab will give you more lows... and the line array phenomenon increases lows too, which is an argument in favour of more 10s...
A Traveler 102P would be the most portable option, but the bigger you get, the more lows and headroom you'll have... so the Standard 102HF would be then next, then Standard 104HR, then Standard 104HF.
A 1x15 would of course be another option, but it wouldn't give more low lows--more of a low-mid emphasis. And wouldn't add as much headroom as the last three cabs mentioned above.

I hope that helps, if you have any follow-up questions, please let me know!
Best,
Peter"


I really wanted a 151P, but after reading what Peter says, I think I'm going to go with a 102HF
 

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