Speaker cabinet to pair with MiniMAX

[crazyBassClown]

By using this theory, I've deduced that skinny bass players sound better than fat ones. Going on a diet immediately.

But you missedthe really important point, Bass players playing to an empty room sound better than those playing to a full room. Never have a crowd again

 

[bobomatic]

But you missedthe really important point, Bass players playing to an empty room sound better than those playing to a full room. Never have a crowd again

Done more of that than I care to admit. It sucks. Don’t listen to this man, he gives terrible advice...

 

[tshapiro]

The MiniMAX has got 2 special effect knobs that allow smaller cabs to sound bigger - and they work really well. Works well with 210's. That being said, that amp has a lot of power, pretty flexible eq, and onboard compression. So, you can really use whatever configuration you want. I tried that amp with a number of 210's and 410's and it really boils down to what cab you like. The amp is flexible enough to work well with virtually anything.

 

[Stumbo]

Also not sure what relevance a HPF has to comparing 410 and 210 cabs?

HPFs work for either setup, especially well for 4x10s.
Rethinking 4x10s

 

[Stumbo]

A pic from @BassCliff at his House of Blues gig last night.

See the PA speakers? Vertical, not horizontal. Same thing applies to your rig.
Look up comb filtering, phasing and beaming for more info on the topic.

 

[lug]

But you missedthe really important point, Bass players playing to an empty room sound better than those playing to a full room. Never have a crowd again

(thinks back on most gigs.....eats 2 cheeseburgers)

 

[crazyBassClown]

See the PA speakers? Vertical, not horizontal. Same thing applies to your rig.
Look up comb filtering, phasing and beaming for more info on the topic.

Did I once say that it didn't improve comb filtering.
Notice they are also above the heads of both the performers and the audience.
Going out of your way to improve midrange and high end dispersion then standing in front of them and blocking it all anyway is a fools errand. Latching onto a part of the solution while not worrying about other things that are at least as significant ends up being a waste of time.

Although maybe you should consider:
These boxes typically included multiple vertically aligned high frequency compression drivers and multiple midrange and low drivers arranged symmetrically around the compression driver.
from Line array - Wikipedia

So a typical pa line array driver is 2x10 or 2x12 + compression driver wide,
so probably wider than the cabs you are trying to narrow anyway.